Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a secondary battery includes: an index table configured to receive a secondary battery cell, the secondary battery cell including an electrode assembly, a can accommodating the electrode assembly, and an electrode tab between the electrode assembly and the can to electrically connect the electrode assembly to the can; a laser scanner configured to irradiate laser onto an outer surface of the can to weld the electrode tab to the can; and a controller configured to variably control the laser scanner according to an operation of the index table.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method for access control using real-time positioning technology and a device using the same. According to a positioning method of a positioning module, the positioning module is configured to measure a location of at least one location-unrecognized device and a location of a terminal, wherein the at least one location-unrecognized device, the terminal and at least one location-recognized device is located in a certain zone, and wherein the positioning module has coordinate information of the at least one location-recognized device and the positioning module has not coordinate information of the at least one location-unrecognized device.

Abstract: A method for recovering valuable metals from a spent secondary battery according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a pre-processing process of pre-processing the spent secondary battery, a melting process of heating the pre-processed spent secondary battery to generate a molten solution, and a recovery process of recovering the valuable metals from the molten solution. In the melting process, a chlorinating agent is added, and, in the recovery process, lithium is recovered in a form of lithium dust.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a food delivery system tailored to a consumer's eating patterns, which determines priorities of delivery according to a consumer's meal time to set a delivery line when delivering dietary food to a consumer, and transfers dietary food to a deliverer of a neighboring sector in a case in which it is difficult to deliver dietary food in time.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a dielectric part comprising two or more dielectrics having different permittivity; and a conductor part surrounding at least a part of the dielectric part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals and a chip-to-chip interface apparatus comprising the same. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a dielectric part; and a conductor part surrounding at least a part of the dielectric part, wherein a signal of a first frequency band is transmitted through the dielectric part, and a signal of a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band is transmitted through the conductor part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microstrip-waveguide transition for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a microstrip-waveguide transition for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a feeding part for providing an electromagnetic wave signal to be transmitted through the waveguide; and a ground part formed at a predetermined interval from the feeding part, wherein the microstrip and the waveguide are coupled alongside each other along a length direction of the waveguide, and wherein a distance between the feeding part and the ground part in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the waveguide is greater as it is closer to the waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microstrip-waveguide transition for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a microstrip-waveguide transition for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a feeding part for providing an electromagnetic wave signal to be transmitted through the waveguide; and a ground part formed at a predetermined interval from the feeding part, wherein the microstrip and the waveguide are coupled alongside each other along a length direction of the waveguide, and wherein a distance between the feeding part and the ground part in a direction perpendicular to the length direction of the waveguide is greater as it is closer to the waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals and a chip-to-chip interface apparatus comprising the same. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a dielectric part; and a conductor part surrounding at least a part of the dielectric part, wherein a signal of a first frequency band being a relatively higher frequency band is transmitted through the dielectric part, and a signal of a second frequency band being a relatively lower frequency band is transmitted through the conductor part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a waveguide for transmission of electromagnetic wave signals, comprising: a dielectric part comprising two or more dielectrics having different permittivity; and a conductor part surrounding at least a part of the dielectric part.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microstrip circuit and a chip-to-chip interface apparatus comprising the same. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a microstrip circuit. The microstrip circuit includes a feeding line providing a signal, a probe being connected to one end of the feeding line, and a patch emitting the signal to a waveguide. The patch is disposed in a layer opposite to a layer in which the feeding line and the probe are disposed, with a core substrate being positioned therebetween. At least one of length of the probe, thickness of the core substrate, and permittivity of the core substrate is determined based on bandwidth of a transition between the microstrip circuit and the waveguide.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first substrate; a third electrode and a fourth electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer injected between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, where the second electrode extends substantially in a first direction, the third electrode extends substantially in a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a microstrip circuit and a chip-to-chip interface apparatus comprising the same. According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a microstrip circuit. The microstrip circuit includes a feeding line providing a signal, a probe being connected to one end of the feeding line, and a patch emitting the signal to a waveguide. The patch is disposed in a layer opposite to a layer in which the feeding line and the probe are disposed, with a core substrate being positioned therebetween. At least one of length of the probe, thickness of the core substrate, and permittivity of the core substrate is determined based on bandwidth of a transition between the microstrip circuit and the waveguide.

Abstract: A method for forming a display device includes forming a liquid crystal layer between a first substrate and a second substrate spaced apart from the first substrate, in which the liquid crystal layer includes a liquid crystal composition including a reactive mesogen, applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, firstly curing the liquid crystal layer at a temperature from about ?20° C. to about 60° C., and secondly curing the liquid crystal layer without applying the electric field. The liquid crystal composition includes the reactive mesogen in an amount exceeding 0 percent by weight and equal to or smaller than about 30 percent by weight relative to a total weight of the liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: In a display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel, the display panel includes a display substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and disposed on the first electrode, an opposite substrate including a third electrode facing the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, a reactive mesogen polymer, and nano-rods.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a lower substrate, an upper substrate and a liquid crystal layer. The lower substrate includes a first base substrate and a pixel electrode formed on the first base substrate. The first base substrate includes a first sub pixel area and a second sub pixel area. The upper substrate includes a second base substrate and a common electrode formed on the second base substrate. The liquid crystal layer is interposed between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, and includes a first polymer disposed in the first sub pixel area and a second polymer disposed in the second pixel area. The first polymer has a first pre-tilt, and the second polymer has a second pre-tilt different from the first pre-tilt. Thus, a display quality of a liquid crystal display apparatus including the liquid crystal display panel may be enhanced.

Abstract: In a display panel and a method of manufacturing the display panel, the display panel includes a display substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode insulated from the first electrode and disposed on the first electrode, an opposite substrate including a third electrode facing the second electrode, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate. The liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystal molecules, a reactive mesogen polymer, and nano-rods.

Abstract: A display device includes: a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode disposed on the first substrate; a third electrode and a fourth electrode disposed on the second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer injected between the first substrate and the second substrate and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules, where the second electrode extends substantially in a first direction, the third electrode extends substantially in a second direction, and the first direction and the second direction are perpendicular to each other.

Abstract: A horizontal electric field-type liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided. The LCD device includes first and second substrates disposed opposite and apart from each other, a first electrode formed on an inner surface of the first substrate, a second electrode corresponding to the first electrode and configured to generate an electric field, and a liquid crystal (LC) layer formed between the first and second substrates, the LC layer including a polymer network and LC molecules confined in multiple domains by the polymer network.

Abstract: A method of driving a display panel includes applying a common voltage and a bias voltage to two of a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode of the display panel to form a vertical field during a period during which the display panel displays an image, and applying a data voltage based on a grayscale of the image to one of the first and second electrodes to form an in-plane field during the period during which the display panel displays the image, where the display panel includes a first substrate including the first electrode, the second electrode which overlaps the first electrode and a transistor connected to one of the first and second electrodes, and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate and including the third electrode.