Abstract: An AI-based contactless sleep analysis system and method are disclosed. The sleep analysis system comprises: a smartphone that downloads a sleep analysis application from a server, collects and transmits sleep sound information of a user in real time to the server, and receives a report of AI-trained sleep analysis results from the server; and at least one smart home appliance that is spaced apart and located around the user, simultaneously collects and transmits the sleep sound information to the smartphone, and provides a customized sleep environment based on the analysis results to the user who is response to a control of the smartphone.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery pack. The battery pack can include a plurality of battery cells, a pack case defining a housing configured to accommodate the battery cells, a first venting path extending across the pack case, and a second venting path extending along at least one peripheral side of the pack case. The first venting path can provide a conduit for a gas generated from any of the battery cells. The second venting path can be in fluid communication with the first venting path and an opening on the pack case such that the gas from the battery cells is configured to travel from the first venting path to the second venting path and to be discharged from the battery pack via the opening.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes and having first to sixth surfaces; a first external electrode including a first connection portion, disposed on the third surface, and a first band portion extending from the first connection portion onto a portion of the first surface; a second external electrode including a second connection portion, disposed on the fourth surface, and a second band portion extending from the second connection portion onto a portion of the first surface; an insulating layer disposed on the second surface and disposed to extend to the first and second connection portions; a first plating layer disposed on the first band portion; and a second plating layer disposed on the second band portion. The insulating layer includes a fluorine-based organic material.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes: a body having first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, and third and fourth surfaces connected to first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction; a first external electrode including a first connection portion disposed on the third surface, a first band portion extending from the first connection portion onto a portion of the first surface, and a third band portion extending from the first connection portion onto a portion of the second surface; a second external electrode including a second connection portion disposed on the fourth surface, and a second band portion extending from the second connection portion onto a portion of the first surface; an insulating layer including a silicone-based resin and disposed on the first and second connection portions.

Abstract: A multilayer electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes alternately disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween and including first and second surfaces opposing each other in a first direction, third and fourth surfaces connected to the first and second surfaces and opposing each other in a second direction, and fifth and sixth surfaces connected to the first to fourth surfaces and opposing each other in a third direction.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a body including a dielectric layer and internal electrodes, and including first to sixth surfaces; a first external electrode including a first connection portion on the third surface and a first band portion on the first surface; a second external electrode including a second connection portion on the fourth surface and a second band portion on the first surface; an insulating layer on the second surface and the first and second connection portions; and a plating layer on the first and second band portions. The plating layer extends onto the first and second connection portions and is in contact with the insulating layer. A thickness of an end of the insulating layer decreases toward the plating layer. An end of the plating layer includes a first region between the insulating layer and the first or second connection portion and a second region covering the insulating layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an antibody against resistin and use thereof and, more specifically, to a resistin antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof that inhibits the activity of resistin by blocking resistin/CAP1 binding, a nucleic acid encoding same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a method for preparing the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, an antibody-drug conjugate comprising the antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, a bi- or multi-specific antibody, a chimeric antigen receptor, an immune cell containing same, and a composition for the prevention or treatment of diseases that can be treated through the inhibition of resistin activity, the composition comprising same.

Abstract: Disclosed are a system and a method for wired or wireless communications among a group of electronic communication devices such as user terminal devices used by a group of users in a communication network using a network server. The system and method are based on group communications using the network server which provides chat rooms. The system includes a representative electronic user terminal device operated by a representative user and at least one regular user terminal device operated by at least one regular user, which are configured to communicate with each other using the chat rooms.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coating bar and a method for manufacturing a separator using the same. The coating bar according to the present disclosure may form a coating layer having an area with different thicknesses by one coating. Additionally, the method for manufacturing a separator according to the present disclosure includes forming a porous coating layer using a predetermined coating bar, to manufacture a separator including the porous coating layer having an area with different thicknesses. In particular, the present disclosure manufactures the separator having a larger thickness at the two ends than at the center, thereby avoiding a lack of adhesive strength at the two ends in a transverse direction in the adhesion between the separator and the electrode, and exhibiting uniform adhesive strength over the whole interface between the separator and the electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a separator including a separator substrate and an inorganic coating layer disposed on at least one surface of the substrate, wherein a concave pattern portion having a concave pattern is applied merely at the outer circumferential end of the separator substrate. The separator may show excellent resistance characteristics, while ensuring high binding force between the separator substrate and the inorganic coating layer by virtue of such a structural feature. In addition, in the electrochemical device including the separator, the concave pattern portion at the outer circumferential end of the separator is disposed in such a manner that it may be overlapped with the tab portion of an electrode, when the separator is applied to an electrode assembly. In this manner, it is possible to prevent lithium plating.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a separator for a lithium secondary battery having improved compression resistance is disclosed. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, there is a method of manufacturing a separator for a lithium secondary battery including the steps of coating a polymer solution prepared by dissolving a first polymer soluble in an electrolyte in a solvent to at least one surface of a porous polymer substrate having a plurality of pores, to impregnate the pores of the porous polymer substrate with the polymer solution; and coating and drying a slurry containing a second polymer non-soluble in the electrolyte, on the coated polymer solution.

Abstract: A separator, an electrode assembly and an electrochemical device including the same are provided. The separator is used for a zigzag stacking-type electrode assembly, and includes a porous substrate made of a polymer material and a porous coating layer formed on opposite surfaces of the porous substrate and containing inorganic particles. A thickness (Ts) of the porous substrate decreases gradually from opposite ends toward a central portion based on a longitudinal direction of the separator, a total thickness (Tc) of the porous coating layers increases gradually toward the central portion, and a total thickness (Ts+Tc) of the separator is constant.

Abstract: A lithium secondary battery separator having excellent heat resistance, adhesive strength, and insulation performance is provided. A lithium secondary battery separator according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes a porous polymer substrate, a first coating layer on a first surface of the porous polymer substrate, a second coating layer on a second surface of the porous polymer substrate, a first aqueous binder layer on a surface of the first coating layer, and a second aqueous binder layer on a surface of the second coating layer. The first coating layer and the second coating layer each include inorganic particles and a coating layer binder, in which the inorganic particles include aluminum nitride (AlN). The first aqueous binder layer and the second aqueous binder layer include different types of particle-type binders. The particle-type binder includes at least one selected from fluorine-containing binders and acrylic-containing binders.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coating bar and a method for manufacturing a separator using the same. The coating bar according to the present disclosure may form a coating layer having an area with different thicknesses by one coating. Additionally, the method for manufacturing a separator according to the present disclosure includes forming a porous coating layer using a predetermined coating bar, to manufacture a separator including the porous coating layer having an area with different thicknesses. In particular, the present disclosure manufactures the separator having a larger thickness at the two ends than at the center, thereby avoiding a lack of adhesive strength at the two ends in a transverse direction in the adhesion between the separator and the electrode, and exhibiting uniform adhesive strength over the whole interface between the separator and the electrode.

Abstract: A separator according to the present disclosure includes an organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer on a surface of a porous polymer substrate. The organic/inorganic composite porous coating layer includes a first region comprising a larger amount of inorganic particles and a second region comprising a smaller amount of inorganic particles so that electrolyte wettability is improved by the first region and high adhesion strength with electrode is maintained by the second region.

Abstract: Provided are a hollow fiber composite membrane for water vapor separation, comprising a hollow fiber membrane including two or more pores and a coating layer in which an interfacial polymer obtained from interfacial polymerization of water-soluble monomer and an organic monomer is coated on a surface of the hollow fiber membrane, and a chemical resistant substance is introduced in the interfacial polymer, and a method for manufacturing the same.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, including a porous substrate, and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous substrate. The porous coating layer includes a binder polymer and an inorganic filler, and satisfies Formula 1 of 20?[amount of inorganic filler (wt %)×BET surface area of inorganic filler (m2/g)]/[amount of binder polymer (wt %)]?30, wherein the amount of binder polymer and the amount of inorganic filler are based on 100 wt % of the total weight of the porous coating layer.) The separator ensures the safety of the electrochemical device, while providing improved adhesion between the porous substrate and the porous coating layer of the separator and improved adhesion to an electrode, thereby achieving improved heat resistance and stability.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing unit cells includes preparing a pre-cell having a first separator sheet and a plurality of first electrodes disposed on the first separator sheet while being spaced apart from one another; forming a cutting guide line having a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another on the pre-cell; and cutting the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells. An apparatus for manufacturing unit cells includes a hole-forming unit configured to form a cutting guide line on a pre-cell having a separator sheet and electrodes disposed on the separator sheet where the cutting guide line has a plurality of though-holes spaced apart from one another; and a cutting unit configured to cut the pre-cell along the cutting guide line to form a plurality of unit cells.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a porous substrate for a separator. The porous substrate according to the present disclosure has a small and uniform pore size, thus having excellent physical strength and durability, and can secure a high dielectric breakdown voltage, resulting in a low short-circuit occurrence rate.

Abstract: A separator for an electrochemical device, an electrode assembly and secondary battery including the same, and a method of manufacturing the separator. The separator for an electrochemical device includes a porous polymer substrate; and a porous coating layer on at least one surface of the porous polymer substrate. The porous coating layer includes a binder polymer and inorganic particles. The separator has a central portion and two end portions. The thickness of the separator at the two end portions in the transverse direction (TD) is larger than the thickness of the separator at the central portion in the TD. The separator prevents generation of a deficiency in adhesion at the two end portions in the TD upon the adhesion of the separator with the electrodes and has uniform adhesion by controlling the thickness of the two end portions of the separator in the TD.