Abstract: Disclosed is an all-solid-state battery capable of suppressing volume expansion during charging and discharging.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a sealing device and an in-wheel motor including the sealing device. The in-wheel motor includes a stator, a rotor rotatably disposed with respect to the stator, an annular inner seal connected to the stator and spaced apart from the rotor by a predetermined gap so as to be disposed between the stator and the rotor, and an annular slinger coupled to an end portion of the rotor, wherein the annular inner seal seals between the slinger and the in-wheel motor.

Abstract: An operation method includes measuring figure of merit (FoM) values for a first group of presets having different preset types, based on equalized signals output from a transmission equalizer included in an external device adjusted based on the first group, identifying a preset type of a first preset corresponding to first FoM value which is a greatest value from among the FoM values for the first group, measuring FoM values for a second group of presets having the identified preset type, based on equalized signals output from the transmission equalizer adjusted based on the second group, determining a second preset corresponding to second FoM value which is a greatest value from among the first FoM value and the FoM values for the second group, and transmitting an equalizing setup request that controls the transmission equalizer to the external device, based on the determined second preset.

Abstract: The inventive concept provides a teaching method for teaching a transfer position of a transfer robot. The teaching method includes: searching for an object on which a target object to be transferred by the transfer robot is placed, based on a 3D position information acquired by a first sensor; and acquiring coordinates of a second direction and coordinates of a third direction of the object based on a data acquired from a second sensor which is a different type from the first sensor.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a bimodal-type positive electrode active material which is capable of improving the low energy density per unit volume of an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, preventing the degradation of electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide, and particularly preventing the lifetime deterioration of a lithium secondary battery by inhibiting or mitigating the release of a transition metal from the lithium manganese-based oxide, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material including an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, and capable of preventing the degradation of electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide and reducing side reactions between the lithium manganese-based oxide and a liquid electrolyte during high-voltage operation through induction of the growth of primary particles constituting the lithium manganese-based oxide.

Abstract: A binder solution for an all-solid-state battery, an electrode slurry for an all-solid-state battery including the same and a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery using the same, and more particularly to a binder solution for an all-solid-state battery, in which a polymer binder configured such that a non-polar functional group is bonded to the end of a polar functional group is used, whereby the polar functional group is provided by a deprotection mechanism of the polymer binder through a thermal treatment, thus increasing adhesion between electrode materials to thereby improve battery capacity and enabling a wet process to thereby reduce manufacturing costs, an electrode slurry for an all-solid-state battery including the same and a method of manufacturing an all-solid-state battery using the same.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a first substrate including a first region and a second region, a stacked structure only on the first region of the first substrate among the first region and the second region of the first substrate, the stacked structure including word lines, an interlayer insulating film covering the stacked structure, a dummy conductive structure inside the interlayer insulating film, the dummy conductive structure extending through the stacked structure to contact the first substrate, and a plate contact plug inside the interlayer insulating film, the plate contact plug being connected to the second region of the first substrate, and a height of an upper surface of the dummy conductive structure being greater than a height of an upper surface of the plate contact plug relative to an upper surface of the first substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material and a lithium secondary battery including the same, and more particularly, to a positive electrode active material including an overlithiated lithium manganese-based oxide, and capable of preventing the degradation in electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery, including rate characteristics, caused by an excess of lithium and manganese in the lithium manganese-based oxide, and particularly reducing side reactions between the lithium manganese-based oxide and a liquid electrolyte during high-voltage operation, and a lithium secondary battery including the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for regenerating nerve cells and suppressing immune diseases, and more particularly, to a device for regenerating nerve cells and suppressing immune diseases, which uses a contact lens containing a conductive material to increase the effect of microcurrent on nerve cell regeneration and immune response suppression. The device for regenerating nerve cells and suppressing immune diseases comprises: a contact lens comprising a body configured to be worn on a cornea, and a conductive material inserted into the body and serving to induce a microcurrent generated outside the body; a plurality of channels configured to come into close contact with skins around eyes and to generate a flow of microcurrent on upper part of the contact lens; and a signal supply unit configured to supply electrical signals to the plurality of channels.

Abstract: A battery includes an electrode assembly including a first electrode, a second electrode and a separator between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first electrode, the second electrode and the separator being wound around a winding axis to define a core and an outer peripheral surface. The first electrode and the second electrode include a first uncoated region and a second uncoated region along a winding direction, respectively, and an active material layer coating is absent in the first uncoated region and the second uncoated region. The battery further includes a housing receiving the electrode assembly through an opening formed at a bottom, a first current collector coupled to the first uncoated region and disposed within the housing, a cap covering the opening, a spacer interposed between the cap and the electrode assembly to fix the electrode assembly and seal the housing, and a terminal electrically connected to the second uncoated region.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bulk block for manufacturing a prosthesis having high aesthetics and processability required for one-day dental prosthetic materials, which is a dental composite bulk block comprising a glass ceramic matrix and a polymer, wherein the glass ceramic matrix consists of an amorphous glass matrix and a crystalline phase dispersed in the glass matrix, the crystalline phase comprises as a main crystalline phase at least one selected from a leucite crystalline phase and a lithium disilicate crystalline phase, and has an average particle diameter of 0.01-1.0 ?m, and the polymer is included in an amount of 20-40 wt % with respect to the weight of the total bulk block. The bulk block has the advantages of improved mechanical properties, being capable of preventing microleakage, exhibiting excellent aesthetics, and enabling machining.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for encoding a displacement video using image tiling. A method for encoding multi-dimensional data according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise: converting the multi-dimensional data into one or more frames with two-dimensional characteristics; generating one or more frame groups by grouping the one or more frames with pre-configured number units; reconstructing frames belonging to each frame group into a tiled frame; and generating a bitstream by encoding the tiled frame. Here, the tiled frame may be constructed with one or more blocks, and each block may be constructed by rearranging pixels existing at the same location in the frames.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for controlling step charging of a secondary battery. A charging control unit determines a SOC, an OCV and a polarization voltage of the secondary battery, determines an OCV deviation corresponding to a difference between the OCV and a predefined minimum OCV value, determines a correction factor corresponding to the polarization voltage and the OCV deviation, determines a look-up SOC by correcting the SOC according to the correction factor, determines the magnitude of a charging current corresponding to the look-up SOC, and provides the determined charging current to a charging device.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a process are provided. An apparatus for controlling a process includes a processor, and a memory for storing a plurality of instructions executed by the processor, in which the plurality of instructions include an instruction for determining deviation tendency of a seating point of a substrate with respect to a seating center point of a substrate support based on a seating point data created by accumulating the seating points of the substrate seated on the substrate support, an instruction for determining an alarm level according to the determined deviation tendency, and an instruction for performing post-processing according to the determined alarm level, in which the seating point data includes a change of the seating point over time.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions and methods related to antigen binding proteins that bind to human ST2, including antibodies. In particular embodiments, the disclosure provides fully human anti-ST2 antibodies and deriviatives and variants thereof. Further provided are nucleic acids encoding such antibodies and antibody fragments, variants, and derivatives. Also, provided are methods of making and using such antibodies including methods of treating and preventing autoimmune and inflammatory disorders.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a LiDAR device is proposed. The method may include providing a LiDAR module including a laser emitting module and a laser detecting module to a target region. The method may also include adjusting, on the basis of first detecting data obtained from the laser detecting module, a relative position of a detecting optic module with respect to the laser detecting module. The method may further include adjusting, on the basis of image data obtained from at least one image sensor, a relative position of an emitting optic module with respect to the laser emitting module.

Abstract: There is provided an optical encoder with alignable relative positions between elements including an encoding medium, a sensor package and a memory. The sensor package includes a photodiode array and two alignment photodiodes opposite to the encoding medium. The memory records an alignment pattern associated with output signals of the two alignment photodiodes when the encoding medium and the sensor package are at nominal operating positions. When the encoding medium and the sensor package are not at the nominal operating positions, the relative position alignment is performed by adjusting current relative positions between the encoding medium and the sensor package to cause a current pattern associated with output signals of the two alignment photodiodes to be identical to the alignment pattern.

Abstract: A display device includes a sensor having a detection electrode. An optical pattern layer is disposed directly on the sensor and includes a plurality of transmission portions and a light blocking portion. A display panel is disposed on the optical pattern layer. A minimum distance between the detection electrode and the light blocking portion is in a range of 1 micrometer-5 micrometers.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a scanner having a flexible probe which is an apparatus capable of being utilized for an inspection on a weld zone of a general ferrite material and a stainless material and allowing an inspection to be performed on a fitting weld zone where it is difficult for a general phased array ultrasonic testing (PAUT) probe to approach.