Abstract: A method according to an embodiment is for recovering a valuable metal from a waste electrode material of a lithium secondary battery by using lithium carbonate. An anode-cathode mixed electrode material that has been separated by draining, crushing, screening, and sorting a waste lithium secondary battery is preprocessed. A precipitation operation performed by adding lithium carbonate (Li2CO3) to a metal melt acquired by performing sulfuric acid dissolution using sulfuric acid. A valuable metal such as nickel, cobalt, manganese, aluminum, and copper is recovered as a residue in the form of a carbonate composite, and a lithium sulfate (Li2SO4) aqueous solution including lithium is recovered as a filtrate.

Abstract: Provided is a phase transformation method performed by a phase shifter including a support frame, a plurality of phase transformation units on the support frame, an operation unit connected to the plurality of phase transformation units to synchronize phases, which are to be transformed through the plurality of phase transformation units, with each other, and a driving unit configured to operate the operation unit, wherein each of the plurality of phase transformation units includes a first circuit pattern, and a second circuit pattern connected to the first circuit pattern while a region of the second circuit pattern overlaps the first circuit pattern, and a length of the region of the second circuit pattern overlapping the first circuit pattern changes when the operation unit is operated.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite material through a wet compression molding (WCM) process is disclosed. The internal pressure of a mold is controlled so that productivity may be improved due to process automation through application of a resin using a robot. Quality of the composite material may be improved due to minimization of deformation of a foam core through control of the internal pressure of the mold.

Abstract: Steering devices and methods for a vehicle are provided, where the method includes monitoring failure of an electric steering system, calculating a target yaw rate value and a target velocity value of the vehicle based on a signals received from one or more sensors, in response to detecting the failure in the electric steering system, detecting a wheel angle of a front wheel portion, performing backup steering based on generating slip in the vehicle to move the vehicle in a direction corresponding to an intended direction, and controlling a velocity of the vehicle to drive the vehicle based on an intended velocity, wherein the performing of the backup steering includes calculating a braking torque for each of the front wheel portion and a rear wheel portion based on the velocity and an steering angle, and distributing the braking torque to the front wheel portion and the rear wheel portion.

Abstract: A printed circuit board including a first insulating layer; a plurality of first circuit patterns respectively disposed on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and covering a portion of a side surface of each of the plurality of first circuit patterns; and an insulator disposed between at least one pair of adjacent first circuit patterns, among the plurality of first circuit patterns, and integrated with the first insulating layer, and a method for manufacturing a printed circuit board, are provided.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component including: a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes; and external electrodes disposed outside the body and connected to the internal electrodes, wherein 1.5?Hfs/Hfc?5.0 when the internal electrode includes hafnium (Hf), Hfc indicates an average Hf content (at %) in a center of the internal electrode, and Hfs indicates an average Hf content (at %) in the internal electrode, measured from the center of the internal electrode to an interface thereof in contact with the dielectric layer.

Abstract: A method of calibrating an optical sensor may include acquiring a first characteristic for an external light source through a detector of an optical sensor while an internal light source of the optical sensor is turned off; driving the internal light source; acquiring a second characteristic for the internal light source and the external light source through the detector, based on driving the internal light source; and acquiring a reference characteristic of the internal light source, for calculation of an absorbance of an object, based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic.

Abstract: A quantum dot including a core comprising a first semiconductor nanocrystal including a zinc chalcogenide and a semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the surface of the core and comprising zinc, selenium, and sulfur. The quantum dot does not comprise cadmium, emits blue light, and may exhibit a digital diffraction pattern obtained by a Fast Fourier Transform of a transmission electron microscopic image including a (100) facet of a zinc blende structure. In an X-ray diffraction spectrum of the quantum dot, a ratio of a defect peak area with respect to a peak area of a zinc blende crystal structure is less than about 0.8:1. A method of producing the quantum dot, and an electroluminescent device including the quantum dot are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a hologram transcription apparatus including: an exposure part; and a light source part for irradiating light to the exposure part. Here, the exposure part includes a transfer unit for transferring a hologram film, and the exposure part is rotatable to change an angle formed with the light.

Abstract: A systems and methods for tracking a position of an electrode. The system may include: a notching controller configured to store pitch information of a unit electrode and to acquire electrode coordinate information of the electrode in a roll-to-roll state during a notching process and a cell identification (ID) of the unit electrode; a calculator configured to calculate coordinates of the cell ID from the pitch information and the cell ID; a roll map generator configured to generate a roll map based on the electrode coordinate information transmitted from the notching controller; and a mapping part configured to compare the coordinates of the roll map with the coordinates of the cell ID to derive an electrode position of the electrode during the electrode manufacturing process from which the unit electrode originates.

Abstract: A semiconductor package including a first device layer including first semiconductor devices, a first cover insulating layer, and first through-electrodes passing through at least a portion of the first device layer, a second device layer second semiconductor devices, a second cover insulating layer, and second through-electrodes passing through at least a portion of the second device layer, the second semiconductor devices vertically overlapping the first semiconductor devices, respectively, the second cover insulating layer in contact with the first cover insulating layer a third device layer including an upper semiconductor chip, the upper semiconductor chip vertically overlapping both at least two of first semiconductor devices and at least two of the second semiconductor devices, and device bonded pads passing through the first and second cover insulating layers, the device bonded pads electrically connecting the first and second through-electrodes to the upper semiconductor chip may be provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating a roll map of a merge-wound electrode includes a position measurement device configured to acquire coordinate value data for a longitudinal position of an electrode according to an amount of rotation of the rewinder. The apparatus includes an input device configured to input an input signal indicating a start of merge-winding or an end of merge-winding, a seam detector configured to detect a seam, a reference point detector configured to detect a plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode, and a roll map generator configured to generate a roll map for simulating the merge-wound electrode moving in a roll-to-roll state based on the input signal of the input device, and to display the longitudinal coordinate values of the electrode, the electrode coordinate values of the seam, and the electrode coordinate values of the plurality of reference points of the merge-wound electrode on the roll map.

Abstract: A drug administration management system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a smart case configured to accommodate a drug administration device, display drug administration information including whether or not a drug is administered and a drug administration dose for each drug administration site input button based on an input of a user, and transmit the drug administration information externally; and a terminal configured to receive the externally transmitted drug administration information from the smart case, and monitor the drug administration information based on a drug administration plan input from a user.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a Corynebacterium glutamicum mutant strain having increased L-citrulline productivity, and a method of producing L-citrulline using the same. The Corynebacterium glutamicum mutant strain is capable of producing L-citrulline in high yield and high concentration while inhibiting the production of by-products, because the activity of the protein that is expressed by the NCgl2657 gene therein has been weakened or inactivated.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a substrate including an upper surface and a lower surface that are opposite to each other in a first direction, an active pattern which is on the upper surface of the substrate and extends in a second direction, a gate electrode which is on the active pattern and extends in a third direction, a first source/drain pattern which is connected to the active pattern on the upper surface of the substrate, and includes a lower epitaxial region and an upper epitaxial region, the upper epitaxial region including an epitaxial recess, and the lower epitaxial region being inside the epitaxial recess, a first source/drain contact, which is connected to the first source/drain pattern and extends into the substrate, and a contact silicide layer, which is between the first source/drain contact and the first source/drain pattern and contacts the lower epitaxial region.

Abstract: Proposed is a detachable mooring system for an offshore structure, including a first tension adjuster connected to an offshore structure, and blocking a pulling chain from proceeding from an outlet of a body toward an inlet, a second tension adjuster connected to one end of the pulling chain and blocking the pulling chain from proceeding from an outlet of a body toward an inlet, a mooring chain having a first longitudinal end connected to one surface of the second tension adjuster body and having a second longitudinal end connected to an anchor on the seabed, a first lead rope having one longitudinal end connected to one end of the pulling chain discharged out through the first tension adjuster outlet, and a second lead rope having one longitudinal end connected to the second tension adjuster body.

Abstract: A refrigerator has a shelf seating protrusion and a separate shelf seating member. The shelf seating protrusion is not formed at an approximate mid-point, height wise, of a storage space defined by an inner casing. The shelf seating member may be coupled to the inner casing to support a shelf assembly. An arrangement of the shelf seating protrusions and the shelf seating member is configured to reduce deformation and cracking of the inner casing due to thermal impact in a manufacturing process or when items are stored on the shelf assembly.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a nonwoven fabric that improves filtration performance when applied as a filter material. By adjusting the modification ratio of the Y-shaped cross-section of polyester filaments constituting the nonwoven fabric, when applied to a filter by increasing a specific surface area of the nonwoven fabric, it increases the collection amount of the materials to be filtered and maintains a low differential pressure, thus enabling long-term use.

Abstract: A display device is disclosed that includes: a substrate; a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate; a first insulating layer positioned on the first conductive layer and having an undercut structure forming an opening; a first capacitor electrode including a portion formed in the undercut structure; a second capacitor electrode including a portion formed in the undercut structure and overlapping the second capacitor electrode to form a capacitor; and a second insulating layer including a portion formed in the undercut structure and positioned between the first capacitor electrode and the second capacitor electrode to function as a dielectric of the capacitor.