Abstract: Provided are a polarizer protection film, a polarizing plate comprising the same, and a liquid crystal display device comprising the polarizing plate. The polarizer protection film has: a moisture permeability ranging from approximately 0 g/m2/24 hr to approximately 100 g/m2/24 hr; a value for a MD-direction shrinkage rate/a TD-direction shrinkage rate, ranging from 0.8 to 1.3; an in-plane phase difference (Re) ranging from approximately 0 nm to approximately 350 nm; a thickness-direction phase difference (Rth) ranging from approximately 2500 nm to approximately 8000 nm; and a thickness of approximately 10 ?m to approximately 60 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer (TPEE) having a hard segment and a soft segment and a method for preparing the same and, more specifically, to a thermoplastic polyether ester elastomer and a method for preparing the same, wherein a unit derived from an anhydrosugar alcohol derivative with improved reactivity derived from biomass is contained in the soft segment, and thus through the adjustment of the content of the anhydrosugar alcohol derivative, elastic characteristics and physical characteristics (for example, hardness, etc.), which are important characteristics of an elastomer, can be favorably maintained, the melting point variously required in the molding process of a final product can be easily controlled, a problem of depletion of, especially, petroleum resources as finite resources, can be solved, and environmental friendliness can be improved.

Abstract: A combination structure includes a hybrid nanostructure array and a light-absorbing layer adjacent to the hybrid nanostructure array. The hybrid nanostructure array includes a plurality of hybrid nanostructures, each hybrid nanostructure includes a stack of a first nanostructure and a second nanostructure. The first nanostructure includes a first material. The second nanostructure includes a second material. The second material has a refractive index that is higher than a refractive index of the first material. The light-absorbing layer includes a near-infrared absorbing material configured to absorb light of at least a portion of a near-infrared wavelength spectrum.

Abstract: A memory device includes: a first clock receiver configured to receive a first clock signal; a second clock receiver configured to receive a second clock signal when data is input or output, wherein the second clock signal has a first clock frequency in a preamble period, and has a second clock frequency different from the first clock frequency after the preamble period; a command decoder configured to receive a clock synchronization command synchronized with the first clock signal and generate a clock synchronization signal, wherein the clock synchronization signal is generated during the preamble period; and a clock synchronizing circuit configured to generate a plurality of division clock signals in response to the second clock signal, latch the clock synchronization signal during the preamble period, and selectively provide the plurality of division clock signals as internal data clock signals according to a result of the latching.

Abstract: A combination structure includes an in-plane pattern of unit cells, wherein the each unit cell includes nanostructures each having a dimension that is smaller than a near-infrared wavelength and a light-absorbing layer adjacent to the nanostructures and including a near-infrared absorbing material configured to absorb light in at least a portion of a near-infrared wavelength spectrum. The nanostructures are define a nanostructure array in the unit cells, and a wavelength width at 50% transmittance of a transmission spectrum in the near-infrared wavelength spectrum of the combination structure is wider than a wavelength width at 50% transmittance of a transmission spectrum in the near-infrared wavelength spectrum of the nanostructure array.

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot projecting an image that selects a projection area in a space based on at least one of first information related to content of an image to be projected and second information related to a user viewing the image to be projected, and projects the image to the projection area.

Abstract: An optical filter includes a light absorbing layer and a conductive nanodisk. The light absorbing layer includes a near-infrared absorbing material configured to absorb light of a first wavelength spectrum within a near-infrared wavelength spectrum. The conductive nanodisk is configured to absorb or reflect light of a second wavelength spectrum within the first wavelength spectrum. An image sensor includes the optical filter, a camera module includes the optical filter, and an electronic device includes the optical filter.

Abstract: Disclosed is a robot projecting an image that selects a projection area in a space based on at least one of first information related to content of an image to be projected and second information related to a user viewing the image to be projected, and projects the image to the projection area.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for displaying images and a robot implementing the same. The robot includes a communicator that communicates with a plurality of display devices in a space, and a controller selects a first display device, among the plurality of display devices, based on at least one of a location of a robot in the space, a situation of a user of the robot, the type of an image, and state information on the plurality of display devices, where the communicator transmits the image to the first display device and the transmitted image is executed on the first display device.

Abstract: A device-to-device (D2D) communication method is provided. According to an inventive concept, the method comprises, storing, by a first device, first authentication data including a hash chain, which is a sequential concatenation of hash values, and storing, by a second device, second authentication data including an initial hash value of the hash chain, transmitting, by the first device, a final hash value of the hash chain to the second device, determining, by the second device, whether authentication between the first and second devices has succeeded by repeatedly hashing the initial hash value stored in the second device until a hash value identical to the final hash value is returned, and if a determination is made that authentication between the first and second devices has succeeded, performing, by the first and second devices, a connection establishment process for establishing a connection between the first and second devices.

Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.

Abstract: An operating method of a display driving integrated circuit (DDIC) includes correcting first image data using correction data in a first operating mode. The first image data is received from a processor via an interface, and the correction data is stored in a first memory included in the DDIC. The method further includes storing second image data received from the processor in the first memory in response to a mode switching signal controlling the DDIC to switch to a second operating mode, and displaying the second image data on a display panel in the second operating mode.

Abstract: Provided is a method of preparing nanoparticle-type polynucleotides, the method comprising forming the polynucleotides comprising modified nucleotides, in which the forming includes chemically synthesizing the polynucleotides comprising modified nucleotides, synthesizing the polynucleotides comprising modified nucleotides using an enzyme, or a combination thereof.

Abstract: A method and memory device of controlling a plurality of low power states are provided. The method includes: entering a low power mode state, in which memory cell rows of the memory device are refreshed and power consumption is lower than in a self-refresh mode state, in response to a low power state entry command; and exiting the low power mode state based on a low power mode exit latency time that is set in a mode register of the memory device or at least one of an alarm signal and a low power mode exit command.

Abstract: A social information management method and system designate a plurality of mobile devices as a group list of mobile devices that share the information based on a social network; create social information in a mobile device, by registering an item selected or input to the mobile device while the mobile device operates a user function; and shares the social information with the mobile devices in the information sharing group list.

Abstract: An alignment layer composition including a copolymer of a dianhydride compound and a diamine compound, wherein the copolymer includes a repeating unit represented by Formula 1: wherein each of Ar1 and Ar2 is independently a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group comprising 6 to 30 carbon atoms, X is an electron donating group, and is an ester group, wherein “*” indicates a point of attachment to the aromatic groups Ar1 and Ar2.

Abstract: Disclosed are a near-infrared absorbing composition, an optical structure, and a camera module and an electronic device including the same. The near-infrared absorbing composition includes a copper complex represented by Chemical Formula 1. Definitions of Chemical Formula 1 are the same as described in the detailed description.

Abstract: A method of managing a token and a server for performing the same are provided. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to easily authenticate a counterpart device using a one-time key HN(T) for a D2D communication between a first device and a second device, without using a separate secure channel (e.g., secure sockets layer (SSL), transport layer security (TLS), or the like) in an environment where it is difficult to synchronize the first device with the second device without intervention of a server.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mixture of sugar apple and rosemary extracts, optionally in combination with prickly ash extract, for use as skin care compositions.

Abstract: A memory device includes: a first clock receiver configured to receive a first clock signal; a second clock receiver configured to receive a second clock signal when data is input or output, wherein the second clock signal has a first clock frequency in a preamble period, and has a second clock frequency different from the first clock frequency after the preamble period; a command decoder configured to receive a clock synchronization command synchronized with the first clock signal and generate a clock synchronization signal, wherein the clock synchronization signal is generated during the preamble period; and a clock synchronizing circuit configured to generate a plurality of division clock signals in response to the second clock signal, latch the clock synchronization signal during the preamble period, and selectively provide the plurality of division clock signals as internal data clock signals according to a result of the latching.