Abstract: Disclosed is a method for power management of an electrified vehicle. In particular, the electrified vehicle comprises a power electric unit having a motor and an inverter and a main battery and a swappable battery electrically connected to the power electric unit. The method includes: determining a driver demand power when the power electric unit is generated; and satisfying the driver demand power first with the output of the swappable battery when the power electric unit outputs the driving force, and charging the main battery first in response to the driver demand power when the power electric unit is generated, based on the upper limit of charging and discharging of the main battery and the swappable battery.

Abstract: A vertical semiconductor device and a method for fabricating the same may include forming an alternating stack of dielectric layers and sacrificial layers over a lower structure, forming an opening by etching the alternating stack, forming a non-conformal blocking layer on the alternating stack in which the opening is formed, adsorbing a deposition inhibitor on a surface of the blocking layer to convert the non-conformal blocking layer into a conformal blocking layer on which the deposition inhibitor is adsorbed, and forming a charge storage layer on the conformal blocking layer.

Abstract: A storage device includes a nonvolatile memory and a controller configured to manage data, stored in the nonvolatile memory, through a plurality of namespaces. The plurality of namespaces may include a first namespace, allocated to a first logical address space, and a second namespace allocated to a second logical address space, contiguous to the first logical address space. The controller may be configured to delete the first namespace in the first logical address space in response to a request of deleting the first name space, to copy the mapping information on the second namespace from the second logical address space to the first logical address space, and to load the mapping information on the second namespace into a cache.

Abstract: A binder for an all-solid-state battery includes a first polymer in which a chain comprising a first hydrogen-bonding functional group is grafted with a side chain on the main chain of a conjugated diene-based polymer and a second polymer in which a chain comprising a second hydrogen-bonding functional group is grafted with a side chain on the main chain of a conjugated diene-based polymer, wherein the first hydrogen-bonding functional group of the first polymer and the second hydrogen-bonding functional group of the second polymer form hydrogen bonds with each other. A positive electrode for an all-solid-state battery including the binder for an all-solid-state battery, a conductive material, a positive electrode active material and a solid electrolyte, and an all-solid-state battery including the positive electrode are also described.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to: a novel compound comprising carbohydrate derivatives and fluorophores; a fluorescent probe for labeling M1 macrophages comprising same; and a visualization composition and kit comprising the fluorescent probe. A fluorescent probe for labeling M1 macrophages, according to one embodiment, shows excellent selectivity for M1 macrophages, and thus, the fluorescent probe can be applied to a M1 macrophage monitoring system, a method for providing information on M1 macrophages, and a method for providing information necessary for diagnosis of inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: A flight path associated with a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) vehicle is obtained. A first and second expected rotations per minute associated with first and second motors, respectively, at a point in time are obtained from the flight path. A first motor wear metric that represents an amount of wear associated with the first motor is determined based at least in part on the first expected rotations per minute at the point in time. A second motor wear metric is similarly determined. It is determined whether to restrict a duration of a future flight of the VTOL vehicle based at least in part on the first motor wear metric and the second motor wear metric. If it is determined to do so, the duration of the future flight of the VTOL vehicle is automatically restricted.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium batteries, a method of preparing the same, and a rechargeable lithium battery including the same are disclosed. The positive electrode active material includes: a nickel-based active material; a cobalt-containing coating layer on a surface of the nickel-based active material; and a boron-containing coating layer on a surface of the cobalt-containing coating layer, wherein the positive electrode active material has a specific surface area of 0.45 m2/g to 0.60 m2/g.

Abstract: Disclosed is a pixel circuit and a display device including the pixel circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving element connected to a first node, a second node, and a third node; a first capacitor connected between the second node and a fourth node; a second capacitor connected between the third node and the fourth node; a light emitting element; a first switch element supplying an initialization voltage to the fourth node; a second switch element supplying the initialization voltage to the second node; a third switch element supplying a data voltage to the second node; and a fourth switch element supplying a reference voltage to the third node or to a fifth node connected to an anode electrode of the light emitting element.

Abstract: In a pop-up speaker control technology capable of reducing noise and vibration generated upon an operation of a pop-up speaker, the pop-up speaker control apparatus includes a driving module configured to pop up or down the pop-up speaker in response to control of an external device, and a processor operatively connected to the driving module and configured to control the driving module in response to a control from the external device, and the processor can control the driving module to operate the pop-up speaker nonlinearly.

Abstract: A Depth of Charge (DOC) setting apparatus includes a charging and discharging unit for completely charging a battery to a set target voltage and discharging the completely-charged battery; a profile obtaining unit for obtaining a voltage profile for capacity and voltage of the battery while the battery is charged and discharged and obtaining a differential profile for capacity and differential voltage of the battery from the obtained voltage profile; and a processor for sequentially selecting any one of a plurality of preset voltages and setting the selected preset voltage as the target voltage and for obtaining a feature value for a target peak in each of a plurality of differential profiles and setting a DOC for the battery based on the plurality of obtained feature values.

Abstract: A storage system includes a host, and a storage device configured to receive, from the host, a plurality of first type commands, measure a plurality of latencies of the plurality of first type commands, count a number of occurrences of the plurality of latencies within a first time period, the first time period being a time length among the plurality of latencies, generate latency data including time points when each of the plurality of first type commands are received, based on the number of occurrences exceeding a predetermined threshold value, and output, to the host, the latency data based on an asynchronous event request (AER) command being received from the host.

Abstract: Provided are a recycled polyethylene composition and a recycled film using the same. Specifically, a recycled polyethylene composition using polyethylene recovered from a secondary battery separator as a raw material and a recycled film using the same are provided. According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a separator on which a coating layer including an organic binder and/or inorganic particles formed may be reused as it is as a raw material without a pre-processing process, and a composition for manufacturing a film may be provided.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium batteries, a method of preparing the same, and a secondary battery including the same are disclosed. The positive electrode active material for rechargeable lithium batteries includes a lithium nickel-based transition metal composite oxide, wherein the lithium nickel-based transition metal composite oxide has a nickel content of 70 mol % or more and a cobalt content of 0 mol % to 0.01 mol % based on the total content of transition metals (or the total content of all metals excluding lithium). The lithium nickel-based transition metal composite oxide includes a lithium nickel-based active material and an aluminum-containing coating layer formed on a surface of the lithium nickel-based active material, and the aluminum-containing coating layer has an aluminum content of 10% to 35% as measured by EDS.

Abstract: A mobility apparatus may include a plurality of first wheels, at least one first driving motor configured to provide a driving force to the plurality of first wheels, a first battery configured to supply power to the at least one first driving motor, and a first controller configured to control the at least one first driving motor and the first battery. When a second battery is removably and electrically connected to the first battery through a DC/DC converter, the first controller may perform the SOC control for minimizing natural discharge and/or degradation during long-term parking for the first battery and the second battery according to the driving control mode in which the mobility apparatus is being driven.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery includes a cell stack having a stack structure, and a protective member including a first thermoplastic resin layer, a second thermoplastic resin layer, and a third thermoplastic resin layer sequentially stacked, and being disposed on a peripheral portion, in which the cathode layer is not disposed, of the solid-state electrolyte layers, while being interposed between the two solid-state electrolyte layers disposed to be adjacent to each other such that the cathode layer is interposed between the two solid-state electrolyte layers. A glass transition temperature of the first thermoplastic resin layer and a glass transition temperature of the third thermoplastic resin layer are lower than a glass transition temperature of the second thermoplastic resin layer.

Abstract: A smart key wireless update control apparatus and method are disclosed. The smart key wireless update control apparatus includes a communication device configured to wirelessly receive information for a wireless update of smart key software from a server outside a vehicle. The apparatus also includes a processor configured to perform the wireless update of the smart key software according to presence or absence of a smart key in the vehicle and a number of smart keys present in the vehicle. The apparatus also includes a storage configured to store data and algorithms driven by the processor.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biodegradable thermal adhesive coating composition and a method of preparation thereof, and more specifically, it relates to a biodegradable thermal adhesive coating composition, which is biodegradable in order to be environment-friendly, excellent in its adhesion to substrates of various materials, such as paper, plastic, etc., water-resistant, stable in the viscosity change, and suitable for a production process using thermal adhesion, and a method of preparation thereof.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a biodegradable thermal adhesive coating composition and a method of preparation thereof, and more specifically, it relates to a biodegradable thermal adhesive coating composition, which is biodegradable in order to be environment-friendly, excellent in its adhesion to substrates of various materials, such as paper, plastic, etc., water-resistant, stable in the viscosity change, and suitable for a production process using thermal adhesion, and a method of preparation thereof.

Abstract: A method of controlling an ultrasound imaging device is disclosed. The method may include obtaining volume data of an object, obtaining a reference cross-sectional image crossing a first axis from the volume data, obtaining, from the volume data, a candidate standard cross-sectional image crossing a second axis that is different from the first axis, displaying the reference cross-sectional image and the candidate standard cross-sectional image on a first graphic user interface (GUI) view, rotating the reference cross-sectional image on the first GUI view, updating the candidate standard cross-sectional image on the first GUI view by adjusting a slicing plane of the candidate standard cross-sectional image based on the rotation of the reference cross-sectional image, and displaying, according to completion of the rotation of the reference cross-sectional image, the updated candidate standard cross-sectional image as a standard cross-sectional image on the first GUI view.

Abstract: An AI-based contactless sleep analysis system and method are disclosed. The sleep analysis system comprises: a smartphone that downloads a sleep analysis application from a server, collects and transmits sleep sound information of a user in real time to the server, and receives a report of AI-trained sleep analysis results from the server; and at least one smart home appliance that is spaced apart and located around the user, simultaneously collects and transmits the sleep sound information to the smartphone, and provides a customized sleep environment based on the analysis results to the user who is response to a control of the smartphone.