Abstract: Disclosed are a membrane-electrode assembly and a manufacturing method therefor, in which an electrode is modularized into a degradation-susceptible portion and the remaining portion so as to be conveniently repaired by replacing the degraded module, thereby enabling the reduction of time and costs for maintenance and repair. The membrane-electrode assembly of the present invention comprises: a first electrode; a second electrode; and an electrolyte membrane between the first and second electrodes, wherein the first electrode comprises first and second electrode modules which are separable from each other.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vehicle seat adjustment device including a seat-cushion-tilting frame disposed on a moving rail, the moving rail being coupled to a fixed rail so as to be movable forwards and backwards, and connected to a seatback frame, a tilting device hingedly coupled to a base bracket on the moving rail and to a rear end of the seat-cushion-tilting frame to perform forward tilting of the seat-cushion-tilting frame, a locking device connected to the tilting device to lock and unlock the tilting device, and a probe rotatably disposed between the seatback frame and the tilting device, the probe including a stopper capable of being inserted into a locking groove formed in the seatback frame. Rotation of the probe is restricted when the stopper is inserted into the locking groove.

Abstract: A solar panel disassembling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure separates a glass plate of a solar panel and a film layer bonded to the glass plate from each other. The solar panel disassembling apparatus includes a supply module that stands and fixes the solar panel such that a bond line between the glass plate and the film layer is exposed upward and downward and that moves the solar panel in a parallel direction parallel to a bonding surface between the glass plate and the film layer, and a wire-shaped cutting blade that is disposed in front of the solar panel in a movement direction of the solar panel to have a distance from the supply module, is disposed in parallel to the bonding surface, and separates the glass plate and the film layer from each other.

Abstract: A composition according to an embodiment includes a first population of transformed mammalian cells with a transforming growth factor beta (TGF-?), the first population having a TGF-? expression level of 0.65 ng/105 cells/24 hours or more, and a second population of mammalian cells which are not transformed with the transforming growth factor beta, the second population having an expression level of a thrombospondin 1 (TSP-1) expression level of 31 ng/105 cells/24 hours or more.

Abstract: A chemical dosing optimization apparatus includes a chemical dosing optimization part and a chemical dosing output control part, wherein the chemical dosing optimization part receives real-time data at least from a water treatment plant treating feed water by dosing a chemical and providing a treated water, analyzes the real-time data through a water treatment model in response to receiving the real-time data, derives a prediction value for predicting a state of the treated water of the water treatment plant, and derives a control value based on the prediction value through a controller, such that the control value is to set a minimum of a chemical dosage to be dosed in the feed water while the state of the treated water of the water treatment plant is maintained in a normal range, and wherein the chemical dosing output control part provides the control value to a water treatment control device.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling chemical dosing optimization in a water treatment plant treating feed water includes: a control value derivation part configured to receive real-time data, analyze the real-time data through a water treatment model and a controller in response to receiving the real-time data, and calculate a control value, such that the control value is to set a minimum of a chemical dosage while maintaining a state of treated water of the water treatment plant in a normal range, the water treatment model simulating the water treatment plant and the controller being an optimization algorithm; and a chemical dosing output control part configured to provide the control value to a water treatment control device.

Abstract: An optical film, a polarizing plate including the same, and an optical display apparatus including the same are disclosed. An optical film includes: a third layer, a second primer layer, a first layer, a first primer layer, and a second layer sequentially stacked in the stated order, and each of the first primer layer and the second primer layer has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 50° C. to 100° C. and is a (meth)acrylate primer layer.

Abstract: A seat for a vehicle is proposed. The seat for a vehicle is configured to perform sliding of a seat cushion in conjunction with reclining of a seatback without a separate driver part or recliner, and to realize tipping-up of the seat cushion with the seat cushion and the seatback removably provided, and to be easily mounted and assembled to a vehicle to secure the inside space utilization of the vehicle and achieve cost reduction.

Abstract: A light path control member according to an embodiment comprises: a first substrate; a first electrode disposed on the first substrate; a second substrate disposed on the first substrate; a second electrode disposed below the second substrate; and a light conversion unit disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the light conversion unit includes a partition wall part and an accommodation part which are alternately arranged, a sealing part is disposed on the outer surface of the light conversion unit, and the sealing part contains the same material as at least one among the first substrate and the second substrate.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle. The cushion tip-up type seat for a vehicle is configured to perform a tip-up function of a cushion part, and to move a seat leftward and rightward to adjust an interval between left and right seats, whereby left and right spacing between occupants seated in the seats is sufficiently secured and the convenience of the occupants is improved.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes first and second sub-seatbacks also provided as first and second seat cushions mounted on a main seatback to be rotatable in forward-rearward directions. A forward facing position in which an occupant is accommodated while viewing forward and a rearward facing position in which the occupant is accommodated while viewing rearward is easily realized, in response to forward and rearward rotation of the first sub-seatback and the second sub-seatback also provided as first and second seat cushions. Furthermore, a full-bed mode in which the seat is horizontally spread like a bed, a cushion tip-up mode in which the entirety of the seat is positioned upright for ensuring freight loading and an occupant entering and exiting passage, and the like are realized.

Abstract: An air conditioner of present invention comprises a housing having an outer panel forming the exterior and an opening formed on the outer panel, a heat exchanger configured to exchange heat with air flowing into the housing, and a door unit configured to open or close the opening by moving forward or backward from the opening through which the heat exchanged air is discharged. Wherein the door unit comprises a door blade configured to open or close the opening, a door operating part configured to move the door blade forward or backward, and a controller configured to control the air discharged from the opening to be moved forward from the opening in a straight line or to be discharged radially from the opening by controlling a distance between the door blade and the opening.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a one-piece wheel by forging includes: producing an integral forging comprising: a disc portion, a rim portion, and an annular protrusion protruding from one side of the disc portion in a forging method; producing an outer bend by bending the annular protrusion through a flow-forming process; and forming a hollow portion by welding one end of the outer bend to one side of the rim portion. The method manufactures the one-piece wheel having stronger shear strength and stiffness and better fatigue life even while reducing the noise using the forging method.

Abstract: Disclosed are a parts delivery system and a method of operating the same. The parts delivery system includes a production line configured to receive parts and assemble a finished product, a parts loading site configured to have a space where the parts are loaded; a parts transportation unit configured to load the parts in the parts loading site or discharge the parts from the parts loading site to supply the parts to the production line, and a processor configured to provide virtual space data on the parts loading site, to establish a parts loading schedule and a parts discharging schedule on the virtual space data according to an assembly schedule of the finished product of the production line, and to control the parts transportation unit to load or discharge the parts in the actual parts loading site according to the parts loading schedule and the parts discharging schedule.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes an electrode assembly, a case having a receiving portion with bottom and side surfaces accommodating the electrode assembly, and a terrace at an edge of the receiving portion, a cover covering the case, and first and second electrode tabs drawn out from the electrode assembly, wherein a first boundary is defined where the bottom surface and a side surface meet to form a first curved surface, a second boundary is defined where two adjacent side surfaces meet to form a second curved surface, a third boundary is defined where a side surface and the terrace portion meet to form a third curved surface, and a clearance is defined as a distance between a point where a curved surface leading from the side surface to the bottom surface starts and a point where a curved surface leading from the side surface to the terrace portion ends.

Abstract: A composite material for fire protection comprises: a) an inorganic fibre core comprising inorganic fibres interlocked or entangled to form a coherent body resistant against separation laminated between b) at least two layers of phyllosilicate insulation the material further comprising a barrier integral to the material to hinder ingress of humidity to edges of the inorganic fibre core.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery which can improve safety by forming a carbon coating layer and an electrode active material layer on an electrode plate such that ends of the carbon coating layer and the electrode active material layer are in different positions.

Abstract: A composite material for fire protection comprises: a) an inorganic fibre core comprising inorganic fibres interlocked or entangled to form a coherent body resistant against separation laminated between b) at least two layers of phyllosilicate insulation the material further comprising a barrier integral to the material to hinder ingress of humidity to edges of the inorganic fibre core.

Abstract: Disclosed are a liquid lens and a liquid lens module, which enhance the fill factor of a liquid lens having an inclined partition, thereby achieving a low drive voltage and a high fill factor. The liquid lens includes an oil layer and a conductive liquid inside a chamber having an inclined partition. The oil layer is formed of an oil mixture obtained by mixing at least two types of oils having different indices of refraction, and the oil mixture has the index of refraction corresponding to the index of refraction of the material in which the chamber is formed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a secondary battery which can improve safety by forming a carbon coating layer and an electrode active material layer on an electrode plate such that ends of the carbon coating layer and the electrode active material layer are in different positions.