Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing of a negative electrode, a negative electrode, and a secondary battery, wherein the method includes forming a polymer layer on a rear surface of a current collector, forming a preliminary negative electrode active material layer on a front surface of the current collector, and forming a pre-lithiation layer including lithium on the preliminary negative electrode active material layer, wherein the polymer layer includes a copolymer having a first unit represented by Formula 1, and at least one of a second unit represented by Formula 2 or a third unit represented by Formula 3.

Abstract: Task of the present disclosure is to provide a solanaceous plant and cells thereof and a method for producing the solanaceous plant where the plant has inhibitory properties against infection by a virus of genus Begomovirus causing tomato yellow leaf curl symptoms, propagation of the infected virus, and/or expression of infection symptoms, and the plant is resistant to the virus. The task is solved by providing a solanaceous plant having a mutation in at least one gene selected from a group consisting of DCL3 gene which is silencing associated dicer gene, 4CL06 gene which is 4-coumarate-CoA ligase gene, RLK2 gene which is receptor-like kinase gene, and genes homologous thereto. The mutation either inhibits the expression of the mutated gene or makes a protein encoded by the mutated gene to be non-functional for the virus, and the plant has virus resistance against the above-mentioned virus.

Abstract: A method for producing yogurt includes steps of: (a) producing a lactic acid bacteria-containing fermentation broth by adding live lactic acid bacteria to a yogurt raw material and fermenting the yogurt raw material; and (b) producing a killed bacteria-containing liquor by killing the live lactic acid bacteria through a process of heat-treating the live lactic acid bacteria-containing fermentation broth. According to the method, it is possible to solve distribution and storage problems by dramatically overcoming the limitation of short shelf life under refrigerated storage conditions of existing yogurt, specifically, increasing the shelf life at room temperature (not refrigeration) of yogurt to at least 6 months, preferably about 1 year, while maintaining the taste, nutritional components, and special features of existing yogurt, through a process of fermenting a raw material using live lactic acid bacteria and killing the live lactic acid bacteria by heat treatment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for manufacturing of a negative electrode, a negative electrode, and a secondary battery, wherein the method includes forming a polymer layer on a rear surface of a current collector, forming a preliminary negative electrode active material layer on a front surface of the current collector, and forming a pre-lithiation layer including lithium on the preliminary negative electrode active material layer, wherein the polymer layer includes a copolymer having a first unit represented by Formula 1, and at least one of a second unit represented by Formula 2 or a third unit represented by Formula 3.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode including: a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, including a silicon-based active material and a conductive material, and containing no binder polymer; and a coating layer disposed on the surface of the negative electrode active material layer and in at least a part of the inside of the pores of the negative electrode active material layer, and containing a coating layer polymer forming a chemical bond with silicon (Si) of the silicon-based active material, wherein the content of the coating layer polymer is 0.3-2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material layer, and the coating layer polymer is a mixture of polyacrylic acid with polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly, in which a plurality of electrodes are laminated, and a separator is inserted between adjacent electrodes. The outermost electrode disposed at an outermost layer of the electrode assembly includes a slurry applied to one surface of a current collector, and a protection layer adhered to the other surface of the current collector. Further, the outermost electrode is laminated to allow the slurry to contact the separator. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the electrode assembly comprises applying a slurry to one surface of a current collector and laminating a protection layer on the other surface of the current collector to form an outermost electrode; allowing the outermost electrode to pass between a pair of press-rollers to perform a rolling process; and laminating the rolled outermost electrode to be disposed on an uppermost layer or a lowermost layer of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode including: a current collector; a negative electrode active material layer disposed on at least one surface of the current collector, including a silicon-based active material and a conductive material, and containing no binder polymer; and a coating layer disposed on the surface of the negative electrode active material layer and in at least a part of the inside of the pores of the negative electrode active material layer, and containing a coating layer polymer forming a chemical bond with silicon (Si) of the silicon-based active material, wherein the content of the coating layer polymer is 0.3-2 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the negative electrode active material layer, and the coating layer polymer is a mixture of polyacrylic acid with polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A unit cell includes a separator; a positive electrode in which a positive electrode active material is applied to a surface of a positive electrode collector, and the positive electrode active material is stacked to contact one surface of the separator and a negative electrode in which a negative electrode active material is applied to a surface of a negative electrode collector, and the negative electrode active material is stacked to contact the other surface of the separator, wherein the negative electrode, the separator, and the positive electrode are stacked and then folded in a zigzag shape to form a plurality of wrinkles.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode assembly, in which a plurality of electrodes are laminated, and a separator is inserted between adjacent electrodes. The outermost electrode disposed at an outermost layer of the electrode assembly includes a slurry applied to one surface of a current collector, and a protection layer adhered to the other surface of the current collector. Further, the outermost electrode is laminated to allow the slurry to contact the separator. Furthermore, a method for manufacturing the electrode assembly comprises applying a slurry to one surface of a current collector and laminating a protection layer on the other surface of the current collector to form an outermost electrode; allowing the outermost electrode to pass between a pair of press-rollers to perform a rolling process; and laminating the rolled outermost electrode to be disposed on an uppermost layer or a lowermost layer of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode having improved safety and a secondary battery including the same. It is possible to prevent or significantly reduce an internal short-circuit between a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector and an internal short-circuit between a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, caused by nail penetration, by controlling the elongation of a positive electrode to 0.6-1.5%.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode having improved safety and a secondary battery including the same. It is possible to prevent or significantly reduce an internal short-circuit between a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode current collector and an internal short-circuit between a positive electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, caused by nail penetration, by controlling the elongation of a positive electrode to 0.6-1.5%.

Abstract: A test probe system including a test probe structure. The test probe system may include the test probe structure including a probe support, and a conductive, conformable component coupled to the probe support. The conductive, conformable component may be configured to: directly contact a test surface of a test structure, or couple a conductive element to the probe support. The conductive element may directly contact the test surface of the test structure. The test probe system may also include a conductive liquid dispensing system coupled to the test probe structure. The conductive liquid dispensing system may be configured to supply a conductive liquid to the test surface of the test structure.