Abstract: The present exemplary embodiments may provide a negative electrode material for a lithium secondary battery, the negative electrode material containing nano-silicon, crystalline carbon, amorphous carbon, and carbon nanotubes, wherein one end of the carbon nanotube is located inside the negative electrode material and the other end of the carbon nanotube protrudes out of the negative electrode material, and an average length of the carbon nanotubes protruding out of the negative electrode material is 0.1 ?m to 1 ?m.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery are disclosed. The electrode assembly for a rechargeable lithium battery includes a negative electrode and a positive electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer on the current collector and including a negative electrode material; and a first functional layer and an organic-inorganic composite layer sequentially on the negative electrode active material layer, the first functional layer being integrated with the negative electrode material layer, and wherein the positive electrode includes a second functional layer facing the organic-inorganic composite layer.

Abstract: A slot die coater that includes a lower die block having a manifold, an upper die block, and a shim plate interposed between the lower die block and the upper die block to form a slot. The manifold configured to accommodate a coating solution, wherein the coating solution is delivered and coated on a substrate through an exit port in communication with the slot. The shim plate includes a plate-shaped member having an open portion which is cut in at least an area to determine a coating width of a coating layer coated on the substrate, and a structure protruding from the plate-shaped member and inserted into the manifold.

Abstract: An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a variable voltage supply unit configured to supply a driving voltage to the transmission circuit, a transmission circuit configured to generate a pulse signal for generating an ultrasonic signal using the driving voltage, and a controller configured to store compensation information for compensating for a voltage drop of the driving voltage and to provide a voltage control signal including information on a driving voltage for which the voltage drop is compensated for based on the compensation information to the variable voltage supply unit, wherein the variable voltage supply unit supplies the compensated driving voltage to the transmission circuit in response to the voltage control signal.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to a negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, a method for preparing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same. The negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery, according to one embodiment, comprises a silicon-carbon composite comprising silicon nanoparticles and a carbon matrix, and can have a degree of oxidation that is less than or equal to 10.5%.

Abstract: A dual slot die coater includes a first slot and a second slot to deliver a coating solution in an opposite direction of gravity. The dual slot die coater includes a first die block vertically installed and integrally formed with a base at a rear end of an upper surface of the base; a second die block positioned in contact with the base and alongside the first die block to form the first slot between the second die block and the first die block; and a third die block positioned in contact with the base alongside the second die block to form the second slot between the third die block and the second die block. The disclosed dual slot die coater allows for easy alignment of the die lips.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a manufacturing method of a negative active material for a battery, a negative active material manufactured therefrom, and a lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode, including: the steps of coating a base material for a negative active material with a coating material; and heating the obtained coating product; wherein, the coating material is graphitizable carbon, the softening point is 50° C. or less, and the coating material is included so that the residual carbon amount is 1 to 5 parts by weight with respect to 100 parts by weight of the base material for the negative active material.

Abstract: A display module includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels and a display driver configured to drive a partial portion of the plurality of pixels that are positioned in an alignment mark area to display an alignment mark in the alignment mark area. A stereoscopic lens including a base is disposed on the display module. A plurality of lenses is disposed on the base and includes at least one flat portion surrounded by the plurality of lenses and overlapping the alignment mark area.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a manufacturing method of a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery, a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery manufactured by the method, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. According to one embodiment, it is provided that: a method of manufacturing a negative active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: coating a negative active material precursor containing Si with crude tar or soft pitch; and annealing an obtained coating product, wherein, the crude tar contains a low molecular weight component that can be removed by a distillation process in an amount of 20 wt % or less.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a torsion sensor device which measures a degree of torsion of a measurement object by using a fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) sensor, the sensor device comprising: an FBG sensor including a sensing unit formed in one section of an elongated optical fiber; and a fixing device for fixing and supporting the FBG sensor to cause displacement of the FBG sensor according to motion of the measurement object, wherein the fixing device includes a bending prevention member to enable the sensing unit to have torsion displacement without bending displacement, according to the motion of the measurement object.

Abstract: According to the present disclosure, there is provided an electrode assembly comprising (a) a structure in which one kind of radical unit is repeatedly disposed, the one kind of radical unit having a same number of electrodes and separators which are alternately disposed and integrally combined, or (b) a structure in which at least two kinds of radical units are disposed in a predetermined order, the at least two kinds of radical units each having a same number of electrodes and separators which are alternately disposed and integrally combined.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery which is a porous silicon-carbon-based composite in which a plurality of nano-silicon particles are embedded in a carbon-based material, the composite having a plurality of pores, wherein the carbon-based material comprises graphite particles, soft carbon, hard carbon, or a combination thereof, and the soft carbon, in the carbon-based material, is in the form of a carbon layer.

Abstract: An embodiment of the present invention provides an anode active material for a lithium secondary battery, which is a porous silicon-carbon composite including a plurality of nano-silicon particles embedded in a carbon-based material and having a plurality of pores, wherein the carbon-based material includes graphite particles, soft carbon, hard carbon, or a combination thereof, and based on 100 wt % of the porous silicon-carbon composite, a weight ratio of the graphite particles to the soft carbon, the hard carbon, or a combination thereof is 1:5 to 5:1.

Abstract: The present invention comprises a rotor core and a cover disposed on the rotor core, wherein the cover includes a body part and a plurality of wing parts formed on the body part, the wing part is disposed between an outer boundary, which is a circular curve, and an inner boundary, which is a circular curve, the wing part includes an inner part and an outer part, the inner part forms a first inlet angle at a first point and forms a first outlet angle at a second point, the outer part forms a second inlet angle at a second point and forms a second outlet angle at a third point, the first point is positioned at the inner boundary, the second point is positioned at an intermediate boundary, which is a circular curve, disposed between the outer boundary and the inner boundary, and the third point can be positioned at the outer boundary.

Abstract: A fusing apparatus for an image forming apparatus includes a fusing belt having a sidewall that faces the fusing bel, a guide member, disposed on the sidewall and having a lower portion disposed above a lower portion of the bushing, and a ring member, disposed between the guide member and the fusing belt. The ring member can be deflected toward the sidewall in a gap which is provided below the lower portion of the guide member and between the ring member and the sidewall.

Abstract: A motion capture system includes a motion sensor having a flexible body and a fiber bragg gratings (FBG) sensor inserted into the body, a fixture configured to fix the motion sensor to a human body of a user, a light source configured to irradiate light to the motion sensor, and a measurer configured to analyze a reflected light output from the motion sensor, wherein the FBG sensor includes an optical fiber extending along a longitudinal direction of the body and a sensing unit formed in a partial region of the optical fiber and having a plurality of gratings, and wherein a change of a wavelength spectrum of the reflected light, caused by the change of an interval of the gratings due to a motion of the user, is detected to measure a motion state of the user.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a torsion sensor device which measures a degree of torsion of a measurement object by using a fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) sensor, the sensor device comprising: an FBG sensor including a sensing unit formed in one section of an elongated optical fiber; and a fixing device for fixing and supporting the FBG sensor to cause displacement of the FBG sensor according to motion of the measurement object, wherein the fixing device includes a bending prevention member to enable the sensing unit to have torsion displacement without bending displacement, according to the motion of the measurement object.

Abstract: A display module includes a display panel having a plurality of pixels and a display driver configured to drive a partial portion of the plurality of pixels that are positioned in an alignment mark area to display an alignment mark in the alignment mark area. A stereoscopic lens including a base is disposed on the display module. A plurality of lenses is disposed on the base and includes at least one flat portion surrounded by the plurality of lenses and overlapping the alignment mark area.

Abstract: A fabricating method of an electrode assembly according to the present invention includes forming a radical unit having a four-layered structure obtained by stacking a first electrode, a first separator, a second electrode, and a second separator one by one, and stacking at least one radical unit one by one to form a unit stack part.

Abstract: Provided is a battery pack, and more particularly, a battery pack capable of preventing degradation of performance at a low temperature by allowing a portion of air exhausted through an exhaust port to be introduced into an inhalation port to optimize a temperature of external air introduced into a cell module.