Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved electrical characteristics by adjusting an aspect ratio gradient of primary particles included in a secondary particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material which makes it possible to improve the electrochemical properties and stability of a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite oxide by adjusting the direction of a concentration gradient of a metal element of the lithium composite oxide, and a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate including an opening area, a peripheral area surrounding the opening area, and a display area surrounding the peripheral area; a transistor disposed on the display area of the substrate; a first electrode electrically connected to the transistor; an intermediate layer overlapping the first electrode; a second electrode disposed on the intermediate layer; a first dam disposed on the peripheral area of the substrate; and a first encapsulation inorganic layer disposed on the second electrode, wherein the first encapsulation inorganic layer is in contact with a side of the first dam in the peripheral area.

Abstract: A valve assembly for controlling charging and discharging of a fuel prevents a high pressure charging pressure from being applied to a solenoid valve during fuel charging. The valve assembly includes a transfer flow passage composed of: a charging/discharging flow passage; a charging flow passage branched from the charging/discharging flow passage and connected to a storage tank; and a discharging flow passage branched from the charging/discharging flow passage and connected to the storage tank. Further, the valve assembly includes a first check valve configured to prevent backflow of the fuel transferred along the charging flow passage; a solenoid valve configured to open or close the discharging flow passage to regulate flow of the fuel; a second check valve configured to prevent backflow of the fuel transferred along the discharging flow passage; and a metering valve configured to control a flow rate of the fuel transferred along the discharging flow passage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material which makes it possible to improve the electrochemical properties and stability of a positive electrode active material including a lithium composite oxide by adjusting the direction of a concentration gradient of a metal element of the lithium composite oxide, and a lithium secondary battery using a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: An atomic magnetometer with an extended measurement bandwidth is disclosed. The atomic magnetometer includes coils configured to transmit incident pump light and a bias magnetic field and a vapor cell positioned between the coils and receiving the pump light and the bias magnetic field transmitted from the coils and irradiation light incident from a direction perpendicular to the coils, wherein the vapor cell includes both a first alkali metal atom and a second alkali metal atom, which are isotopes of one of alkali metals.

Abstract: In a system for automatically manufacturing a pipe spool, when information on a pipe spool is input to a control unit, manufacturing of a spool pipe by cutting an original pipe, processing of a spool pipe, processing of a connection member, manufacturing of a straight pipe spool by welding a spool pipe to a connection member, and manufacturing a three-dimensional spool by welding a straight pipe spool to the other straight pipe spool or a connection member may be automatically performed by a sensor, an automatic device or a robot included in each process and the control unit connected to each of the devices.

Abstract: A display device includes an LED assembly, an optical sheet above the LED assembly, a plate above the optical sheet, a brightness enhancement film above the plate, a display panel above the brightness enhancement film, a light absorbing layer in contact with a first surface of the plate, and the light absorbing layer comprising a light absorbing material and an adhesive material, wherein the light absorbing material absorbs light having at least one wavelength between a wavelength of green light and a wavelength of red light, and wherein the brightness enhancement film or the optical sheet is in contact with a second surface of the plate.

Abstract: Provided is a coherent optical communication system including a coherent optical transmitter and a coherent optical receiver, and more particularly, when a polarization time block code is used, the complexity for performing a polarization time block decoding scheme of the coherent optical receiver is minimized.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a new concept of fusion imaging device for simultaneously providing anatomical information and functional/biochemical information of human bodies, to accurately localize lesions in the pre-operative process and measure in real time, thereby ensuring the stability of patients with lower radiation doses than the existing fusion imaging devices such as positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)/CT, and includes: a transducer to transmit and receive an ultrasound; a matching layer positioned on top of the transducer to reduce a difference in acoustic resistance between the transducer and an affected part, to support an ultrasound beam to be smoothly transmitted into tissues and a reflected beam to be received with high sensitivity; a backing member to absorb the ultrasound on an opposite side of the affected part with respect to the transducer; and a scintillator to detect gamma rays which are radiation, wherei

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical filter having a narrow bandpass, high transmittance in the bandpass, low transmittance outside the bandpass, little change in optical properties even when the incident angle of light changes and thus, being advantageous in terms of yield and cost per hour. In addition, the present invention may provide a LiDAR system including the optical filter and an application of the optical filter and the LiDAR system.

Abstract: An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone's respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LED driver chip capable of being used for master chip and slave chip. In case that the LED driver chip of the disclosure is used for the master, the strobe clock signal may be used as a reference clock signal. The 1-st to the n-th frequency clock signals, which are relatively simple to generate, may be provided as the 1-st to the n-th gray clock signals. In case that the LED driver chip of the disclosure is used for the slave, the external clock signal may be used as a reference clock signal. The 1-st to the n-th delay clock signals, which have a phase according to the reference clock signal, may be provided as the 1-st to the n-th gray clock signal. As a result, the LED driver chip of the disclosure can be used for both a master chip and a slave chip.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an LED driver chip capable of being used for master chip and slave chip. In case that the LED driver chip of the disclosure is used for the master, the strobe clock signal may be used as a reference clock signal. The 1-st to the n-th frequency clock signals, which are relatively simple to generate, may be provided as the 1-st to the n-th gray clock signals. In case that the LED driver chip of the disclosure is used for the slave, the external clock signal may be used as a reference clock signal. The 1-st to the n-th delay clock signals, which have a phase according to the reference clock signal, may be provided as the 1-st to the n-th gray clock signal. As a result, the LED driver chip of the disclosure can be used for both a master chip and a slave chip.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining the location of a radiation source. The apparatus for determining the location of a radiation source according to the present invention comprises: a collimator part for selectively passing radiation therethrough according to the direction in which the radiation is incident; a scintillator part for converting the radiation incident from the collimator part into a light ray; a first optical sensor for converting the light ray incident from one end of the scintillator part into a first optical signal; a second optical sensor for converting the light ray incident from the other end of the scintillator part into a second optical signal; and a location information acquisition part for acquiring information on the location where the light ray is generated in the scintillator part, by using the second optical signal and the second optical signal.

Abstract: Provided are a method and apparatus for registering a new terminal using chromatic dispersion distance estimation. The method of registering a new terminal, performed by a transport unit (TU), includes performing frame synchronization through a downstream packet received from a transport node (TN), identifying a position of a frequency of a spectral null and a number of frequencies of spectral nulls through analysis on a frequency spectrum of the received downstream packet, estimating a transmission distance of an optical fiber to the TN, based on the identified position of the frequency of the spectral null and the identified number of frequencies of spectral nulls, and determining a timing of transmitting a registration request message, based on the estimated transmission distance, where the discovery information message is received from the TN.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a steering control apparatus, a steering control method, and a steering apparatus. Specifically, the steering control apparatus comprises: a reception unit for receiving steering correction condition information; a steering correction determination unit for determining whether to correct steering on the basis of the steering correction condition information; an angle correction value calculation unit for, when it is determined to correct the steering, determining correction parameters of the steering correction condition information and calculating an angle correction value by using the correction parameters of the steering correction condition information; and a signal generating unit for generating a motor control signal by determining whether to generate the motor control signal which is based on the angle correction value according to a result of comparison of the angle correction value to a reference value.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for determining the location of a radiation source. The apparatus for determining the location of a radiation source according to the present invention comprises: a collimator part for selectively passing radiation therethrough according to the direction in which the radiation is incident; a scintillator part for converting the radiation incident from the collimator part into a light ray; a first optical sensor for converting the light ray incident from one end of the scintillator part into a first optical signal; a second optical sensor for converting the light ray incident from the other end of the scintillator part into a second optical signal; and a location information acquisition part for acquiring information on the location where the light ray is generated in the scintillator part, by using the second optical signal and the second optical signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a 7-amino-3,4-dihydropyrimidopyrimidin-2-one derivative compound exhibiting excellent anti-proliferative effects against cancer cells, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a hydrate thereof, or a stereoisomer thereof, a production method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition for preventing, alleviating or treating cancer metastasis and proliferative disease containing the same as an active ingredient, and an anti-cancer composition against cancer cells. The compound exhibits excellent cancer cell inhibitory activity and anti-proliferative effects, and thus is effective in inhibiting cancer cells, preventing cancer metastasis and proliferative diseases or treating cancer.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of registering a new optical network unit (ONU) to be performed by an optical line terminal (OLT). The method includes transmitting a ranging notification message to a centralized unit (CU)/distributed unit (DU) to register the new ONU, receiving scheduling information for registering the new ONU from the CU/DU in response to the ranging notification message, transmitting a serial number request message to a service region in which ONUs are present based on the received scheduling information, and when the serial number response message is received from the new ONU in response to the serial number request message, registering the new ONU that transmits a serial number request message. The transmitting of the serial number request message is performed through a multi-quiet zone of a short period.