Abstract: A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication-based electronic toll collection system (ETCS) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes at least one roadside unit (RSU), a token issuer checking a de-identified token of a vehicle by communicating with an on-board unit (OBU) of the vehicle via the at least one roadside unit, and a clearing house communicating with the token issuer and charging a toll to a driver/owner of the vehicle. The token issuer generates toll information of the vehicle based on the de-identified token of the vehicle and location information of the at least one roadside unit involved in checking the de-identified token.

Abstract: An optical sensor includes a substrate, a photoelectric element disposed on the substrate and that includes a first electrode, an intermediate layer disposed on the first electrode, and a second electrode disposed on the intermediate layer, a barrier layer disposed on the second electrode, an insulating layer that covers the photoelectric element and the barrier layer, and a bias electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to the second electrode. The barrier layer is spaced apart from the first electrode.

Abstract: A positive electrode material and a positive electrode and a lithium secondary battery including the same are provided. The positive electrode material having a bimodal particle size distribution which includes large-diameter particles and small-diameter particles having different average particle diameters (D50), wherein the large-diameter particles are lithium composite transition metal oxide having a nickel content of 80 atm % or more in all transition metals thereof, and the small-diameter particles are a lithium composite transition metal oxide including nickel, cobalt, and aluminum, having a nickel content of 80 atm % to 85 atm % in all transition metals, and having an atomic ratio of the cobalt to the aluminum (Co/Al) of 1.5 to 5.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; and a pixel in each of a pixel area in the display area. Each of the pixels includes: an insulating layer on the substrate and having an opening; first and second electrodes on the insulating layer and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of light emitting elements in the opening; a first contact electrode electrically connecting one end of the light emitting elements and the first electrode to each other; a second contact electrode electrically connecting another end of the light emitting elements and the second electrode to each other; a first insulating pattern on the first contact electrode; and a second insulating pattern on the second contact electrode. The first insulating pattern and the second insulating pattern are on the same layer and spaced apart from each other.

Abstract: A vehicle seat includes: a seat back frame constituting a framework of the vehicle seat; a retractor received in an internal space of the seat back frame; and headrest poles which vertically extend through the retractor and are mounted to the retractor. The retractor may be mounted at an upper end of the seat back frame. By mounting the retractor within the seat back frame, instead of a separate mounting space, the thickness of the seat back in the forward/backward directions may be reduced, thereby thinning the seat and enlarging the passenger compartment.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for a lithium secondary battery and a lithium secondary battery including the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a non-aqueous electrolyte solution includes a lithium salt, a fluorine-based linear ether solvent, a fluorine-based cyclic carbonate solvent, and a fluorine-based lithium compound, wherein the fluorine-based linear ether solvent and the fluorine-based cyclic carbonate solvent are present in a weight ratio of 6:4 to 9:1. In some embodiments, a lithium secondary battery having the non-aqueous electrolyte solvent has improved high-temperature storage characteristics.

Abstract: Provided is a non-aqueous electrolyte comprising a lithium salt; an organic solvent; and a compound represented by Formula 1 as an additive: wherein in Formula 1, R1 may be an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms and optionally being substituted with fluorine, an aryl group having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and optionally being substituted with fluorine, or a nitrile group; and R2 to R4 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Provided are a compound of Formula (1-10) capable of improving the light-emitting efficiency, stability, and lifespan of an organic electronic element, a composition comprising the same, an organic electronic element using the same, and an electronic device thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a multilayer negative electrode comprising a negative electrode current collector configured to transfer electrons between an outer lead and a negative electrode active material, a first negative electrode mixture layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the current collector and containing natural graphite as a negative electrode active material and a second negative electrode mixture layer formed on the first negative electrode mixture layer and containing artificial graphite as a negative electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: A cell separation control apparatus may include a separation disc having a plurality of chambers and configured to separate a target material from a sample by means of a centrifugal force generated by a rotation, a printed circuit board coupled to the separation disc and having heating terminals configured to transfer heat to valves in channels that connect the plurality of chambers of the separation disc, and a plurality of pressing parts provided on the printed circuit board and configured to transfer heat from the heating terminals to the valves by pressing the heating terminals toward the valves.

Abstract: It is related to a manufacturing method of a negative electrode active material for lithium secondary battery, comprising: preparing an artificial graphite; mixing the artificial graphite and a coal tar to form a coating layer on the artificial graphite; and carbonizing the artificial graphite on which the coating layer is formed, wherein, the artificial graphite has a degree of sphericity of 0.6 to 1; and in the step of preparing an artificial graphite, the artificial graphite contains 20 wt % or more of artificial graphite derived from coal-based coke.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a saturated furodioxin derivative compound, and a use thereof as an additive for a secondary battery. More specifically, the present invention pertains to a novel compound and a method for preparing same, an electrolyte additive and a non-aqueous electrolyte composition containing the compound, and a secondary battery (in particular, a lithium-sulfur secondary battery) including the electrolyte composition, wherein the compound has a structure in which a substituent is bonded to a saturated furodioxin backbone. When the compound is contained as an additive in a non-aqueous electrolyte composition for a secondary battery (in a non-aqueous electrolyte composition for a lithium-sulfur secondary battery), the problem that conventional electrolyte compositions have of lithium polysulfide dissolution can be resolved, and high capacity retention rate characteristics can be achieved for various lithium salts.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an expression control composition for controlling the expression of a duplicate gene or a method using the same. In addition, the present invention relates to a method of treating or improving a disease caused by gene duplication using the expression control composition for controlling the expression of a duplicate gene.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and a method for measuring a three dimensional shape with improved accuracy. The apparatus includes a stage, at least one lighting unit, a plurality of image pickup units and a control unit. The stage supports an object to be measured. The lighting unit includes a light source and a grid, and radiates grid-patterned light to the object to be measured. The image pickup units capture, in different directions, grid images reflected from the object to be measured. The control unit calculates a three dimensional shape of the object from the grid images captured by the image pickup units. The present invention has advantages in capturing grid images through a main image pickup portion and sub-image pickup portions, enabling the measurement of the three dimensional shape of the object in a rapid and accurate manner.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel heterocyclic compound and a composition, for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and an inflammatory disease, comprising same. The novel heterocyclic compound of the present invention is a bifunctional compound having a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) degradation function via a ubiquitin proteasome pathway, and may be utilized as a composition for preventing or treating a cancer, an autoimmune disease, and Parkinson's disease.

Abstract: A semiconductor may include a substrate including a first active region and a second active region, an element isolation film on the substrate exposing the first active region and the second active region, a silicon germanium film on the first active region of the substrate, a first gate insulating film on the silicon germanium film and contacting the silicon germanium film, a first gate electrode on the first gate insulating film, a source/drain region in the substrate and on both sides of the first gate electrode, a second gate insulating film on the second active region of the substrate and contacting the substrate, and a second gate electrode on the second gate insulating film. A height from a lowest portion of the element isolation film to an upper face of the substrate may be different in the first active region compared to the second active region.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and an internal electrode alternately disposed with the dielectric layer in a first direction, and including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in the first direction, a third surface and a fourth surface, connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface, connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other in a third direction; external electrodes disposed on the third and fourth surfaces; and a first side margin portion and a second side margin portion, respectively disposed on the fifth and sixth surfaces, wherein the first and second side margin portions include a first extension portion disposed to extend onto a portion of the first surface and a portion of the second surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a substituted piperidine compound of Chemical Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof having activity of degrading androgen receptor (AR). The present disclosure also provides a composition comprising such a substituted piperidine compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present disclosure also provides a medical use of a substituted piperidine compound according to the present disclosure, a salt thereof, and a composition comprising the same for the treatment or prophylaxis of AR-related diseases. The present disclosure also provides a method for treating or preventing an AR-related disease comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a substituted piperidine compound according to the present disclosure, a salt thereof, or a composition comprising the same.

Abstract: A coil electronic component includes a body, a coil portion disposed in the body and including a support substrate and a coil pattern disposed on at least one surface of the support substrate and forming at least one turn, and first and second external electrodes disposed on external surfaces of the body and connected to both ends of the coil pattern, respectively. The first and second external electrodes include a first plating layer disposed on an end surface of the body and a conductive resin layer covering the first plating layer and extending to a main surface of the body, to be connected to the coil pattern. An aspect ratio of the coil pattern is less than 1 and a width W1 of the coil pattern satisfies 0.8W2?W1?W2 as compared with a width W2 of the first and second external electrodes.

Abstract: A device and method for analyzing a defect in ultrasonic testing using a three-dimensional deep learning model is proposed. The method includes preparing three-dimensional raw data by collecting a plurality of two-dimensional inspection images obtained by ultrasonic testing of an inspection object and stacking the plurality of two-dimensional inspection images; generating input data for a deep learning model by processing the three-dimensional raw data; deriving representation data, which is an inferenced three-dimensional image representing the defect of the inspection object, through a first feature transformation by applying first weights in a trained state to the input data within a generation network of the deep learning model; and determining a defect type of the inspection object by inputting the representation data to a detecting network of the deep learning model.