Abstract: Proposed are an aqueous two-phase system nanofilter capable of effectively separating particles having different sizes within a short time, and a separation method using same. The aqueous two-phase system nanofilter can separate mixed nanoparticles having a size difference of approximately 10 nm, through the designing of a composition constituting each composition. The separated nanoparticles can be applied across industries such as electronics, photoelectronics and magnetic fields, biomedical, medical and cosmetic fields, energy, catalysts, and structures.

Abstract: The present invention provides a smart plant cultivation device and a smart plant cultivation system which, by using an Internet of things (IoT) technology, can automatically configure a cultivation environment according to a variety of plants, automatically perform zoning control of a light source module, and monitor and record a cultivation process of a plant through a user device.

Abstract: A display apparatus capable of correcting an image quality change caused by long-term use is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; a communicator configured to communicate with a service apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit operation information including a total operating time of the display apparatus and an operating temperature of the display apparatus, to the service apparatus; receive an image parameter from the service apparatus through the communicator, and based on the received image parameter data; process image data; and transmit the processed image to the display panel. The image parameter may include at least one of a brightness level, a contrast, a sharpness level, and a color density of the display panel.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of isolating extracellular vesicles using an aqueous two-phase system (ATPS), including (a) preparing an ATPS by mixing a first material and a second material, which are immiscible with each other, with a body fluid or an aqueous solution containing extracellular vesicles and (b) isolating extracellular vesicles concentrated in the second material of the ATPS. This method can exhibit very high isolation efficiency, a simple isolation manner, and a very short isolation time. The isolation of extracellular vesicles using the ATPS requires no ultracentrifuge and achieves almost 100% isolation efficiency within a short time of about 10˜20 min, and thus the method of the invention is practical, is economical due to low costs thereof, can increase the purity of extracellular vesicles contaminated with protein, enables the diagnosis of disease using the isolated extracellular vesicles, and can be applied to various fields using extracellular vesicles.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body including first and second surfaces opposing each other, and third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces, a plurality of internal electrodes disposed inside the ceramic body, exposed from the first and second surfaces, and having an end exposed from the third surface or the fourth surface, and a first side margin and a second side margin respectively disposed on the first and second surfaces, from which end portions of the plurality of internal electrodes are exposed. The first and second side margins include a base material powder of a barium titanate-based base powder and a subcomponent. The subcomponent includes terbium (Tb) as a first subcomponent including a lanthanide rare earth element, and a content ratio of the terbium (Tb) to a content of the first subcomponent (RE) excluding the terbium (Tb) satisfies 0.110?Tb/RE?2.333.

Abstract: A dielectric composition includes one of BaTiO3, (Ba, Ca) (Ti, Ca)O3, (Ba, Ca) (Ti, Zr)O3, Ba(Ti, Zr)O3 and (Ba,Ca) (Ti,Sn)O3, as a main component, a first subcomponent including a rare earth element, and a second subcomponent including at least one of a variable valence acceptor element and a fixed valence acceptor element. When a sum of contents of the rare earth element is defined as DT and a sum of contents of the variable valence acceptor element and the fixed valence acceptor element is defined as AT, (DT/AT)/(Ba+Ca) satisfies more than 0.5 and less than 6.0. In addition, a multilayer electronic component including the dielectric composition is provided.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition includes a barium titanate (BaTiO3)-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, the accessory ingredient including dysprosium (Dy) and praseodymium (Pr) as first accessory ingredients. A content of the Pr satisfies 0.233 mol?Pr?0.699 mol, based on 100 mol of the barium titanate base material main ingredient.

Abstract: Provided is a ball supply integrated type auto tee-up machine with a simple structure, and more particularly, to an advanced concept technology for easily improving a structure of an auto tee-up machine while performing complexly a function of supplying a golf ball to a golf tee and a function of teeing-up the golf ball on the golf tee by using a single motor. The present invention provides a technique to implement a function of allowing a second ball chute to supply a golf ball to a golf tee and a function of teeing-up the golf ball placed on the golf tee with one-stop automation after delivering the golf ball inserted to a first ball chute to the second ball chute while the golf tee and the first ball chute ascend/descend and the second ball chute descends/ascends in an opposite direction at the same time by using a single tee-up motor.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The dielectric layer contains BaTiO3 as a main ingredient, and includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries formed between adjacent grains, the grain boundary containing Si in an amount of 8.0 to 18.0 wt % and Al and Mg in a total content of 2.0 to 6.0 wt %.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor device and a method of making a fingerprint sensor device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various fingerprint sensor devices, and methods of manufacturing thereof, that comprise an interconnection structure, for example a bond wire, at least a portion of which extends into a dielectric layer utilized to mount a plate, and/or that comprise an interconnection structure that extends upward from the semiconductor die at a location that is laterally offset from the plate.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a ceramic body having a dielectric layer disposed between two internal electrodes. The dielectric layer includes a plurality of dielectric grains. A grain boundary between at least two dielectric grains of the plurality of dielectric grains has a ratio Si/Ni of a weight of Si to a weight of Ni in the grain boundary that is at least 1 and 6 or less.

Abstract: A dielectric ceramic composition and a multilayer ceramic capacitor comprising the same includes a barium titanate (BaTiO3)-based base material main ingredient and an accessory ingredient, and the accessory ingredient includes a third trivalent lanthanide rare earth element A and terbium (Tb) as rare earth elements, and a molar ratio (Tb/A) of a content of terbium (Tb) to the content of the trivalent lanthanide rare earth element A satisfies 0.15?Tb/A<0.50.

Abstract: A display apparatus capable of correcting an image quality change caused by long-term use is provided. The display apparatus includes: a display panel; a communicator configured to communicate with a service apparatus; and a controller configured to control the communicator to transmit operation information including a total operating time of the display apparatus and an operating temperature of the display apparatus, to the service apparatus; receive an image parameter from the service apparatus through the communicator, and based on the received image parameter data; process image data; and transmit the processed image to the display panel. The image parameter may include at least one of a brightness level, a contrast, a sharpness level, and a color density of the display panel.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor device and a method of making a fingerprint sensor device. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide various fingerprint sensor devices, and methods of manufacturing thereof, that comprise an interconnection structure, for example a bond wire, at least a portion of which extends into a dielectric layer utilized to mount a plate, and/or that comprise an interconnection structure that extends upward from the semiconductor die at a location that is laterally offset from the plate.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body in which a dielectric layer and an internal electrode are alternately stacked, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The dielectric layer includes a composite layer including a dielectric material powder and a metallic particle and first and second protective layers including a dielectric material powder and spaced apart by the composite layer. A thickness of each of the first and second protective layers is equal to or greater than ? of a thickness of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a multi-stage method and apparatus for purifying extracellular vesicles using an aqueous two-phase system, in which extracellular vesicles mixed and contaminated with proteins can be isolated and purified in a large amount at high purity within a short time through a multi-stage purification process using an aqueous two-phase system, thereby removing 95% or more of proteins and obtaining high-purity extracellular vesicles, resulting in very high processing efficiency compared to conventional techniques. In particular, the method of the disclosure does not require an expensive device or material such as an ultracentrifuge or an antibody, and can be performed at low cost and is thus economical and highly competitive. Furthermore, the extracellular vesicles thus isolated and purified can be employed in analysis methods such as RT-PCR or western blot, and can be utilized for research fields and disease diagnosis using the same.

Abstract: A capacitor component includes a body in which a dielectric layer and an internal electrode are alternately stacked, and an external electrode disposed on the body and connected to the internal electrode. The dielectric layer includes a composite layer including a dielectric material powder and a metallic particle and first and second protective layers including a dielectric material powder and spaced apart by the composite layer. A thickness of each of the first and second protective layers is equal to or greater than ? of a thickness of the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively, wherein each of the dielectric layers includes BamTiO3 and includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries formed between adjacent grains, and a sum of contents of Si and Dy in the grain boundary is 10 to 15 parts by weight.

Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes: a ceramic body having first and second surfaces opposing each other and third and fourth surfaces connecting the first and second surfaces to each other; a plurality of internal electrodes disposed in the ceramic body, exposed to the first and second surfaces, and each having one end exposed to the third or fourth surface; and first and second side margin portions disposed on the first and second surfaces and covering exposed surfaces of the internal electrodes. A dielectric composition contained in the first and second side margin portions is different from a dielectric composition contained in the ceramic body, the first and second side margin portions contain a barium titanate-based base material powder and magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al) as accessory ingredients, and a content ratio of manganese (Mn) to magnesium (Mg), manganese (Mn), and aluminum (Al) satisfies 0.316?Mn/(Mn+Mg+Al)?0.

Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes: a body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with respective dielectric layers interposed therebetween; and first and second external electrodes disposed on the body to be connected to the first and second internal electrodes, respectively. The dielectric layer contains BaTiO3 as a main ingredient, and includes a plurality of grains and grain boundaries formed between adjacent grains, the grain boundary containing Si in an amount of 8.0 to 18.0 wt % and Al and Mg in a total content of 2.0 to 6.0 wt %.