Abstract: Disclosed is a biliary stent having a winding and fixing member around which a pulling string is wound, and the biliary stent includes a stent having a cylindrical body having space parts and bent ends formed on both ends thereof and configured such that the pulling string is woven with the space parts in zigzags into a circular band, a knot part is formed firmly so as not to be easily loosened, and a medical procedure is performed to expose the pulling string to an outside of a human body so as to prevent the cylindrical body from slipping inside a biliary tract; the winding and fixing member having a main body including an adhesive part so as to be adhered and fixed to a skin surface; and a cover gauze member configured to cover an entirety of the winding and fixing member and the skin surface.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catalyst for a fuel cell electrode including an active particle which includes a core comprising platinum, a transition metal excluding platinum, and an oxide of a non-transition metal; and a shell disposed on the core and including platinum, wherein the active particle includes platinum and the non-transition metal in a molar ratio of 100:1.80 to 100:4.00, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell including the same.

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. The positive electrode active material is coated with the molybdenum oxide to form a coating layer on a surface thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a user recognition method and a user recognition apparatus using a two-dimensional (2D) electromyogram (EMG) spectrogram image. The user recognition method using a 2D EMG spectrogram image may include (a) acquiring a one-dimensional EMG signal for a user, (b) converting the acquired one-dimensional EMG signal to a 2D EMG spectrogram image including a temporal feature and a frequency feature, and (c) recognizing the user based on the 2D EMG spectrogram image.

Abstract: A swash plate compressor including: a housing; a rotating shaft rotatably mounted to the housing; a swash plate accommodated in a crank chamber of the housing and rotating with the rotating shaft; a piston forming a compression chamber with the housing and interlocking with the swash plate to reciprocate; a discharge flow path guiding a refrigerant of the crank chamber to a suction chamber of the housing wherein an inclination angle of the swash plate is adjusted; and a discharge flow path control valve having a valve chamber provided in the discharge flow path and a valve core reciprocating inside the valve chamber, and the valve core includes: a first communication path constantly communicating the discharge flow path; and a second communication path communicating the discharge flow path when differential pressure between pressure of the crank chamber and pressure of the suction chamber is within a certain pressure range.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a porous composite electrode including: preparing an ink including a carbon material and a binder; coating a substrate with the ink to manufacture a composite electrode; and irradiating the composite electrode with microwave to remove the binder and an organic material, and a method of removing an organic material of a porous composite electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a valve assembly for a variable swash plate compressor. Since an opening hole of a suction reed is enlarged toward a suction port of a valve plate and refrigerant is also introduced into a cylinder bore through the opening hole when the suction port is opened, performance of a compressor may be enhanced by an increase in flow rate.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a porous composite electrode including: preparing an ink including a carbon material and a binder; coating a substrate with the ink to manufacture a composite electrode; and irradiating the composite electrode with microwave to remove the binder and an organic material, and a method of removing an organic material of a porous composite electrode.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling intake surge noise of an engine of a vehicle are provided to suppress generation of noise due to an intake surge using an opening/closing location of a throttle valve and a time control when an intake surge pressure is generated. In particular, surge pressure and surge noise are removed by excluding an existing anti-surge valve or an existing intake purge valve, and determining whether intake surge generation conditions including a fuel supply state, intake pressures at front and rear ends of a throttle valve, a vehicle speed, and an engine speed to control an opening degree of the throttle valve for a predetermined time period.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) with a source electrode and a drain electrode distanced apart from each other on a semi-conductor substrate, and a gate electrode consisting of a uniform layer of reduced graphene oxide encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles (rGO-NPs), wherein the gate electrode is disposed between and contacts both the source and drain electrodes. Methods of making and assay methods using the FETs are also disclosed, including methods in which the rGO-NPs are functionalized with binding partners for biomarkers.

Abstract: Circuit boards having a polymer substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the polymer substrate, and at least one nanostructure electrically connected to the first and second electrodes are generally disclosed.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a valve assembly for a variable swash plate compressor. Since an opening hole of a suction reed is enlarged toward a suction port of a valve plate and refrigerant is also introduced into a cylinder bore through the opening hole when the suction port is opened, performance of a compressor may be enhanced by an increase in flow rate.

Abstract: A semiconductor device according to example embodiments may include a channel including a nanowire and a charge storage layer including nanoparticles. A twin gate structure including a first gate and a second gate may be formed on the charge storage layer. The semiconductor device may be a memory device or a diode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing and operating the semiconductor device may be disclosed. The semiconductor device may comprise different nanostructures. The semiconductor device may have a first element formed of nanowires and a second element formed of nanoparticles. The nanowires may be ambipolar carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The first element may be a channel layer. The second element may be a charge trap layer. In this regard, the semiconductor device may be a transistor or a memory device.

Abstract: A reconfigurable semiconductor device is disclosed. The semiconductor device includes a substrate, a first insulating material formed on the substrate, two channels having different polarities, a plurality of terminal electrodes formed on the insulating material and coupled in common with the channels at their opposite ends, a second insulating material formed on the terminal electrodes, and a control gate formed on the second insulating material. The channels have different polarity and a charge storage layer is formed inside the second insulating material. The control gate is applied with a forward bias or a reverse bias and then the bias is cut off. The voltage-current characteristics of the semiconductor device are changed according to an electrical charge created in the charge storage layer.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET) with a source electrode and a drain electrode distanced apart from each other on a semi-conductor substrate, and a gate electrode consisting of a uniform layer of reduced graphene oxide encapsulated semiconductor nanoparticles (rGO-NPs), wherein the gate electrode is disposed between and contacts both the source and drain electrodes. Methods of making and assay methods using the FETs are also disclosed, including methods in which the rGO-NPs are functionalized with binding partners for biomarkers.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a circuit board includes providing a first substrate, forming a circuit on the first substrate, the circuit having a first electrode, a second electrode and at least one nanostructure, and transferring the circuit from the first substrate to a surface of a second substrate made of a polymer.

Abstract: Circuit boards having a polymer substrate, a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on a surface of the polymer substrate, and at least one nanostructure electrically connected to the first and second electrodes are generally disclosed.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing and operating the semiconductor device may be disclosed. The semiconductor device may comprise different nanostructures. The semiconductor device may have a first element formed of nanowires and a second element formed of nanoparticles. The nanowires may be ambipolar carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The first element may be a channel layer. The second element may be a charge trap layer. In this regard, the semiconductor device may be a transistor or a memory device.

Abstract: A semiconductor device and methods of manufacturing and operating the semiconductor device may be disclosed. The semiconductor device may comprise different nanostructures. The semiconductor device may have a first element formed of nanowires and a second element formed of nanoparticles. The nanowires may be ambipolar carbon nanotubes (CNTs). The first element may be a channel layer. The second element may be a charge trap layer. In this regard, the semiconductor device may be a transistor or a memory device.