Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyester or polyurethane polymer comprising a biomass-derived 1,3-cyclopentanediol monomer, and a method for preparing same.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery pouch film in which at least an outer layer, a barrier layer, and a sealant layer are structured in that order, wherein the outer layer includes nylon and polyethylene terephthalate films, the barrier layer is made of aluminum, and the Poisson's ratio is 0.4 to 0.5, a method for preparing the pouch film, a secondary battery using the same, and a method for manufacturing the secondary battery. The cracks at the edge that occur during deep forming of the secondary battery pouch film may be suppressed, and the edge may be formed thick, thereby providing excellent high formability. Since the secondary battery pouch film is capable of improving the energy density of secondary batteries, it is particularly useful as a medium to large-sized secondary battery pouch film for electric vehicles or energy storage devices.

Abstract: The present invention provides an isotropic etching method of two-dimensional semiconductor materials. The present invention provides an isotropic etching method of two-dimensional semiconductor materials including a first operation of arranging an etching object having a two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide layer inside an etching space of a remote plasma system in which a discharge space and the etching space are separated, a second operation of extracting oxygen or halogen radical among plasma generated in the discharge space and reacting the two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide layer with a surface to form an oxide layer and a radical adsorbate layer, and a third operation of selectively removing the oxide layer and the radical adsorbate layer in the etching space, wherein only an upper layer of the two-dimensional transition metal chalcogenide is precisely etched in units of atoms without defects and damage in a lower layer.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition containing a tyrosine kinase activity inhibitor as an active ingredient may increase the expression of sodium iodide symporter in thyroid cancer cells, thereby promoting iodine uptake and killing thyroid cancer cells. Thus, the composition may be useful for the treatment of thyroid cancer.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle for avoiding collisions and a method of operating the vehicle. In an embodiment, a vehicle for avoiding a collision can include a plurality of sensors configured to obtain surrounding environment information and a processor operatively connected to the plurality of sensors. The processor can determine whether a line of a driving lane is at least partially detected based on line detection information included in the surrounding environment information, determine a maximum lateral movement distance for in-lane collision avoidance based on a position of the line when the line is at least partially detected, and determine the maximum lateral movement distance for in-lane collision avoidance based on a preset value when the line is not detected.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a vehicle that includes a plurality of sensors configured to obtain surrounding environment information and a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors. The processor is configured to generate a plurality of images reflecting dynamic characteristics according to a type of a surrounding object based on the surrounding environment information, and determine a collision avoidance trajectory for avoiding collision with the surrounding object based on the plurality of images reflecting dynamic characteristics according to the type of the surrounding object.

Abstract: In a method of recovering a lithium precursor, a first electrode including an active material, and a second electrode are prepared. The first electrode and the second electrode are immersed in a first reaction solution in a first reaction vessel and a second reaction solution in a second reaction vessel, respectively. A voltage or a current is applied to the first electrode and the second electrode to recover a lithium precursor from the active material.

Abstract: A prismatic secondary battery includes a battery case including six flat surfaces that are first to sixth surfaces to form a hexahedral shape, the first and third surfaces having an area wider than the second and fourth surfaces, and the fifth and sixth surfaces having the widest area. A positive electrode terminal and a negative electrode terminal are disposed on at least one surface of the first, second, and fourth surfaces; and a venting part is disposed on the third surface.

Abstract: In a method for recovering lithium hydroxide from a lithium secondary battery, cathode powder is prepared from a cathode of the lithium secondary battery. A cathode active material mixture is prepared by mixing the cathode powder with a calcium compound. The cathode active material mixture is reduced to form a preliminary precursor mixture. A lithium precursor is recovered from the preliminary precursor mixture. Therefore, a lithium precursor can be obtained with high purity without a complicated leaching process or an additional process, which result from a wet-based acid solution process.

Abstract: In an embodiment, an autonomous vehicle includes a sensor unit configured to detect surrounding environment of the vehicle, generate surrounding environment information, monitor a state of the vehicle, and generate vehicle state information. A processor is configured to control autonomous driving of the vehicle based on one or both of the surrounding environment information and the vehicle state information, detect whether a failure occurs in a function required for autonomous driving of the vehicle based on the vehicle state information, determine one or both of a movable time and a movable distance, for indicating a fail-operational capability (FOC) of the vehicle, based on one or both of the vehicle state information and the surrounding environment information, and control the vehicle to be emergency stopped by performing a minimal risk maneuver based on one or both of the movable time and the movable distance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery pouch film, including an outer layer, a metal layer, and a sealant layer, wherein the sealant layer includes a cast polypropylene (CPP) layer and an extruded polypropylene (PP) layer, and the secondary battery pouch film satisfies the [Equation 1] where A+B<1.354, 0.6?C. In [Equation 1], A is a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the metal layer by a total thickness of the secondary battery pouch film, B is a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the metal layer by a thickness of the sealant layer, and C is a value obtained by dividing a thickness of the extruded polypropylene (PP) layer of the sealant layer by a thickness of the cast polypropylene (CPP) layer of the sealant layer. The pouch film has excellent formability, curling, insulation, bending, and peel strength.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.

Abstract: Disclosed is an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and a vehicle including the same. In the electrode assembly, a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound based on a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumference. The first electrode includes a first active material portion coated with an active material layer and a first uncoated portion not coated with an active material layer along a winding direction. At least a part of the first uncoated portion is defined as an electrode tab by itself. The first uncoated portion includes a first portion adjacent to the core of the electrode assembly, a second portion adjacent to the outer circumference of the electrode assembly, and a third portion interposed between the first portion and the second portion. The first portion or the second portion has a smaller height than the third portion in the winding axis direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a marker for diagnosing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and, more specifically, to: a composition and a kit which can diagnose non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) with high accuracy by comprising an agent for measuring the level of exosome-derived ApoA-1 (exosomal ApoA-1) protein; and a composition and a kit which can accurately predict prognosis after the administration of a therapeutic agent for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. The composition and the kit of the present invention can be variously used for the diagnosis of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, for the prognosis prediction of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and as an agent for screening for therapeutic agents for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer circumferential surface, the first electrode including a first uncoated region in which an active material layer is not coated along a winding direction; a housing accommodating the electrode assembly through an open portion at a lower end thereof; a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed in the housing; a cap to cover the open portion; and a spacer between the first current collector and the cap and having a height corresponding to a distance between the first current collector and the cap.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate, first and second active patterns extending in a first horizontal direction on the substrate, first and second gate electrodes extending in a second horizontal direction on the first and second active patterns, respectively, a first trench extending in the second horizontal direction between the first and second gate electrodes and separating the first and second active patterns, at least part of the first trench is in the substrate, an active cut extending along sidewalls and a bottom surface of the first trench and contacting each of the first and second active patterns, a second trench on the active cut in the first trench, and a flowable material layer in at least part of the second trench, the flowable material layer including a flowable insulating material and not being in contact with each of the substrate and the first and second active patterns.

Abstract: Provided are an electrode assembly, a battery, and a battery pack and vehicle including the same. An electrode assembly, in which a first electrode, a second electrode, and a separator interposed therebetween are wound about an axis to define a core and an outer circumferential surface. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes, at a long side end portion, an uncoated portion exposed beyond the separator in a direction of the axis. At least a part of the uncoated portion is bent in a radial direction of the electrode assembly to define a bent surface region having overlapping layers of the uncoated portion. The bent surface region includes a welding target region having a number of the overlapping layers of the uncoated portion, and the welding target region extends along a radial direction of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region; a battery housing accommodating the electrode assembly and electrically connected to the second uncoated region; a cap to cover an open portion on bottom of the battery housing; a first electrode terminal passing through a partially closed portion of the battery housing and being electrically isolated from the battery housing; and a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and connected to the first electrode terminal.