Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, and more specifically to a lithium secondary battery having a multi-directional lead-tab structure. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly which is formed by alternately laminating an electrode plate having a current collector, an active material, and a tab, and an isolation layer; a lead which is electrically connected to the tab; and a battery case, wherein the lead is divided into an anode lead and a cathode lead, and at least two or more anode leads and cathode leads are provided. The battery of the present invention uses the same lead-tab size as the prior art and is suitable for use with high current.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel formaldehyde dehydrogenase expressed by a formaldehyde dehydrogenase gene and having independent reduction activity for formic acid, a method of preparing the formaldehyde dehydrogenase from a strain transformed with a recombinant expression vector including the gene, and a method of producing formaldehyde from formic acid through a reduction reaction of the formaldehyde dehydrogenase.

Abstract: This invention relates to a carrier for immobilizing a biocatalyst including a Fe2O3 yolk-shell structure, to an immobilized enzyme using the carrier, and to realizing an increase in the stability of the enzyme and stability in organic solvents by cross-linking the enzyme. According to this invention, the carrier for immobilizing a biocatalyst and the enzyme immobilized thereon can be reused, have increased stability, facilitate the control of reactivity, pH, and temperature, and can be widely useful in various biochemical engineering industries.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode manufacturing method, an electrode manufactured thereby, and a battery comprising the same, the electrode manufacturing method comprising the steps of: applying an electrode active material onto a collector; and radiating a laser such that the end of an electrode active material layer, which has been obtained by applying the electrode active material, becomes straight, thereby removing the electrode active material. The present invention is advantageous in that the difference in area between active materials applied to the positive and negative electrodes, respectively, is minimized, thereby increasing the capacity and improving the stability of the battery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for cutting a separation membrane for a battery, in which the separation membrane is cut by laser radiation on the separation membrane, wherein the pulse repetition rate of the laser is 10 to 500 kHz; a separation membrane manufactured by the method; and a battery comprising the separation membrane. The present invention, in contrast with physical cutting, has the advantage of being capable of cutting a separation membrane for a battery so as to have a uniform cut surface, which was impossible by conventional physical cutting methods.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel strain Pholiota adiposa SKU714, a method for producing cellulase from the strain and a method for saccharifying cellulose using the produced cellulase. Since the cellulase produced by the novel strain according to the present invention exhibits better saccharification yield than the existing saccharification enzymes, it can be used in various applications, including bioenergy production, textile industry, papermaking industry, detergent industry, feed industry, food industry, production of low-calorie foods, fermentation of food wastes, or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to improving the enzymatic activity of Escherichia coli O157:H7-derived sugar isomerase by molecular mechanics and site-directed mutagenesis. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sugar isomerase having an enzymatic activity improved by mutation, a nucleic acid molecule encoding the same, a vector comprising the nucleic acid molecule, a transformant comprising the vector, a mutant of the sugar isomerase, and a method for producing L-gulose using the improved sugar isomerase.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to reduce light, which is absorbed at an interface of an organic electroluminescence device and disappears, thereby improving the efficiency of extraction of light that is drawn to the outside. A substrate 11 is coated with polymer to form a polymer layer 12; ion bombardment stress resulting from plasma is applied to the polymer layer 12 to form a corrugated layer 13 having a plurality of corrugated parts; and a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer, and a second electrode are successively formed on the substrate, on which the corrugated layer is formed, thereby manufacturing an organic electroluminescence device. In addition, a metal layer 23 may be additionally formed on the polymer layer, ion bombardment stress and thermal stress may be applied simultaneously to form corrugated parts, and the metal layer may then be removed.

Abstract: This invention relates to a novel formaldehyde dehydrogenase expressed by a formaldehyde dehydrogenase gene and having independent reduction activity for formic acid, a method of preparing the formaldehyde dehydrogenase from a strain transformed with a recombinant expression vector including the gene, and a method of producing formaldehyde from formic acid through a reduction reaction of the formaldehyde dehydrogenase.

Abstract: Provided are a polarized light splitting element, a method of manufacturing the same, a light radiating device, a method of radiating light, and a method of manufacturing an ordered photo-alignment film. The polarized light splitting element has excellent durability with respect to UV rays and heat, and low pitch dependence of polarization characteristics, so that it is easily manufactured. In addition, the polarized light splitting element may realize a high polarization degree and extinction ratio even in a short wavelength region.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lithium secondary battery, and more specifically to a lithium secondary battery having a multi-directional lead-tab structure. The lithium secondary battery of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly which is formed by alternately laminating an electrode plate having a current collector, an active material, and a tab, and an isolation layer; a lead which is electrically connected to the tab; and a battery case, wherein the lead is divided into an anode lead and a cathode lead, and at least two or more anode leads and cathode leads are provided. The battery of the present invention uses the same lead-tab size as the prior art and is suitable for use with high current.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarized ultraviolet light splitting element and to the use thereof. The present application may provide a polarized ultraviolet light splitting element which exhibits excellent splitting efficiency within a wide range of the ultraviolet light region and which has excellent durability. The element can be used, for example, in a photoalignment process of a liquid crystal alignment film.

Abstract: There is provided a superhydrophobic substrate comprising a plurality of protrusions having a pseudo random distribution on one surface thereof, an average interval between respective protrusions among the plurality of protrusions being greater than an interval between light beam wave peaks of light within the visible spectrum, allowing the substrate to have durability and transparency secured therein.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a battery module including battery cells, electrode terminals of which are electrically connected to each other via a connecting member, wherein each of the battery cells is configured to have a structure in which an electrode assembly is mounted in a battery case made of a laminate sheet including a metal layer and a resin layer, and plate-shaped electrode terminals protrude from the battery case, the electrode terminals include a first electrode terminal and a second electrode terminal made of dissimilar metals, the connecting member includes a main connecting part, to which the first electrode terminal is welded, the main connecting part including the metal of the first electrode terminal, and a buried connecting part, to which the second electrode terminal is welded, the buried connecting part including the metal of the second electrode terminal, the buried connecting part is buried in the main connecting part in a state in which the buried connecting part is exposed at one surface of

Abstract: The present invention is to enhance the stability and enzyme activity of an L-arabitol dehydrogenase derived from Neurospora crassa using techniques from quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics and partial mutation techniques. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for preparing an L-arabitol dehydrogenase in which a residue which affects enzyme stability is found through a screening based on quantum mechanics and molecular mechanics, and enzyme activity is enhanced by mutation of the found residue, nucleic acid molecules encoding the L-arabitol dehydrogenase, a vector including the nucleic acid molecules, a transformant including the vector, a mutant of the L-arabitol dehydrogenase and an improved L-arabitol dehydrogenase.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a water repellent and oil repellent film including microprojections having a specific shape and size on the surface, an electrical and electronic apparatus including the film, and an electrical and electronic apparatus including an outer surface on which microprojections having a specific shape and size are formed.

Abstract: The present application relates to a polarized ultraviolet light splitting element and to the use thereof. The present application may provide a polarized ultraviolet light splitting element which exhibits excellent splitting efficiency within a wide range of the ultraviolet light region and which has excellent durability. The element can be used, for example, in a photoalignment process of a liquid crystal alignment film.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the novel strain Pholiota adiposa SKU714, a method for producing cellulase from the strain and a method for saccharifying cellulose using the produced cellulase. Since the cellulase produced by the novel strain according to the present invention exhibits better saccharification yield than the existing saccharification enzymes, it can be used in various applications, including bioenergy production, textile industry, papermaking industry, detergent industry, feed industry, food industry, production of low-calorie foods, fermentation of food wastes, or the like.

Abstract: Provided are a substrate including a base with a pattern on at least one side thereof, in which a refractive index in a lower region of the pattern and a refractive index in an upper region of the pattern are different from each other according to a shape of the pattern; and a water repellent coating layer provided on at least one side with the pattern of the base, an optical product including the same, and a manufacturing method of the substrate. The substrate according to the present invention has both an excellent anti-reflective property and an excellent water repellent property.

Abstract: There are provided a novel ribitol dehydrogenase, a residue determining double coenzyme specificity, and a method for preparing L-ribulose using the same, and more particularly, to a ribitol dehydrogenase producing rare sugars, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, a vector including the nucleic acid molecules, a transformant including the vector, a mutant of the ribitol dehydrogenase, and a method for preparing L-ribulose using the ribitol dehydrogenase. The ribitol dehydrogenase having double coenzyme specificity, which is derived from Zymomonas mobilis, can effectively be used for preparing high-priced rare sugars and an investigation of coenzyme specificity determinants for the ribitol dehydrogenase is applied for all of dedydrogenases as a based technique.