Abstract: Provided are a negative electrode, which includes a current collector and a negative electrode active material layer disposed on the current collector, wherein the negative electrode active material layer includes a conductive material, a negative electrode active material, and a binder, the negative electrode active material includes a silicon-based active material having an elongation of from 0.05 to 0.35 and a circularity of from 0.9 to 0.98 as measured using a particle shape analyzer, and the elongation is defined by the following Formula 1, and a secondary battery including the negative electrode.

Abstract: Disclosed is a negative electrode for a lithium secondary battery which includes: a negative electrode current collector; a first negative electrode mixture layer positioned on at least one surface of the negative electrode current collector and including a first negative electrode active material, a polymer binder and a conductive material; and a second negative electrode mixture layer positioned on the top surface of the first negative electrode mixture layer and including a second negative electrode active material, a polymer binder and a conductive material, wherein the second negative electrode active material has a smaller water contact angle as compared to the first negative electrode active material, and at least one of the first negative electrode active material and the second negative electrode active material is surface-modified.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for rendering a volume sound source are disclosed. The method of rendering a volume sound source may include identifying information about a listener and information about the volume sound source, determining a corresponding area in which a source element is disposed in the volume sound source in consideration of the information about the listener, determining an angle between the listener and the corresponding area based on the information about the listener and the information about the volume sound source, determining a number of source elements disposed in the corresponding area according to the angle, determining a position and a gain of the source element using i) the number of source elements and ii) a distance between the listener and the volume sound source, and rendering the volume sound source according to the position and the gain of the source element.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material including a silicon-carbon-based particle, the silicon-carbon-based particle having a SiCx matrix and boron doped in the SiCx matrix, wherein x of the SiCx matrix is 0.3 or more and less than 0.6.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a lithium secondary battery which includes a silicon oxide-based composite represented by M-SiOx (wherein 0<x?2, and M is Li or Mg), artificial graphite and spheroidized natural graphite; the spheroidized natural graphite is present in an amount of 5 wt % to 15 wt % based on the combined weight of the silicon oxide-based composite, artificial graphite and the spheroidized natural graphite; the spheroidized natural graphite has a tap density of 0.9 g/cc or more; and the total content of N, O and H impurities in the spheroidized natural graphite is 200 ppm to 1000 ppm based on 0.1 g of the spheroidized natural graphite. A lithium secondary battery including the negative electrode active material is also provided. The lithium secondary battery shows improved adhesion between the negative electrode active material layer and the current collector, and provides improved battery performance.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a negative electrode, wherein a negative electrode structure is electrochemically charged while being pressed with a plurality of pre-lithiation rolls in performing pre-lithiation of the negative electrode structure by a roll-to-roll method, and here, the pressing pressures of the plurality of pre-lithiation rolls are increased in a movement direction of the negative electrode structure. Since the pressing pressures are increased in the movement direction of the negative electrode structure, volume expansion, structural deformation, and damage to an active material due to the pre-lithiation may be prevented, and at the same time, the pre-lithiation may be performed uniformly, and thus it is preferable for improving lifespan characteristics of a negative electrode.

Abstract: Provided is a negative electrode active material including secondary particles assembled from silicon composite primary particles represented by Mg—SiOx (0<x<2) and artificial graphite primary particles, wherein the secondary particles assembled from silicon composite primary particles and artificial graphite primary particles are surface-coated with an amorphous carbon coating layer. The lithium secondary battery using the negative electrode active material can retain conductivity even after charge/discharge and can be prevented from degradation of cycle characteristic.

Abstract: A flux composition includes an aromatic resin including one benzene ring and one or two hydroxyl (—OH) groups, an activator selected from a group consisting of a dicarboxylic acid and a dicarboxylic anhydride, and a solvent.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein relate to an air cleaner, and may suck outside air and purify and sterilize the outside air, and may perform sterilization of a filter. An embodiment of the invention disclosed herein discloses an air cleaner including a body forming an appearance; a suction unit formed on the body and introduced with outside air; a discharge unit formed on the body and discharging the air introduced through the suction unit; a fan module provided inside the body and forming a flow of air introduced into the suction unit and discharged to the discharge unit; a filter unit provided inside the body to filter the air introduced into the suction unit; and a light source unit provided inside the body and irradiating light toward an inner side surface of the filter unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a negative electrode active material including a silicon-based core particle and an outer carbon coating layer formed on the silicon-based core particle, wherein the outer carbon coating layer contains graphene having a D/G ratio of 0.35 or less in the Raman spectrum.

Abstract: According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a floating-type humidifier includes a lower body which has a buoyancy space formed along an inner edge to float in water and has a water inlet formed so that water flows into a lower center; an upper body formed with a hollow tube communicable with the water inlet; and supporter formed in an elastically deformable closed curve, in which the supporter is in contact with an upper end of the lower body and a lower end of the upper body to couple the lower body and the upper body to each other.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a wireless battery management system, and more particularly, to a wireless battery management system, a node for wireless communication, and a method of transmitting data, which ensure stability and efficiency when obtaining battery data through wireless communication. A wireless battery management system includes a manager node obtaining battery data from a plurality of monitor nodes by using a first channel and a second channel which are communication channels based on wireless communication, a first monitor node collecting first battery data and transmitting the first battery data to the manager node through the first channel during a first dedicated slot, and a second monitor node collecting second battery data and transmitting the second battery data to the manager node through the second channel during the first dedicated slot.

Abstract: A method and system for processing an obstacle effect in a virtual acoustic space are disclosed. The method includes receiving a parameter for an obstacle candidate plane extracted from spatial information, determining, in response to the parameter, whether the obstacle candidate plane is an obstacle related to a path between a position of a virtual sound source and a position of a user, and applying a sound effect according to the obstacle to an audio signal when the obstacle candidate plane is the obstacle. The obstacle candidate plane is a plane of an object that may become the obstacle in a sound propagation path between the virtual sound source and the user.

Abstract: In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of controlling power efficiency of a processor based on polling I/O. The method comprises checking at every predetermined time period whether a polling count is generated by a polling I/O operation for checking for a completion in response to an I/O request in storage; when it is checked that no polling count is generated, resetting a maximum frequency of the processor to have a default value; and converting a current operation frequency of the processor based on the polling count and an I/O sensitivity of the processor, when it is checked that the polling count is generated.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone with a duct unit dividing a pressure equilibrium hole and a back hole. The earphone includes a driver unit including a frame, a magnetic circuit, a voice coil, a diaphragm configured to reproduce sound, and a pressure equilibrium hole configured to improve a pressure difference between front and rear sides of the driver unit, and a back hole configured to smooth vibration of the diaphragm. A housing allows the driver unit to be installed therein and includes a vent hole. A duct unit provided in the housing adjusts a size of a back volume in the housing and provides a flow path from the pressure equilibrium hole to the vent hole.

Abstract: A composite negative electrode active material, which includes: a silicon-based core particle; an outer carbon coating layer positioned on a surface of the silicon-based core particle; first single-walled carbon nanotubes in contact with the outer carbon coating layer, wherein the first single-walled carbon nanotubes protrude from the outer carbon coating layer; a conductive structure spaced apart from the outer carbon coating layer, wherein the conductive structure includes at least one second single-walled carbon nanotubes; and a crosslinking material bonded to the first single-walled carbon nanotube and at least one of the second single-walled carbon nanotubes. The at least one of the second single-walled carbon nanotubes is crosslinked with the first single-walled carbon nanotube by the crosslinking material, and wherein the conductive structure and the first single-walled carbon nanotube are connected to each other.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a detection method for detecting a target RNA contained in a sample with high sensitivity by using nicking/extension chain reaction system-based isothermal nucleic acid amplification (NESBA) that uses activity of a cleavage enzyme and a DNA polymerase. The NESBA of the present invention is a new concept isothermal target RNA detection method that realizes higher amplification efficiency than the existing NASBA technology and is deemed to be utilizable as a new concept diagnosis technology that can replace conventional target RNA detection technologies.

Abstract: Disclosed are a yoke assembly having a magnetic field aggregation structure and a two-way receiver having the same. The yoke assembly for a two-way receiver provided in a two-way receiver having two speaker units sharing a portion of a magnetic field, includes a yoke including a cylindrical portion having a circular bottom surface and a side wall and a flange portion extending externally from an upper end of the side wall of the cylindrical portion and a first magnetically permeable plate attached to an upper surface of the flange portion.

Abstract: A method of preparing a lithium metal oxide having a nickel oxide layer formed on a surface thereof includes (1) complexing a nickel precursor onto a surface of a lithium metal oxide; and (2) calcining, through a heat treatment, the lithium metal oxide—the surface of which is complexed with the nickel precursor—obtained in step (1).

Abstract: A semiconductor device may be provided. The semiconductor device may be configured to shift storage positions of data and error information on the data to store the data into shifted storage positions based on the address signals having a certain combination being inputted a predetermined number of times.