Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including a porous substrate and a porous coating layer on at least one side of the porous substrate. The porous coating layer includes a binder resin, inorganic particles, and an ionic dispersant. The inorganic particles include plate-shaped particles a having a Mohs hardness of 3 or less and a density of 3 g/cm3 or less, in which the plate-shaped particles a contain kaolin. The separator can be implemented to be thinner and lighter than conventional counterparts, has improved heat shrinkage characteristics, and is not easily damaged under pressure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing core-shell particles using carbon monoxide, and more particularly, to a method for manufacturing core-shell particles, the method of which a simple and fast one-pot reaction enables particle manufacturing to reduce process costs, facilitate scale-up, change various types of core and shell metals, and form a multi-layered shell by including the steps of adsorbing carbon monoxide on a transition metal for a core, and reacting carbon monoxide adsorbed on the surface of the transition metal for the core, a metal precursor for a shell, and a solvent to form particles with a core-shell structure having a reduced metal shell layer formed on a transition metal core.

Abstract: In a method for recycling a lithium precursor of the present invention, cathode active material powders including lithium composite oxide particles and having different particle sizes are prepared. A preliminary precursor mixture is prepared by reducing the cathode active material powders in a fluidized bed reactor including a reactor body whose cross-sectional diameter is decreased stepwise or gradually from an upper portion to a lower portion. Subsequently, a lithium precursor is recovered from the preliminary precursor mixture.

Abstract: A memory system and a method of operating the memory system are provided. The memory system may determine, on a determination that the memory system enters thermal throttling mode, a target status read check period based on threshold voltage distribution offset for the target memory die, and set a timer to transmit a status read command for the target memory die to the memory device based on the target status read check period.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a semiconductor device having a three-dimensional structure capable of increasing a junction area of a semiconductor laminate per unit area of a substrate and a method of manufacturing the same. The semiconductor device includes a substrate having a first orientation plane as a main plane, a partition wall part provided to protrude outward from the main plane, and a semiconductor laminate grown from a side surface of the partition wall part and having, as a growth plane, a second orientation plane having a plane orientation different from that of the first orientation plane.

Abstract: A voltage drop compensation system and a display driving device for compensating for a voltage drop of a display panel. The voltage drop compensation system generates a voltage drop compensation value for each of a plurality of regions into which a test image of a panel is divided, and the display driving device compensates for a voltage drop for each region of image data using the voltage drop compensation value.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display driving apparatus having a mura compensation function and a method of compensating for mura of the same. To this end, the display driving apparatus may include a mura memory in which compensation data corresponding to coefficient values of a mura compensation equation is stored, and a mura compensation circuit configured to perform mura compensations on display data by using the mura compensation equation to which the compensation data has been applied.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a battery. According to the method, a combination of binder resin composition and organic solvent causing low dissolution of polymer may be selected before manufacturing a battery. The binder resin composition, organic solvent or both may be applied to the manufacture of a battery to prevent degradation of adhesion of battery devices, and an increase in resistance caused by an increase in viscosity of an electrolyte.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method for preparing fine particles having enclosed voids with improved stain resistance and composition comprising the particles by preventing free radicals from interfering with core swelling due to the cross-linking monomer upon polymerization of a secondary hard-shell and by removing the residual initiator by additional polymerization of the phosphoric acid monomer and the hard-shell monomer.

Abstract: In a method for recovering active metals of a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment, a cathode active material mixture is collected from the cathode of the lithium secondary battery, the cathode active material mixture is reduced by a reducing reaction to prepare a preliminary precursor mixture, an aqueous lithium precursor solution is formed from the preliminary precursor mixture, and an aluminum-containing material is removed from the aqueous lithium precursor solution with an aluminum removing resin.

Abstract: Image sensors are provided. The image sensors may include a substrate including first, second, third and fourth regions, a first photoelectric conversion element in the first region, a second photoelectric conversion element in the second region, a third photoelectric conversion element in the third region, a fourth photoelectric conversion element in the fourth region, a first microlens at least partially overlapping both the first and second photoelectric conversion elements, and a second microlens at least partially overlapping both the third and fourth photoelectric conversion elements. The image sensors may also include a floating diffusion region and first, second and third pixel transistors configured to perform different functions from each other. Each of the first, second and third pixel transistors may be disposed in at least one of first, second, third and fourth pixel regions. The first pixel transistor may include multiple first pixel transistors.

Abstract: Image sensors are provided. The image sensors may include a substrate including first, second, third and fourth regions, a first photoelectric conversion element in the first region, a second photoelectric conversion element in the second region, a third photoelectric conversion element in the third region, a fourth photoelectric conversion element in the fourth region, a first microlens at least partially overlapping both the first and second photoelectric conversion elements, and a second microlens at least partially overlapping both the third and fourth photoelectric conversion elements. The image sensors may also include a floating diffusion region and first, second and third pixel transistors configured to perform different functions from each other. Each of the first, second and third pixel transistors may be disposed in at least one of first, second, third and fourth pixel regions. The first pixel transistor may include multiple first pixel transistors.

Abstract: A method and system for determining a dose of modulation (DOM) profile are provided. The method may include obtaining a 3D image and a topogram image of the object. The method may further include obtaining a dose of modulation (DOM) profile generation model. The DOM profile generation model may be generated by training a preliminary model based on a plurality of sample CT images, a plurality of sample 3D images corresponding to the plurality of sample CT images, respectively, and a plurality of sample topogram images corresponding to the plurality of sample CT images, respectively. The method may further include executing the DOM profile generation model to generate a DOM profile related to a computed tomography (CT) scan of the object based on the 3D image and the topogram image of the object.

Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising a novel strain, a lysate thereof or a culture product thereof, which can demonstrate excellent effects in strengthening skin barrier, moisturizing skin, enhancing skin elasticity or anti-aging, and can be used for a cosmetic composition or health functional food.

Abstract: An electrode assembly including a positive electrode current collector having at least one surface, positive electrode having a positive electrode mixture layer on at least one surface of the positive electrode current collector, a negative electrode current collector having at least one surface, a negative electrode having a negative electrode mixture layer on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector, and a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode mixture layer includes silicon active material particles, a conductive layer on at least one surface of the separator, and the thickness of the conductive layer is greater than 50% of the D50 particle size of the silicon active material particles, and a battery cell including the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a variant of YjeH, which is an inner membrane protein, a microorganism including the same, and a method for producing a target product using the same.

Abstract: The present disclosure has provided an automatic multichannel apparatus for assessing hot coal fallout propensity of burning cigarettes and an assessing method thereof. The apparatus comprises a multichannel rotary plate unit, an automatic supplying unit for cigarette samples, an automatic ignition and burning line detection unit for cigarette samples, a cigarette holding and force applying unit, an automatic hot coal fallout detection and removal unit, a smoke collecting unit during suction, a suction unit, a gas exhaust unit arranged in a main frame, and an electric circuit and air path control unit for controlling actions and processes of the above units. The apparatus operates based on certain steps and performs automatic ignition and burning line detection on cigarette samples inserted into a rotary plate in sequence.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a lamp for a vehicle, and the lamp for the vehicle includes a light source device including a plurality of light sources, each of which emits light, a lens provided to emit light emitted from the light source device forward, and a reflector array including a plurality of reflectors provided to respectively correspond to the plurality of light sources so as to form a plurality of light distribution patterns by reflecting light irradiated from the plurality of light sources. The plurality of light distribution patterns are overlapped to form a low beam pattern.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing a service based on a digital card connected to a digital code are provided. A service providing server is configured to generate a digital code connected to a service account of a partner terminal by connecting a plurality of digital codes selected by the partner terminal to a digital code and a user terminal is configured to use a digital card associated with the a user account among the plurality of digital cards connected to the digital code by scanning the digital code displayed on an online area and an offline area.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biomimetic chip for three-dimensionally simulating an endometrium, and an endometrium simulating method using the biomimetic chip. The biomimetic chip according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is a three-dimensional biomimetic chip including a plate, a plurality of chambers, and a plurality of posts, which are arranged between the plurality of chambers, wherein the plurality of chambers include channels in which different cells are cultured, are arranged on the plate to be parallel to each other in one direction, and are arranged adjacent to each other such that at least some sections communicate with each other.