Abstract: An apparatus for measuring a vent pressure of a pouch cell includes a pouch cell accommodating an electrode assembly therein, and formed with a heat fusion part on a side thereof; a measurement unit defining therein a space for seating the pouch cell, expanding the pouch cell by a negative pressure formed in the measuring unit, and measuring a vent pressure of the pouch cell; and a negative pressure forming unit connected to the measurement unit, and forming a negative pressure inside the measurement unit.

Abstract: In a soft actuator, a soft actuator assembly having the soft actuator, and a wearable robot having the soft actuator or the soft actuator assembly, the soft actuator includes a first spring bundle, a first conductive pad and a second conductive pad. The first spring bundle has a plurality of fine wires, and is configured to be capable of being changed between a contraction state and a relaxation state according to a change of temperature. The first conductive pad has a first connector electrically connected to a first end of the first spring bundle. The second conductive pad has a second connector electrically connected to a second end of the first spring bundle. The first connector is fixed between the first conductive pad and the first spring bundle, and the second connector is fixed between the second conductive pad and the first spring bundle.

Abstract: A bloodless system for numerically generated hyperspectral imaging data for measuring biochemical compositions is disclosed which includes an optical imaging device adapted to acquire an RGB image from an area of interest, a processor adapted to receive a hyperspectral dataset representing an a priori hyperspectral data of the area of interest of a population to which the subject belongs, receive RGB response for each one of RGB channels of the optical imaging device, pair the corresponding RGB data with the hyperspectral data, obtain a transformation matrix adapted to convert a subject-specific RGB image dataset into a subject-specific hyperspectral dataset for the optical imaging device, receive a subject- specific RGB dataset, generate a subject- specific hyperspectral dataset using the transformation matrix, and compute a blood hemoglobin level of the subject from the generated subject-specific hyperspectral dataset.

Abstract: A method of producing a separator for a lithium secondary battery, the separator being interposed between a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the lithium secondary battery, includes: preparing a separator substrate; forming a ceramic coating layer by applying a first coating solution containing a ceramic material to a surface of the separator substrate; and forming a reaction layer that scatters X-rays, by applying a second coating solution containing a metal compound to an edge portion of an upper surface of the ceramic coating layer that is not in contact with the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Abstract: A selector according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first electrode; a second electrode disposed opposite to the first electrode; an ion supply layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to be on the side of the first electrode and doped with a metal, wherein the doped metal diffuses toward the second electrode; a switching layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to be on the side of the second electrode, wherein the doped metal diffuses from the ion supply layer into the switching layer so that metal concentration distribution inside the switching layer is changed to generate metal filaments; and a diffusion control layer inserted between the ion supply layer and the switching layer, wherein the diffusion control layer serves to adjust electrical characteristics related to the generated metal filaments as the amount of the diffusing metal is adjusted in proportion to a thickness of the diffusion control layer.

Abstract: A system for generating hyperspectral imaging data for measuring biochemical compositions is disclosed which includes a spectral imaging device adapted to acquire one or more hyperspectral linescan images, an optical imaging device with a red-green-blue (RGB) sensor adapted to acquire an RGB dataset, a processor adapted to co-locate a plurality of pixels in the RGB dataset vs. a corresponding plurality of pixels of the one or more hyperspectral linescan datasets, establish a transformation matrix utilizing the plurality of co-located pixels, apply the transformation matrix to the RGB dataset to thereby generate the hyperspectral dataset, and analyze the generated hyperspectral image dataset to determine the biochemical compositions.

Abstract: A pouch type lithium secondary battery may include an electrode assembly to which an electrode tab is attached; a pouch which includes an aluminum layer and a sealant layer and which encases the electrode assembly so that a portion of the electrode tab is exposed therefrom; a protrusion formed by sealant on a side of the pouch where the electrode tab is not exposed, in melting and flowing toward the electrode assembly then congealing to form a swelling on the pouch; and folds formed by bending a side of the pouch where the electrode tab is not exposed, wherein at least one of the folds includes the protrusion.

Abstract: Disclosed are an electrolyte solution and an additive thereof, which may increase electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: Disclosed is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery. The positive electrode material includes a positive electrode active material formed of Li—[Mn—Ti]-M-O-based material including a transition metal (M) to enable reversible intercalation and deintercalation of lithium and molybdenum oxide.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a force sensor configured to measure force exerted between the object and the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to obtain an oscillogram by using the pulse wave signal and the force, to determine a first mean arterial pressure (MAP) based on the obtained oscillogram, to extract additional information in an interval preceding a point of the first MAP of the oscillogram, to obtain a second MAP based on the first MAP and the additional information, and to estimate bio-information based on the obtained second MAP.

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for increasing the electrochemical properties of lithium secondary batteries.

Abstract: Disclosed is an additive for improving the electrochemical properties of a lithium secondary battery.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate, conductive pads arranged on the substrate over a plurality of rows, and a drive circuit chip including bumps arranged over a plurality of rows to be electrically connected with the conductive pads, and the conductive pads arranged in a same row are arranged in parallel, and the bumps arranged in a same row are arranged in a zigzag form so as to be partially shifted.

Abstract: A cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, the cathode method including a core including a lithium metal oxide and a coating layer disposed on the surface and the inner grain boundaries of the core, wherein the coating layer includes a metal carbide, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit includes an ESD detector connected between a pad and a first power source and configured to generate a detection signal when ESD is detected at the pad, a switch transistor including a gate controlled by the detection signal and a source and a drain connected between the pad and the memory, and a leakage current prevention circuit including a first transistor including a first gate connected to a second power source and a source and a drain connected between the pad and a first node, and a second transistor including a second gate connected to the pad and a source and a drain connected between the first node and the second power source. The first node is connected to or in electrical communication with a bulk node of the switch transistor.

Abstract: Provided are an improved holographic reconstruction apparatus and method.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method for preparing an active material, the surface of which is modified, using a surface treatment solution and an active material prepared thereby, and more particularly, an active material in which the amount of impurities on the surface thereof is reduced and on the surface of which a metal oxide configured to cut off direct contact with an electrolyte is uniformly disposed by collectively performing both a washing process and a surface treatment process using a surface treatment solution having a novel composition.

Abstract: Disclosed are a lithium secondary battery including: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; an electrolyte; and a separator including a separator substrate and a ceramic layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the separator substrate. Particularly, the ceramic layer may include a first ceramic particle including an epoxide group and a second ceramic particle including an amine group, and the first ceramic particle may be chemically bonded to the second ceramic particle.

Abstract: A method of mixing a cathode active material in a process of manufacturing a cathode of a lithium secondary battery is provided. The method includes a preparation step of preparing a lithium compound removal solution in which PAA (polyacrylic acid) is mixed with a solvent, a removal step of reacting the lithium compound removal solution with the cathode active material, on a surface of which a lithium compound is present, thus removing the lithium compound present on the surface of the cathode active material, and a mixing step of mixing the cathode active material, which is mixed with the lithium compound removal solution, with a conductive material and a binder.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a positive electrode material for a lithium secondary battery, which has a high energy density with only a single positive electrode material, and a lithium secondary battery including the same. A positive electrode active material is made of Li—[Mn—Ti]—O-based material and doped with Al.