Abstract: Provided is a heater for an aerosol-generating device including a first electrically conductive pattern configured to perform heating and a second electrically conductive pattern arranged in parallel with the first electrically conductive pattern. The first electrically conductive pattern and/or the second electrically conductive pattern may include a material having a relatively small resistance temperature coefficient. Accordingly, a temperature increase rate of the heater may be greatly improved.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an OLED pixel compensation circuit for removing a substrate effect. The pixel compensation circuit according to the present invention uses six transistors and two storage batteries to fix both a source voltage and a body voltage of a driving transistor that drives an OLED, thereby having the effects of eliminating errors due to a substrate effect and presenting more accurate pixel compensation results.

Abstract: The liquefied gas storage tank includes a primary barrier, a primary insulation wall, a secondary barrier, and a secondary insulation wall. In a state where unit elements are arranged adjacent to each other, each of the unit elements being formed by stacking the secondary insulation wall, the secondary barrier, and a fixed insulation wall which is a part of the primary insulation wall, the primary insulation wall may comprise: a connection insulation wall provided in the space between the adjacent fixed insulation walls; first slits formed between the fixed insulation walls and the connection insulation wall when the connection insulation wall is inserted and installed between the adjacent fixed insulation walls; a plurality of second slits formed in a lengthwise direction and a widthwise direction of the fixed insulation walls; and a first insulating filler material for filling the first slits.

Abstract: A scroll compressor including a housing, a motor in the housing, an orbiting scroll, and a fixed scroll. An injection valve assembly is provided between the fixed scroll and the housing and further includes a cover plate, a valve plate, a gasket retainer, and an injection valve. The compressor capable of increasing a surface pressure at a position at which the injection valve of the injection valve assembly needs to be supported, and preventing deformation of the gasket retainer by reducing a bead height of the gasket retainer.

Abstract: There is provide a method for manufacturing analytical semiconductor samples by using an apparatus for manufacturing analytical semiconductor samples, which minimizes a feedback time by manufacturing a viewing surface that is environment-friendly and has a large area. The method comprising mounting the analytical semiconductor samples to a holder; discharging deionized (DI) water to an upper surface of a polishing plate through a DI water nozzle; grinding the analytical semiconductor samples with the upper surface of the polishing plat; determining whether a desired viewing surface of the analytical semiconductor samples has been acquired after the grinding of the analytical semiconductor samples; and transferring the analytical semiconductor samples to analyze the viewing surface of the ground analytical semiconductor samples based on a determination that the desired viewing surface of the analytical semiconductor samples has been acquired.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for transmitting data using a random access procedure in a communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system includes transmitting a first MsgA including an RA preamble #i and a payload to a base station; receiving, from the base station, a MsgB including information indicating that an RA preamble #k is reserved; and transmitting a second MsgA including the RA preamble #k and data to the base station in a preamble reservation period associated with the RA preamble #k.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a torque compensating device and method. Specifically, the torque compensating device according to the present disclosure may include a compensation torque amount calculator for calculating a compensation torque amount by performing band pass filtering on a frequency corresponding to a vehicle speed of a host vehicle, an inverse compensation torque generator for generating an inverse compensation torque if it is determined that judder and shimmy of a steering wheel have occurred based on the compensation torque amount, and a controller configured to control the generation of the inverse compensation torque to be stopped by determining to be a temporary kickback if the compensation torque amount is calculated to be less than or equal to a first reference value.

Abstract: An operating method is disclosed for a dehydrogenation reaction system. The method includes providing a system having: an acid aqueous solution tank including an acid aqueous solution; a dehydrogenation reactor including a chemical hydride of a solid state and receiving an acid aqueous solution from the acid aqueous solution tank to react the chemical hydride with the acid aqueous solution to generate hydrogen; and a fuel cell stack receiving hydrogen generated from the dehydrogenation reactor to be reacted with oxygen to generate water and simultaneously to generate electrical energy. The method also includes recycling the water generated from the fuel cell stack to one or all of the acid aqueous solution tank, the dehydrogenation reactor, and a separate water tank. The acid is formic acid and, in in the dehydrogenation reactor, the temperature is in a range of 10° C. to 400° C. and the pressure is in a range of 1 bar to 100 bar.

Abstract: Proposed is an all-solid-state battery including a self-standing sheet layer positioned on a negative electrode current collector. The all-solid-state battery may include the negative electrode current collector, the self-standing sheet layer positioned on the negative electrode current collector, a solid electrolyte layer positioned on the sheet layer, a positive electrode active material layer positioned on the solid electrolyte layer, and a positive electrode current collector positioned on the positive electrode active material layer. The sheet layer contains carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a main body including a storage compartment; an inner door rotatably coupled to the main body; an outer door rotatably coupled to a front of the inner door; a dispenser provided in the inner door and configured to supply water; and a water supply device provided in the inner door, and configured to supply a predetermined amount of water to a container, the water supply device including a sensor configured to detect a level of the water in the container, wherein the outer door may include: a door body including a dispenser opening configured to expose the dispenser in a state in which the outer door at least partially covers the inner door; and a door panel detachably mounted on the door body.

Abstract: A multi-layer fabric, and an airbag formed of the multi-layer fabric are provided. The multi-layer fabric can provide an airbag capable of sufficiently protecting a driver or a passenger by minimizing damage caused by broken glass fragments when a vehicle is overturned. The multi-layer fabric includes an inflating part, and a co-woven part surrounding the inflating part. At least one layer of the inflating part includes a first region formed of two or more types of weaves comprising 1/1 plain weave.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting performance degradation of an autonomous vehicle include a storage configured to store a deep learning model used for image recognition in the autonomous vehicle and a controller configured to determine entropy of each pixel among a plurality of pixels in an output image of the deep learning model, determine an average value of the entropy of the plurality of pixels, and detect performance degradation of the deep learning model based on the average value of the entropy of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: A vehicle height adjusting apparatus for adjusting a height of a vehicle body of a vehicle is provided. The vehicle height adjusting apparatus includes an electric motor provided with a stator and a rotor and formed to have a structure in which a central portion thereof is penetrated; a screw nut fixed to the rotor of the electric motor and provided with a threaded portion on an inner peripheral surface thereof; a screw shaft inserted into and coupled to the inner peripheral surface of the screw nut and provided with a corresponding threaded portion having a shape corresponding to the threaded portion of the screw nut on an outer peripheral surface thereof; a guide portion configured to guide a relative movement between the screw nut and the screw shaft in a longitudinal direction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of forming an area-selective thin film, the method comprising supplying a nuclear growth retardant to the inside of the chamber in which the substrate is placed, so that the nuclear growth retardant is adsorbed to a non-growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; supplying a precursor to the inside of the chamber, so that the precursor is adsorbed to a growth region of the substrate; purging the interior of the chamber; and supplying a reaction material to the inside of the chamber, so that the reaction material reacts with the adsorbed precursor to form the thin film.

Abstract: A display device includes connection lines, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) data lines configured to receive pulse width modulation (PWM) data voltages, PWM data lines configured to receive the PWM data voltages, a first connection control line configured to receive a first connection control signal, a second connection control line configured to receive a second connection control signal, subpixels connected to the PWM data lines and the PAM data lines, and a first demultiplexer (demux) unit configured to connect the connection lines to the PAM data lines or to the PWM data lines according to the first connection control signal and the second connection control signal.

Abstract: A vehicle collision avoidance method includes receiving host vehicle driving information, receiving remote vehicle driving information, generating a host vehicle position function and a remote vehicle position function, setting a transformation coordinate system, calculating a rotation angle, transforming the host vehicle position function and the remote vehicle position function to a transformed host vehicle position function and a transformed remote vehicle position function, respectively, using the rotation angle, determining a collision possibility between the host vehicle and the remote vehicle using the transformed host vehicle position function and the transformed remote vehicle position function, and controlling the host vehicle depending on the collision possibility.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dual integrated control apparatus for an autonomous vehicle and a method of controlling an operation of the same, that allow a user to control operations of two joystick levers based on whether the joystick levers are touched and on a change in driving modes of a vehicle in a configuration in which a dual integrated control apparatus having the joystick levers is provided in the autonomous vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a joined body of different materials, which may easily achieve joining between a plurality of resin layers and joining between a resin and a metal, and a joined body of different materials.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body provided to form a storage compartment, a door rotatably mounted on the body, a dispenser provided in the door, an ice maker located in the storage compartment, a dispenser hose provided to be connectable to the dispenser, an ice maker hose provided to be connectable to the ice maker, and a hose guide located inside the door to accommodate the dispenser hose and the ice maker hose.

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an outer case forming an exterior of the refrigerator; an inner case provided in the outer case and defining a storage compartment, the inner case including a first inner wall and a second inner wall opposing the first inner wall; and an ice maker mounted in the inner case and to make ice, the ice maker including an ice maker case, wherein the ice maker case includes: a first ice maker case wall supported by the first inner wall; a second ice maker case wall supported by the second inner wall; and an elastic protrusion provided on the first ice maker case wall, the elastic protrusion being configured to interfere with the first inner wall and to be elastically deformable in a direction in which the elastic protrusion is pressed by the first inner wall.