Abstract: A conductive composite material, a method of preparing the same, and a secondary battery including the same. The conductive composite material may increase the proportion of an active material when forming an electrode by chemically bonding a conductive material and a binder to each other. A method of preparing the conductive composite material comprises ionizing carbon-based particles in a predetermined polarity, ionizing PTFE particles in a polarity different from that of the carbon-based particles, and chemically bonding the ionized carbon-based particles and the ionized PTFE particles, which are ionized in different polarities, to each other.

Abstract: An apparatus for detecting the status of a tool in a machine tool may include: a sensor unit configured to sense acceleration of a spindle of the machine tool in an x-axis direction and a y-axis direction during processing; and a processing device configured to convert the x-axis signal and the y-axis signal, sensed by the sensor unit, into signals capable of representing a cutting force by processing the x-axis and y-axis signals, detect a resultant force, and plot the detected resultant force on a polar coordinate system.