Abstract: A cylindrical battery cell includes an electrode assembly having a first electrode tab with a first polarity and a second electrode tab with a second polarity; a battery can having an open portion formed at a lower end and a closed portion formed at an upper end, configured to accommodate the electrode assembly through the open portion, and electrically connected to the second electrode tab; a cell terminal electrically connected to the first electrode tab, exposed to an outside of the battery can through the closed portion of the battery can, and electrically insulated from the battery can; a first current collecting plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the first surface is coupled to the first electrode tab and the second surface is coupled to the cell terminal; and a terminal fastening member configured to mechanically fasten the cell terminal and the first current collecting plate.

Abstract: A method for creating an optimal supply plan is provided. The method may include creating supply plans for multiple goods demands, creating a plurality of candidate supply plans by modifying at least a part of the supply plans based on priorities and goods resources information of the multiple goods demands, selecting a first candidate supply plan from among the plurality of candidate supply plans based on results of evaluation of the plurality of candidate supply plans, and replacing at least a part of the supply plans with the first candidate supply plan.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a method for producing terephthalic acid in an eco-friendly manner using waste polyester. Specifically, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the method for producing terephthalic acid comprises the steps of: (1) subjecting waste polyester to alcoholysis using a C4 or higher alcohol to produce a liquid composition containing a compound represented by formula 1; and (2) subjecting the liquid composition to hydrolysis, and thus can produce terephthalic acid in an eco-friendly manner, as well as improve processability and reduce process costs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing terephthalic acid, and terephthalic acid prepared therefrom. Specifically, according to one embodiment of the present invention, by including the step of hydrolyzing a compound prepared by depolymerizing a waste polyester using a specific hydrolysis catalyst, terephthalic acid can be prepared in an environmentally friendly manner, and high purity terephthalic acid can be provided.

Abstract: A method of preparing 3(4),8(9)-bisformyltricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane is provided. According to the present invention, 3(4),8(9)-bisformyltricyclo[5.2.1.02,6]decane (TCDDA) may be prepared with a high conversion rate and purity without a separate catalyst recovery process.

Abstract: Provided are a tricyclodecane dimethanol composition, in which a ratio of isomers is controlled, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: A diffraction light guide plate capable of increasing the area of an output image without increasing the total size thereof and having an advantage that the pupil position of a user is not limited. The diffraction light guide plate comprises first and second diffraction optical elements, wherein the first diffraction optical element is an element capable of receiving light incident onto the first diffraction optical element and outputting the received light toward the second diffraction optical element, and the second diffraction optical element is an element capable of emitting light therefrom out of the incident light from the first diffraction optical element.

Abstract: A map generation model building device includes a memory storing a map generation model building program, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the program generates embedding data by applying captured images taken by a movement device to an encoder module, generates spatial map data by recording the embedding data in map base data based on location information of the movement device, generates a rendering image based on the location information of the movement device in the spatial map data by using a decoder module, and train the a map generation model by comparing the rendering image with the captured image through a loss function and by updating the encoder module and the decoder module, the map base data includes a plurality of grids in which the embedding data is recorded, the embedding data includes RGB information and depth information for each pixel of the captured image.

Abstract: A smaller and lighter diffraction light guide plate, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a welding apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery and a welding method using the same, which are capable of preventing deformation of a product due to a pressure applied in all directions or non-uniform welding due to non-uniform pressing to a cover during a process of sealing and fixing the cover to an opening of a main body casing at the time of manufacturing a secondary battery.

Abstract: Disclosed are a test apparatus and a test method, which are capable of determining whether an infection is present through molecular diagnosis. The test apparatus according to the present invention is capable of determining whether a sample is infected using an amount of change in absorbance of a control tube compared to an amount of change in absorbance of a test tube. In this case, even when an amount of sample collected is small or even when an amount of amplification is small due to an external environment, whether an infection is present is capable of being determined.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot, and a quantum dot prepared therefrom. Using the phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot of the present invention, a quantum dot with improved luminous efficiency and higher luminous color purity can be provided.

Abstract: A diffractive light guide plate and a display device including the same, the diffractive light guide plate including a light guide unit; a first diffractive optical element including a linear grating repeatedly formed at a predetermined pitch; and a second diffractive optical element disposed in a region distinct from a region where the first diffractive optical element is disposed and including a two-dimensional pattern provided in a region where a virtual first linear pattern repeatedly arranged at a predetermined pitch along a first direction and a virtual second linear pattern repeatedly arranged at a predetermined pitch along a second direction intersect each other, where a horizontal section of the two-dimensional pattern has an elliptical shape and an angle between the long axis of the elliptical shape and a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the linear grating in the first diffractive optical element is less than 20°.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a diffraction light guide plate, including a light guide unit, an input diffraction optical device configured to receive light from a light source and diffract the received light, an intermediate diffraction optical device configured to receive the diffracted light from the input diffraction optical device and extend the received light one-dimensionally by diffraction, and an output diffraction optical device configured to receive the extended light from the intermediate diffraction optical device and output the received light from the light guide unit by diffraction. The intermediate diffraction optical device and the output diffraction optical device are separately disposed in regions divided horizontally on the light guide unit, and the intermediate diffraction optical device includes a main intermediate diffraction optical device and an auxiliary intermediate diffraction optical device, which are disposed separate apart from each other vertically on the light guide unit.

Abstract: Provided are a tricyclodecane dimethanol composition, in which a ratio of structural isomers is controlled, and a preparation method thereof.

Abstract: A diffractive light guide plate including a light guide unit; an input diffractive optical element that receives lights output from a light source and diffracts the received lights to be guided on the light guide unit; and two output diffractive optical elements disposed in a predetermined region of the light guide unit and having different linear grating patterns from each other, wherein the two output diffractive optical elements are configured so that each one output diffractive optical element receives the lights from the input diffractive optical element and allows the received lights to be directed to the other output diffractive optical element by diffraction, and so that each one output diffractive optical element receives lights from the other output diffractive optical element and allows the received lights to be output from the light guide unit by diffraction, and the two output diffractive optical elements having different linear grating patterns are alternately arranged in at least one dimension

Abstract: The present invention relates to a phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot, and a quantum dot prepared therefrom. Using the phosphine precursor for the preparation of a quantum dot of the present invention, a quantum dot with improved luminous efficiency and higher luminous color purity can be provided.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a diffraction light guide plate including: a light guide unit; an input diffraction optical element configured to diffract light which is outputted from a light source and inputted to the input diffraction optical element, to guide the inputted light on the light guide unit; and two diffraction optical elements configured to receive the diffracted light from the input diffraction optical element and one-dimensionally expand the received light by diffraction, wherein each of the two diffraction optical elements receives the expanded light from the other of the diffraction optical elements and outputs the received light from the light guide unit by the diffraction, and there is no region where the two diffraction optical elements overlap each other on the light guide unit.

Abstract: A diffraction light guide plate, including: a first diffraction substrate; and a second diffraction substrate provided on the first diffraction substrate. The first diffraction substrate includes a first diffraction grating layer on one surface and a second diffraction grating layer on an opposite surface. The second diffraction substrate includes a third diffraction grating layer on one surface and a stress compensation layer on an opposite surface. The first diffraction grating layer separates light having a wavelength of 550 nm or more and 700 nm or less, the second diffraction grating layer separates light having a wavelength of 400 nm or more and 550 nm or less, the third diffraction grating layer separates light having a wavelength of 450 nm or more and 650 nm or less, and the stress compensation layer has stress in the same direction as a direction of stress of the third diffraction grating layer.

Abstract: Provided are a tricyclodecane dimethanol composition which may be suitably used in preparing a polyester resin exhibiting excellent solvent resistance and chemical resistance when forming a coating film and having excellent solubility in organic solvents or water, and a preparation method thereof.