Abstract: A negative electrode for a rechargeable lithium battery and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are provided. The negative electrode includes a current collector; and a negative active material layer on at least one surface of the current collector, wherein the negative active material layer comprises a first crystalline carbon layer in contact with the current collector, a silicon layer on the first crystalline carbon layer and comprising a Si-carbon composite, and a second crystalline carbon layer on the silicon layer, and a thickness of the silicon layer is about 3% to about 35% based on a total thickness of the negative active material layer.

Abstract: An electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrodes arranged in a stack along a stacking axis with a respective separator portion of an elongated separator sheet positioned between and winding around each of the electrodes in the stack along a serpentine path. The plurality of electrodes include a top electrode positioned at a top of the stack along the stacking axis, and the plurality of electrodes include a bottom electrode positioned at a bottom of the stack. The separator portions in the stack include a top separator portion abutting the top electrode and a bottom separator portion abutting the bottom electrode. The bottom electrode may have a thickness along the stacking axis that is from 80% to 120% of a thickness of the top electrode along the stacking axis. Moreover, a maximum thickness of each of the electrodes in the stack may be less than 8.3 mm.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing hyaluronidase or a variant thereof. Specifically, the method is capable of changing the N-glycan levels under culture conditions including a controlled concentration of glucose in the culture medium and a decreased culture temperature for a specific culture time period, thereby increasing the specific activity by 10% or more and improving the quality and production yield.

Abstract: A horn antenna for a millimeter wave comprises: a horn radiator including a radiation part having an opening formed therein to radiate a feed signal, and a multi-layer PCB coupling part coupled to lower and side portions of the radiation part to provide a feed signal; and a multi-layer PCB coupled to a lower portion of the multi-layer PCB coupling part to provide a feed signal, wherein a slot and a groove connected to the slot and extending in a direction parallel to the multi-layer PCB are formed in the multi-layer PCB coupling part, wherein a feed line vertically overlapping the slot and the groove is formed on a first layer substrate, which is the uppermost layer of the multi-layer PCB, wherein the opening extends in a direction parallel to the multi-layer PCB, and wherein a ‘¬’-shaped waveguide extending from the slot is formed in the horn radiator.

Abstract: A liquid electrolyte includes: a lithium salt; a non-aqueous organic solvent; and an additive, wherein the additive comprises a polymer represented by Chemical Formula 1: in Chemical Formula 1, R1 to R3 are each independently hydrogen, fluorine, or a substituted or unsubstituted C1 to C10 alkyl group, and n and m are mole fractions, respectively, 50 mol %?n?90 mol %, 10 mol %?m?50 mol %.

Abstract: A display device can include a substrate having emission and non-emission areas and sub-pixels, an insulating layer on the substrate, a first electrode in the sub-pixels, a bank on the insulating layer and including an opening exposing the first electrode, an organic layer on the first electrode and a second electrode. Also, the bank includes first exposed side surfaces where a first area of the bank has been removed between the sub-pixels, and includes an undercut structure that extends further into the bank from lower ends of the first exposed side surfaces, and second exposed side surfaces where a second area of the bank has been removed between the sub-pixels, and which includes a trench structure from which a portion of a thickness of the insulating layer has been removed.

Abstract: An electrode assembly manufacturing method includes the steps of: assembling an electrode stack; performing a primary heat press operation on the electrode stack while engaging the electrode stack with a gripper; and then performing a secondary heat press operation on the electrode stack while the gripper is disengaged from the electrode stack. The secondary heat press operation may include applying heat and pressure to the electrode stack for a time period from 5 seconds to 60 seconds under a temperature condition from 50° C. to 90° C. and under a pressure condition from 1 Mpa to 6 Mpa. The step of assembling the electrode stack may include alternately stacking first and second electrodes on an elongated separator sheet, and sequentially folding the separator sheet over a previously-stacked one of the electrodes before a subsequent electrode is stacked. An apparatus for performing the manufacturing method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel chimeric antigen receptor comprising a CD99L2 region, which is known to play a key role in cell adhesion and migration, as a backbone of the chimeric antigen receptor, an immune cell comprising the same, and the uses thereof. CD99L2-based CAR-T cells exhibit enhanced T-cell activity and tumor treatment efficiency compared to conventional CAR-T cells, and thus can be useful in immune cell therapy for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower pattern. A channel isolation structure and a field insulating layer contact the lower pattern. A gate structure is on the lower pattern, in contact with the channel isolation structure. A channel pattern is on the lower pattern, and includes sheet patterns, each being in contact with the channel isolation structure. A source/drain pattern contacts the channel pattern and the channel isolation structure. The channel isolation structure includes a first region contacting the gate structure and a second region contacting the source/drain pattern. The second region of the channel isolation structure includes portions whose widths increase as a distance from a bottom surface of the field insulating layer increases.

Abstract: A frequency selective surface (FSS) is provided. The FSS includes a dielectric having an arbitrary permittivity and a thickness, a loop gap including a gap and arranged on an upper surface of the dielectric, a patch arranged inside the loop gap, and a cross strip arranged on a lower surface of the dielectric.

Abstract: A driving device includes: an output unit configured to supply a first voltage, or a second voltage lower than the first voltage, to an output terminal in response to a voltage of a first node and a voltage of a second node; a first driver configured to control the voltage of the second node in response to a signal of a first input terminal and a signal of a second input terminal; a second driver configured to control the voltage of the first node in response to a voltage of a third input terminal and the voltage of the second node; and a first transistor configured to apply a third voltage lower than the first voltage to the first node or the second node.

Abstract: Disclosed is an austenitic stainless steel having an increased yield ratio. The disclosed austenitic stainless steel is characterized by comprising, in percent by weight (wt %), 0.1% or less (exclusive of 0) of C, 0.2% or less (exclusive of 0) of N, 1.5 to 2.5% of Si, 6.0 to 10.0% of Mn, 15.0 to 17.0% of Cr, 0.3% or less (exclusive of 0) of Ni, 2.0 to 3.0% of Cu, and the remainder of Fe and other inevitable impurities, and satisfying Expressions (1) and (2) below. 3.2?5.53+1.4Ni?0.16Cr+17.1(C+N)+0.722Mn+1.4Cu?5.59Si?7??Expression (1): 551?462(C+N)?9.2Si?8.1Mn?13.7Cr?29(Ni+Cu)?110??Expression (2): wherein C, N, Si, Mn, Cr, Ni, and Cu indicate the content (wt %) of respective elements.

Abstract: The present utility model discloses a screen protector for attenuating electromagnetic radiation, which comprises a protector body and at least one magnetically absorbed piece; the magnetically absorbed piece is intended to attach the protector body to an electronic device screen; the protector body comprises at least one anti-glare sheet and at least one functional film set on one side of the anti-glare sheet through a main body adhesive layer; the magnetically absorbed piece comprises at least one shielding layer, at least one auxiliary attaching part attached to one side of the shielding layer and a first adhesive attaching part set on the other side of the shielding layer; the shielding layer is intended to attach to the electronic device screen in conjunction with the protector body to attenuate the electromagnetic wave intensity of the electronic device; the magnetically absorbed piece is attached to at least one edge of the anti-glare sheet through a first adhesive attaching part; the present utility m

Abstract: A lithium complex oxide and method of manufacturing the same, more particularly, a lithium complex oxide effective in improving the characteristics of capacity, resistance, and lifetime with reduced residual lithium and with different interplanar distances of crystalline structure between a primary particle locating in an internal part of secondary particle and a primary particle locating on the surface part of the secondary particle, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: A technology disclosed in the present disclosure provides a Group III-V-based quantum dot including a seed which includes a Group III element, a Group V element, and an active metal having various oxidation numbers and in which a molar ratio of the Group III element and the active metal is 1:3 to 1:30, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ventilated umbrella, which may include a ventilated umbrella holder which is formed in the shape of a hollow pipe and includes a plurality of air inlet holes through which air is introduced and an air discharge part formed on the upper side of the air inlet holes, a body part which is formed in the shape of a hollow pipe and includes a body inlet hole and a body discharge part corresponding to the air inlet hole and the air discharge part of the ventilated umbrella holder, and a stopper which is coupled to the body part and located inside the body discharge part and discharges air introduced through the air inlet hole to the outside through the body discharge part and blocks fluid introduced from the outside through the body discharge part.

Abstract: A system for estimating a real-time renewable energy generation quantity according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a site setting unit for setting a benchmarking group based on geographical locations of a plurality of renewable energy generation sites and setting a benchmarking site for each benchmarking group, a site generation quantity calculation unit for calculating a real-time generation quantity prediction value of each of sites except the benchmarking site among the sites included in the benchmarking group by using a preset prediction model based on a real-time generation quantity actual-measurement value of the corresponding benchmarking site, and a total generation quantity estimation unit for estimating a total real-time generation quantity of all the sites by summing the calculated real-time generation quantity prediction values for the respective sites and the real-time generation quantity actual-measurement value of the benchmarking site.