Abstract: A lower cross member for a vehicle is disposed on a floor of a vehicle. The lower cross member includes a core member and a reinforcing layer. The core member is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of unidirectional carbon fibers, and the reinforcing layer is made of a composite material containing 70 wt. % or more of fiberglass.

Abstract: The present invention relates to artificial skin using fibroblasts and keratinocytes, and more particularly, to a manufacturing device of artificial skin using cells differentiated from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs).

Abstract: An apparatus for loading and unloading cargo, capable of loading cargo while distributing the weight of the cargo and unloading the cargo regardless of the loading order of the cargo, is provided. The apparatus for loading and unloading cargo may include: a base portion; a rail installed on the base portion; a plurality of movable plates disposed on the rail, supporting the cargo, and moving along the rail; and a raising-lowering portion connected between the base portion and a body so that the base portion can be raised and lowered.

Abstract: Provided are a regeneration solution of a spent secondary battery cathode material, the regeneration solution including p-type redox molecules, a solvent, and a lithium salt, in which the p-type redox molecules have a reduction potential that is higher than or equal to 1.55 volt (V) and lower than or equal to 3.7 V with respect to a reduction potential (vs Li/Li+) of lithium, a method of regenerating a cathode material and a regenerated cathode material using this, and a method of recycling the regeneration solution.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating extrahepatic bile duct cancer containing, as active ingredients, natural killer (NK) cells and an anti-PD-1 antibody.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention may provide a magnesium electrode including an electrode plate including magnesium and a protective layer located on at least a part of a surface of the electrode plate, in which the protective layer includes a phosphoric acid alkyl ester compound.

Abstract: Provided is a method of producing a composite solid electrolyte. The method includes step S10 of producing an oxide-based solid electrolyte membrane by electrospinning a mixture including an oxide-based solid electrolyte precursor and a polymer, step S20 of producing an oxide-based solid electrolyte support by removing the polymer inside the oxide-based solid electrolyte membrane, and step S30 of causing the oxide-based solid electrolyte support to be impregnated with a sulfide-based solid electrolyte using a sulfide-based solid electrolyte precursor solution including a sulfide-based solid electrolyte precursor and a solvent.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure are generally directed to zero-duplicate direct-memory-access data buffer management in a data communication interface and are particularly directed to an efficient and collaborative buffer management for data transmission and synchronization between a plurality of data sources (data producers) and a data destination (data consumers) via the data communication interface. In one example, the disclosed buffer management approach combines zero-duplicate buffers, priority-based buffer allocation, priority-based data synchronization, and a collaborative communicated buffer holding time to manage the direct-memory-access and release of buffered data in a real-time and continuous dataflow producer-consumer system.

Abstract: Provided are a dielectric material, a device including the same, and a method of preparing the dielectric material. The dielectric material includes a polycrystalline oxide including a plurality of crystal grain bulks and grain boundaries located between the plurality of crystal grain bulks, and the polycrystalline oxide includes an indium dopant in the grain boundaries.

Abstract: An optical system, a method and an apparatus for diagnosing the optical system are provided. The optical system includes a laser sensor, and a tubular sleeve surrounding the laser sensor and configured to move upwards or downwards relative to the laser sensor to cover or expose the laser sensor. The method includes: driving the tubular sleeve to cover the laser sensor to form an enclosed chamber; filling the enclosed chamber with fluid; controlling at least one of the one or more transmitters to emit an optical signal into the fluid; controlling at least one of the one or more receivers to detect a scattered signal of the optical signal; determining whether the at least one of the one or more transmitters or the at least one of the one or more receivers has a fault based on the scattered signal.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an anode electrode active material for a secondary battery containing nickel cobalt molybdenum oxide, an anode electrode for a secondary battery including the same, a secondary battery including the anode electrode for a secondary battery, and a method for manufacturing the same. The novel anode electrode material for a sodium secondary battery containing nickel cobalt molybdenum oxide according to the present disclosure allows intercalation/deintercalation reaction of sodium ion during charge/discharge and does not undergo significant volume change during the intercalation reaction because structure is maintained stably during repeated charge/discharge. As a result, electrode damage and electric short circuit are decreased and, thus, improved electrochemical characteristics can be achieved in long-life and high-rate capability.

Abstract: Proposed is a bake unit capable of rapid thermal treatment, an operation method of the bake unit, and photo spinner equipment. The bake unit that performs a thermal process on a substrate in the photo spinner equipment includes a heater for heating the substrate, a chiller for cooling the substrate, a substrate transfer robot for transferring the substrate, and a controller controlling an operation of the substrate transfer robot. The substrate transfer robot includes an arm base configured to be able to move up and down in a vertical direction, and an upper arm and a lower arm coupled to the arm base to move up and down together but be independently horizontally driven.

Abstract: Provided is a method for preparing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery, and more particularly, the method includes mixing lithium nitrate, nickel nitrate, cobalt nitrate, and manganese nitrate with a solvent to form a mixture, performing first annealing on the mixture to form an NCM precursor including the lithium nitrate and transition metal oxide (NiCoMnO), compressing the NCM precursor to remove voids, and performing second annealing on the NCM precursor to form NCM particles.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a prelithiation solution and a method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same. The prelithiation solution and the method for preparing a prelithiated anode using the same according to the present disclosure allow uniform intercalation of lithium ions throughout the anode chemically in a solution via a simple process of immersing the anode in a prelithiation solution having a sufficiently low redox potential as compared to an anode active material. A prelithiated anode prepared by this method has an ideal initial coulombic efficiency and a lithium secondary battery with a high energy density can be prepared based thereon. In addition, the prepared anode is advantageously applicable to large-scale production due to superior stability even in dry air.

Abstract: A mounting base for sensor is provided. The mounting base comprises: a body having a top surface; a mounting portion located on the top surface of the body, the mounting portion is configured for mounting a sensor; and at least one airflow generating component, the airflow generating component is configured for forming at least one airflow on a side of the sensor mounted on the mounting portion.

Abstract: An object identifying method is provided. The method comprises: acquiring detection data associated with a detection signal, wherein the detection data comprises a transmission time of the detection signal transmitted by a LiDAR device; acquiring reflection data associated with a reflection signal of the detection signal reflected by an object at an object distance from the LiDAR device, and the reflection data comprises a receipt time of the reflection signal and an intensity of the reflection signal; and determining whether the object is an interference by comparing the intensity of the reflection signal with a distance-dependent threshold intensity.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a composite wherein NaCl nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed on reduced graphene oxide (rGO), a positive electrode active material including the same, a sodium secondary battery including the same, and a method for preparing the same. The positive electrode active material according to the present disclosure has a structure wherein NaCl nanoparticles are uniformly dispersed on rGO in a one-step process through chemical self-assembly. Therefore, the positive electrode active material according to the present disclosure exhibits superior electrochemical properties with high capacity because the small NaCl particles are dispersed uniformly and is economically favorable because the preparation process is simple.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cathode active material for a secondary battery, a cathode for a secondary battery including the same, a secondary battery including the cathode for a secondary battery and manufacturing methods thereof. More particularly, it is possible to obtain a secondary battery having excellent electrochemical characteristics by electrochemically inducing a structural phase change in the cathode active material of a secondary battery including NaCl as a cathode active material.

Abstract: This disclosure describes example methods and apparatus for automatic identification of performance degradation in a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) device and for providing appropriate precautions in the forms of operation interventions, warnings/alerts, and initiation of maintenance procedures. The performance degradation is derived from various performance indicators obtained by analyzing echo measurement samples detected by the LIDAR device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preparing a cathode active material useful in a sodium ion secondary battery having high reversible capacity and excellent cycle characteristics. The method for preparing a cathode active material composed of Zrw-doped NaxLiyMzOa includes the steps of (A) doping LiyMzOa with Zrw to provide Zrw-doped LiyMzOa; and (B) dissociating Li ion from the Zrw-doped LiyMzOa and inserting Na ion thereto to provide the Zrw-doped NaxLiyMzOa, wherein M is selected from Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mo, Ru, and combinations thereof, and wherein 0.005<w<0.05, 0.8?x?0.85, 0.09?y?0.11, 7?x/y?10, 0.7?z?0.95, and 1.95?a?2.05. When the cathode active material is used for manufacturing a cathode for a sodium ion secondary battery, the battery can substitute for a conventional, expensive lithium ion secondary battery.