Abstract: Proposed are a washing machine and a control method therefor, which may allow a user to safely and additionally put laundry in during the operation of the washing machine including an auxiliary door. The washing machine includes an auxiliary door through which laundry is additionally put in, indicates whether additionally putting-in of laundry during the operation of the washing machine is allowed, and enables a user to determine the same, in order to provide an algorithm for safely operating the auxiliary door, and checks a rotation of a drum, a temperature of the inside, and a level of water when it is desired to additionally put laundry in, so as to enable the user to safely put the laundry in. Also, when the user additionally puts laundry in while the washing machine performs a cycle, the washing machine changes a cycle profile for each cycle, and corrects a cycle profile according to an additional put-in point, thereby raising reliability of the user for the washing machine.

Abstract: An active stylus that is applicable to a touch panel. The touch panel comprises driving electrodes and sensing electrodes. Each driving electrode transmits a panel driving signal. The sensing electrodes receive the panel driving signal. The active stylus comprises a receiving element receiving the panel driving signal; a sensing module obtaining signal characteristics of the panel driving signal; a signal generator generating a simulated driving signal; a driving element transmitting the simulated driving signal; and a control unit. The control unit uses the signal generator to generate the simulated driving signal, which is synchronous with and identical in phase to the panel driving signal, according to the signal characteristics of the panel driving signal. Thereby, the touch panel can distinguish the touch of an active stylus from the touch of a hand and realize a multi-point touch control function in a mutual-capacitance mode.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to apparatuses for microdroplet generation and methods of manufacturing such apparatuses. In accordance with one aspect, a method for manufacturing a microdroplet generator having a plurality of flow-focusing generators includes forming a cavity between a first plate and a second plate, the second plate being a soft master. The cavity defining the plurality of flow focusing generators, a first plurality of channels, and a second plurality of channels. The method further includes supplying a resin to the cavity, applying pressure to one or both of the first plate or the second plate; and curing the resin.

Abstract: Embodiments of this invention include image-based systems and methods for detection of one or more biological molecules. A matrix has identifiable analyte-specific capture particle(s) suspended therein, not all being in the same detection plane. Analyte-specific binding moieties (e.g., antibodies) capture analytes. Analyte-specific detector molecules with conjugated detection moieties are then attached to the analyte-specific binding moiety forming particle complexes. A computer assisted, image-based detection system captures images of the particle complexes. Using different sets of analyte-specific detector molecules, each set having a characteristic identifiable feature; it is now possible to implement rapid multiplex assays of cytokines. These image-based systems can be used to aid in diagnosis of disease, evaluation of therapy for disease, or laboratory investigation.

Abstract: Disclosed is a visible light-activated photocatalytic coating composition comprising a visible light active photocatalytic material and an aqueous solvent.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device and an emergency method thereof are provided. The wearable electronic device includes a host and a strap. The host senses physiological information of a user by using a sensor. When the physiological information is determined as being abnormal, the host sends an enabling signal to the strap by a transmitting coil to enable the strap. After the strap is enabled, a warning light module displays a warning message based on the enabling signal.

Abstract: Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system to be provided so as to support a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system, such as LTE. Disclosed is a communication method of a base station using a channel state information reference signal (CSI-RS) in a mobile communication system, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a sounding reference signal (SRS) from a terminal; selecting a precoding matrix by using the received SRS; transmitting a CSI-RS by using the selected precoding matrix; receiving a CSI report from the terminal, and determining a transmission parameter on the basis of the CSI report; and transmitting data to the terminal by applying the determined transmission parameter thereto, wherein the CSI-RS is aperiodically transmitted.

Abstract: Provided are a method and system for detecting time-domain cardiac information, the method comprising: obtaining moving images of a pupil from a subject; extracting a pupil size variation (PSV) from the moving images; calculating R-peak to R-peak intervals (RRIs) in a predetermined frequency range from the PSV; and obtaining at least one time-domain cardiac parameter by processing the RRIs.

Abstract: A method for operating a memory system includes determining at least one erased memory cell among a plurality of erased memory cells as an unstable memory cell based on read data read from the at least one erased memory cell; determining the unstable memory cell as an unwritable memory cell based on write data to be written in the unstable memory cell; and prohibiting the plurality of erased memory cells from being used, depending on the number of erased memory cells as the unwritable memory cell among the plurality of erased memory cells.

Abstract: An information handling system may implement a method for automatically provisioning multi-tenant wireless local area networks. The method may include detecting initiation, by a client in a given tenant, of a provisioning of a wireless local area network (LAN), and creating, automatically and in response to the detecting, a secure wireless LAN, where the LAN is to be isolated from clients in other tenants. Creating the secure wireless LAN may include allocating a virtual local area network (VLAN) on behalf of the tenant, associating the VLAN with the tenant, and associating a locally unique identifier with the VLAN. The method may also include determining, subsequent to the creating, that a disconnection condition for the VLAN has been met, and dismantling, automatically and in response to the determination, the VLAN, where dismantling the VLAN may include disassociating the locally unique identifier from the VLAN, and deallocating the VLAN.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite of a multilayer structure comprising a polyester foam and a polyester resin layer, and a use thereof. A polyester composite according to the present invention provides a composite which is capable of improving a working environment, improves durability and strength and has light weight; is easy to reuse; and can be variously utilized for different uses such as a vehicle interior or exterior material or building insulation materials.

Abstract: A mechanism is provided for backing up metadata in a data storage system. Given metadata stored on the data storage system is implemented by way of a tree structure operable by fixed mapping. A stream of snapshots is taken of leaves in the metadata tree structure of given metadata stored on persistent data storage. The metadata tree structure of the given metadata stored on the persistent data storage is reconstructed on a basis of the stream of snapshots taken for backing up the given metadata stored on the persistent data storage. A journal over the reconstructed metadata tree structure is then replayed. In response to a given status discrepancy being flagged in respect of any given metadata, the status of a given leaf corresponding thereto in the reconstructed data tree structure is modified for consistency with the corresponding journal entry in the journal for that given metadata.

Abstract: A memory system includes: a memory device; a cache memory suitable for caching a portion of a data stored in the memory device; and a read voltage controller suitable for controlling a level of a read voltage of the memory device by comparing a cache data in the cache memory with a data from the memory device corresponding to the cache data.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a lower electrode on a substrate, a capacitor dielectric layer on the lower electrode, and an upper electrode on the capacitor dielectric layer. The capacitor dielectric layer includes a base layer on the lower electrode and a dielectric particle layer in at least a portion of the base layer. The base layer includes a first dielectric material, and the dielectric particle layer extends at least partially continuously along a thickness direction of the capacitor dielectric layer and includes a second dielectric material different from the first dielectric material.

Abstract: Provided are foldable electronic device and a control method of the foldable electronic device. For example, disclosed are a foldable electronic device including a support sheet that supports a display in a common curved region and a control method of the foldable electronic device. According to disclosed embodiments, provided are a foldable electronic device including a support sheet that supports a display under the display folded in a common curved region of the folded electronic device, and a control method of the foldable electronic device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a thin film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) panel. The TFT LCD panel may comprise a matrix of data bus lines and scan bus lines arranging sub-pixels. The TFT LCD may comprise gate drivers, configured to sequentially activate TFTs of sub-pixels belonging to the scan bus lines. The TFT LCD panel may comprise source drivers, configured to charge sub-pixels of the scan bus lines to render an image on the TFT LCD panel. The TFT LCD may further comprise an amplitude variation unit to compare an amplitude change on a data bus line driven by a source driver based on the image data of current scan bus line and previous scan bus line corresponding to the data bus line. The amplitude variation unit may modify the amplitude on the data bus line by a predefined value if the amplitude change is greater than a predefined threshold value.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a rotation control method for a display apparatus, including: sensing a user image by using a user position information sensing unit, to obtain user position information; performing a calculation by using a rotation angle calculation component according to the user position information, to obtain angle information, and transmitting the angle information to a motor control unit; controlling a rotation mechanism by using the motor control unit according to the angle information, where the rotation mechanism is pivotally connected to a display panel; and rotating the display panel by using the rotation mechanism.

Abstract: Disclosed are a beam scanning method and a base station, the method in which generated is a code book comprising a plurality of second precoders, defined by the weighted sums of a plurality of first precoders, and in which a plurality of synchronization signals, to which applied are second precoders that are selected from the code book and differ from each other, are transmitted to a terminal over a plurality of time intervals. The synchronization signals are used in synchronization, beam scanning and cell ID acquisition of the terminal, and each weighted sum applied to the plurality of first precoders indicates a beam ID used in the beam scanning.

Abstract: A vehicle body includes a rocker panel elongated along an axis. The vehicle body includes a pillar fixed to the rocker panel and elongated in a direction transverse to the axis. The rocker panel includes a first flange and a second flange. The first flange and the second flange are on opposite sides of the pillar and spaced from each other in a direction parallel to the axis. The vehicle body includes a reinforcement fixed to the first and second flanges.

Abstract: The system for preparing silica aerogel according to the present invention comprises a raw material supply part transferring at least one raw material of de-ionized water, water glass, a surface modifier, an inorganic acid, and an organic solvent to a mixing part, the mixing part mixing the raw materials transferred from the raw material supply part to produce silica wet gel, a drying part drying the silica wet gel to produce the silica aerogel, a recovery part recovering a portion of the vaporized raw material of the raw materials used in at least one of the mixing part and the drying part, and a heat transfer part transferring heat to at least one of the mixing part and the drying part, wherein the system further comprises a pulverizing part that pulverizes the raw material from the row material supply part to the mixing part.