Abstract: Provided is a method for manufacturing a polarizing plate, comprising a step of irradiating an optical laminate with ultraviolet rays having an emission wavelength band of 380 nm to 410 nm. The optical laminate sequentially comprises a first base film, a first adhesive layer, a linear polarizer, a second adhesive layer, a second base film and a reverse dispersion liquid crystal layer. The first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer each comprise a photosensitizer for initiating a curing reaction in a wavelength band of 350 nm to 410 nm, and the ultraviolet rays are irradiated on the first base film side of the optical laminate.

Abstract: The present application relates to a method of generating a downlink frame. The method of generating the downlink frame includes: generating a first short sequence and a second short sequence indicating cell group information; generating a first scrambling sequence and a second scrambling sequence determined by the primary synchronization signal; generating a third scrambling sequence determined by the first short sequence and a fourth scrambling sequence determined by the second short sequence; scrambling the short sequences with the respective scrambling sequences; and mapping the secondary synchronization signal that includes the first short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the second scrambling sequence and the third scrambling sequence, the second short sequence scrambled with the first scrambling sequence and the first short sequence scrambled by the second scrambling sequence and the fourth scrambling sequence to a frequency domain.

Abstract: A connector having a shield structure includes a housing, an outer case connected to the housing, an inner case disposed between the housing and the outer case, and a shield structure surrounding the inner case. The connector includes a first cable having a first line, a first inner cover surrounding the first line, and a first cable shield surrounding the first inner cover and connected to the shield structure. The connector includes a second cable having a second line, a second inner cover surrounding the second line, and a second cable shield surrounding the second inner cover and connected to the shield structure. The connector includes a ground terminal electrically connecting the first cable shield and the second cable shield to a first ground, and a ground cable connected to the ground terminal and electrically connecting the first cable shield and the second cable shield to a second ground.

Abstract: An ion filter for circulating coolant in a fuel cell stack of a fuel cell vehicle includes a housing including an inlet configured so that a fluid is introduced and an outlet configured so that the fluid is discharged, a filter element accommodated in the housing to filter the fluid, a valve assembly provided on the inlet and configured to operate the flow of the fluid introduced into the housing through the inlet to be allowed or blocked, and a gate member provided in the housing and configured to adjust an operation of the valve assembly.

Abstract: Plasmonic nanostructures function as an antenna-reactor nanostructure to focus and convert light into thermal/chemical energy, and thus have significant potential for sustainable solar water disinfection. However, the insufficient energy harvesting efficiency resulting from inconsistent nano-features linked with arrangement and scaling is a persistent challenge. An integrated optofluidic fabrication method is presented to produce a high density integrative plasmonic dimer array to enhance solar water disinfection. The plasmonic dimer array is constructed by a combined fabrication of self-assembly monolayer method and block-co-polymer lithography approaches. This combination leads to a two-dimensional hexagonal array of dimer structures consisting of 1.3 nm nanogap. The uniformity and high density of the nanogaps in the plasmonic dimer array allows strong light focusing and a rapid and highly efficient harvesting of photothermal energy at visible and near-infrared region.

Abstract: A power control device configured for diagnosing an open-circuit fault occurring in a power system of an autonomous vehicle and an open-circuit diagnosis method thereof, may include a power control switch that selectively connects or separates main power output from the first power supply and auxiliary power output from the second power supply, and a processor that determines a possibility of an open-circuit fault of a vehicle power source based on a current flowing through the power control switch and determines whether it is possible to drive an electric load with an output power of the second power supply alone and determine an open-circuit position based on an output of the first power supply when there is the possibility of the open-circuit fault.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a capacitor including a lower electrode an upper electrode, and a dielectric layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode includes ABO3 where ‘A’ is a first metal element and ‘B’ is a second metal element having a work function greater than that of the first metal element. The dielectric layer includes CDO3 where ‘C’ is a third metal element and ‘D’ is a fourth metal element. The lower electrode includes a first layer and a second layer which are alternately and repeatedly stacked. The first layer includes the first metal element and oxygen. The second layer includes the second metal element and oxygen. The dielectric layer is in contact with the lower electrode at a first contact surface the first contact surface corresponding to the second layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a capacitor including a lower electrode an upper electrode, and a dielectric layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode includes ABO3 where ‘A’ is a first metal element and ‘B’ is a second metal element having a work function greater than that of the first metal element. The dielectric layer includes CDO3 where ‘C’ is a third metal element and ‘D’ is a fourth metal element. The lower electrode includes a first layer and a second layer which are alternately and repeatedly stacked. The first layer includes the first metal element and oxygen. The second layer includes the second metal element and oxygen. The dielectric layer is in contact with the lower electrode at a first contact surface the first contact surface corresponding to the second layer.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for performing assays. In particular, provided herein are systems and methods for performing sensitive and rapid immunoassays.

Abstract: Provided herein is an air monitoring system with a venturi pump including an air supply passageway, a sample passageway, and a discharge passageway, the discharge passageway in fluid communication with the air supply passageway and the sample passageway, and a detection device including a biochip, a light emitting source, a photodetector, and a controller electronically coupled to the photodetector. Also provided herein is a photonic biogel and uses thereof for spectroscopic detection of airborne pathogens.

Abstract: A blood biomarker analysis systems providing fast biomarker identification includes a multimodal bioassay device having a biosensor within a portable pipette-shaped device and using nanoplasmonic barcode detectors, such as formed of antibody conjugated gold nanoparticle arrays (AuNPs), capable of capturing any of a plurality of biomarkers. The biomarker analysis system further includes the pipette-shaped device being smartphone-connected and portable to form a highly accurate, point-of-care bioassay device.

Abstract: A method is presented for reducing glare in images captured by an imaging system. As a starting point, multiple images of a scene are captured by an imaging system to form a set of images, where the imaging system includes a voltage tunable polarizer and each image in the set of images is captured with the voltage tunable polarizer set at a different polarization angle. The method further includes: partitioning each image in the set of images into a plurality of segments; for corresponding segments in the set of images, determining an amount of change in intensity across corresponding segments of images; quantifying the amount of intensity change for each image in the set of images; and identifying a given image from the set of images based on the quantified amount of intensity change, where the given image has least amount of intensity change amongst the set of images.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes an electrode, a dielectric layer facing the electrode, and a plurality of interface layers interposed between the electrode and the dielectric layer and including a first metal. The plurality of interface layers includes a first interface layer and a second interface layer. An oxygen content of the first interface layer is different from an oxygen content of the second interface layer.

Abstract: A method is presented for reducing glare in images captured by an imaging system. As a starting point, multiple images of a scene are captured by an imaging system to form a set of images, where the imaging system includes a voltage tunable polarizer and each image in the set of images is captured with the voltage tunable polarizer set at a different polarization angle. The method further includes: partitioning each image in the set of images into a plurality of segments; for corresponding segments in the set of images, determining an amount of change in intensity across corresponding segments of images; quantifying the amount of intensity change for each image in the set of images; and identifying a given image from the set of images based on the quantified amount of intensity change, where the given image has least amount of intensity change amongst the set of images.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a capacitor including a lower electrode an upper electrode, and a dielectric layer between the lower electrode and the upper electrode. The lower electrode includes ABO3 where ‘A’ is a first metal element and ‘B’ is a second metal element having a work function greater than that of the first metal element. The dielectric layer includes CDO3 where ‘C’ is a third metal element and ‘D’ is a fourth metal element. The lower electrode includes a first layer and a second layer which are alternately and repeatedly stacked. The first layer includes the first metal element and oxygen. The second layer includes the second metal element and oxygen. The dielectric layer is in contact with the lower electrode at a first contact surface the first contact surface corresponding to the second layer.

Abstract: An electronic equipment chamber is disclosed. The electronic equipment chamber has an electronic equipment chamber board on which at least one electronic component among a current sensor, a relay, and a fuse is disposed, a controller located in a center of the electronic equipment chamber board, the controller electrically connected to the electronic component and configured to control the electronic component, and a plurality of busbars electrically connected to the electronic component and disposed along an outer edge of the electronic equipment chamber board, the plurality of busbars spaced apart from the controller.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for performing assays. In particular, provided herein are systems and methods for performing sensitive and rapid immunoassays.

Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) device includes an electrode, a dielectric layer facing the electrode, and a plurality of interface layers interposed between the electrode and the dielectric layer and including a first metal. The plurality of interface layers includes a first interface layer and a second interface layer. An oxygen content of the first interface layer is different from an oxygen content of the second interface layer.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor device includes forming a lower metal layer, forming an interfacial oxide film on the lower metal layer, providing a metal precursor on the interfacial oxide film at a first pressure to adsorb the metal precursor into the interfacial oxide film, performing a first purge process at a second pressure to remove the unadsorbed metal precursor, the second pressure lower than the first pressure, providing an oxidizing gas at the first pressure to react with the adsorbed metal precursor, performing a second purge process at the second pressure to remove the unreacted oxidizing gas and form a dielectric film, and forming an upper metal layer on the dielectric film.

Abstract: A power connection box is disclosed for a hybrid vehicle and includes a current supply member and a lead line installation member. The current supply member has a first main relay, a second main relay, a bus bar, and a preliminary relay. The bus bar is connected to the first main relay and has a side connected to a battery and an opposite side connected to an inverter. The preliminary relay is positioned between the first main relay and the bus bar connected to the first main relay. The lead line installation member has a plurality of lead lines connected to the first main relay, the second main relay, and the preliminary relay.