Abstract: A flowerpot is disclosed. The flowerpot includes a main body configured to provide a planting space in which an upper portion is open and a central portion is passed through by a through portion in a front and rear direction, a self-watering module installed in the through portion to form water by condensing moisture in the air, and a water supply hole provided on a bottom of the through portion so as to guide the water formed by the self-watering module to the planting space provided in a lower side of the through portion.

Abstract: Provided is a method for fabricating high-uniformity and high-quality metal chalcogenide thin films. The method for fabricating metal chalcogenide thin films may include forming a metal precursor thin film including a metal thin film and a chalcogen thin film disposed on the upper surface or lower surface of the metal thin film; and performing a chalcogenization process for providing a chalcogen source on the metal precursor thin film to form a first metal chalcogenide thin film.

Abstract: A stacked transparent film includes a polymer film including at least one of an amide structural unit and an imide structural unit, wherein the polymer film has a refractive index of about 1.65 to about 1.75 at a 550 nanometer wavelength and an elastic modulus of greater than or equal to about 5.5 gigapascals; and at least one of a first coating layer on a first side of the polymer film and a second coating layer on a side opposite the first side of the polymer film.

Abstract: Methods and formulations are provided for treating or preventing arthritis, in particular osteoarthritis, where the formulation to be administered to a subject for treating or preventing arthritis comprises carvacrol, curcumin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and oligomeric procyanidins. The invention provides methods of treating or preventing arthritis, such as osteoarthritis, in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a formulation or composition comprising carvacrol, curcumin, epigallocatechin-3-gallate and oligomeric procyanidins in an amount effective to treat or prevent arthritis.

Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a semiconductor device. The method includes providing a substrate, forming uneven portions in a region of the substrate in which an electrode is to be formed, forming a precursor film formed of a two-dimensional material on the substrate on which the uneven portions are formed, forming a metal chalcogen film by performing a chalcogenation process on the formed precursor film, and forming the electrode on the formed metal chalcogen film.

Abstract: Provided is a thin film transistor. The thin film transistor includes a substrate, a channel part extending on the substrate in a first direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate, source/drain electrodes connected to both ends of the channel part in the first direction, and a gate electrode spaced apart from the channel part in a second direction intersecting the first direction and parallel to the upper surface of the substrate. Each of the channel part, the source/drain electrodes, and the gate electrode is provided as a single layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium-sulfur battery having a composite coating layer including polydopamine, and a method for preparing the same, and in particular, to a lithium-sulfur battery suppressing lithium polysulfide elution by using a composite coating layer including polydopamine and a conductive material on one surface of a separator. In the lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention, a porous structure of polydopamine adsorbs lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode preventing elution and diffusion, and by providing additional electric conductivity, a reaction site of a positive electrode active material is provided, and therefore, battery capacity and life time properties are enhanced.

Abstract: Disclosed are a laminated film including a light transmitting substrate; a hard coating layer; and an optical enhancement layer disposed between the light transmitting substrate and the hard coating layer or at a position facing the hard coating layer with the light transmitting substrate therebetween, wherein the light transmitting substrate includes a polyimide, a poly(amide-imide) copolymer, or a combination thereof, and the optical enhancement layer includes a copolymer comprising a polyimide, and a display device including the laminated film.

Abstract: A flexible plastic substrate includes a film including a poly(amide-imide) copolymer; and a hard coating layer disposed on a first surface of the film, wherein the hard coating layer includes a crosslinked siloxane copolymer, and wherein the flexible plastic substrate has pencil hardness of greater than or equal to 2H under a vertical load of 1 kilogram according to ASTM D3363, a total light transmittance of greater than or equal to about 89% in a wavelength region of 350 nanometers to 750 nanometers.

Abstract: Provided are a solar cell and a method of manufacturing the same. The solar cell includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the first electrode, and at least one semiconductor layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, and a first connection layer interposed between the first electrode and the semiconductor layer and electrically connecting the first and second electrodes to each other. The first connection layer includes a plurality of two-dimensional layers vertically extending from a top surface of the first electrode to a bottom surface of the semiconductor layer. The two-dimensional layers include a metal compound.

Abstract: Provided is method of manufacturing a conductive film. The method includes forming a conductive film including a plurality of flakes on a substrate, wherein the conductive film is a semiconductor or a conductor, and forming a passivation region selectively on a boundary between the flakes adjacent to each other. The passivation region includes a metal compound selected from the group consisting of metal chalcogenide and transition metal chalcogenide. The forming of the passivation region includes providing a solution containing a first precursor including a cation of the metal compound and a second precursor including an anion of the metal compound on the conductive film. pH of the solution is between 7.0 and 10.0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrolyte containing a polydopamine and a lithium-sulfur battery including the same and, more particularly, to a technique in which polydopamine contained in an electrolyte adsorbs a lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode of a lithium-sulfur battery. When using an electrolyte, according to the present invention, to which polydopamine particles are added, the polydopamine particles dispersed in the electrolyte act to adsorb lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode during the charging and discharging, and thus can suppress the diffusion thereof, i.e., suppress a shuttle reaction, thereby improving the capacity and lifetime characteristics of the lithium-sulfur battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a separator for a lithium-sulfur battery having a composite coating layer including polydopamine, and a method for preparing the same, and in particular, to a lithium-sulfur battery suppressing lithium polysulfide elution by using a composite coating layer including polydopamine and a conductive material on one surface of a separator. In the lithium-sulfur battery according to the present invention, a porous structure of polydopamine adsorbs lithium polysulfide eluted from a positive electrode preventing elution and diffusion, and by providing additional electric conductivity, a reaction site of a positive electrode active material is provided, and therefore, battery capacity and life time properties are enhanced.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for detecting an anomaly in a plant pipe using multiple meta-learning. When a multi-sensor data stream about a plant pipe is received, each of a plurality of meta-learning modules for processing different packet section ranges, extracts one or more preset types of features from sensor data of packet section ranges set according to trend from an arbitrary reception time point, generates 2D image features of the features according to multi-sensor-specific times, generates 3D volume features by accumulating the 2D image features in a depth direction according to multiple sensors, and learns the 3D volume features in parallel through multi-sensor-specific learning modules. Results of the learning of the meta-learning modules are aggregated, and it is determined whether there is an anomaly in a plant pipe according to a learning result selected based on an optimal combination of multiple features, multiple sensors, and multiple packet sections.

Abstract: Provided is a chemical sensor which includes an alignment frame that has an opening that passes through the inside of the alignment frame and includes first and second side portions that face each other with the opening therebetween and insulation portions disposed between the first and second side portions, a plurality of sensing fibers disposed in two-dimensions across the opening of the alignment frame so as to connect the first side portion and the second side portion, and a source pattern and a drain pattern connected to the first side portion and the second side portion of the alignment frame, respectively.

Abstract: A motor driving apparatus includes a first module on which an inverter circuit configured to supply a driving current to a motor is mounted, a second module on which a control circuit configured to control the inverter circuit is mounted, and a third module on which a power circuit configured to supply direct-current (DC) power to at least one of the inverter circuit and the control circuit. The first module and the second module are attachable to and detachable from the third module.

Abstract: The present invention provides a reception apparatus for receiving data from a transmission apparatus in one direction, and a transmission apparatus for transmitting data with regards to the reception apparatus in one direction. If the reception apparatus detects an error in the received data, the reception apparatus informs the transmission apparatus about the error in the received data by switching over one or more communication lines forming a connection with the transmission apparatus. If the transmission apparatus detects a switchover of the one or more communication lines, the transmission apparatus re-transmits the data in which the error occurred to the reception apparatus. According to the present invention, the occurrence of data errors in one-direction data communication is easily recognized, and the reliability of the one-direction data communication is improved.

Abstract: Provided is an optically restorable semiconductor device including a gate electrode, a gate insulation film on the gate electrode, a photo-responsive semiconductor film on the gate insulation film, and an interface charge part disposed adjacent to an interface between the photo-responsive semiconductor film and the gate insulation film, wherein the interface charge part includes charge traps, and the interface charge part and the photo-responsive semiconductor film directly contact with each other.

Abstract: A degradation compensator including a compensation factor determiner configured to determine a compensation factor based on a distance between adjacent sub-pixels, and a data compensator configured to apply the compensation factor to a stress compensation weight to generate compensation data for compensating image data.

Abstract: It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a motor driving apparatus, and a method of controlling the same. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, the motor driving apparatus includes an inverter configured to supply driving power to a motor; a sensing unit configured to sense a DC voltage supplied to the inverter and a driving current supplied from the inverter to the motor; and a controller configured to compensate for an iron loss and a copper loss by calculating a loss of the motor based on the sensed DC voltage and driving current and controlling the inverter to adjust the driving current based on the calculated loss of the motor.