Abstract: In a method for recovering active metals from a lithium secondary battery according to exemplary embodiments, a cathode active material mixture including a lithium composite oxide may be reacted with a reducing reaction gas under a pressurized condition and washed with water. In this case, a large amount of the cathode active material mixture may be treated within a shortened process time, and the active metal may be recovered with high yield and high efficiency.

Abstract: Provided is a method of automatically creating an agent that may interact with a user in a video game and providing a pre-created agent upon request of the user playing the video game when there is no user to play the video game.

Abstract: A display device includes a bank including an opening defining a plurality of pixels; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed in the plurality of pixels; a color conversion layer disposed on the plurality of light emitting elements in the opening; and a low refractive layer disposed on the color conversion layer in the opening.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor comprising at least one pair of light emitters which are disposed apart from each other and a light receiver disposed between the at least one pair of light emitters, and configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object by using the light receiver and the at least one pair of light emitters; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force that is applied to the pulse wave sensor by the object; and a processor configured to generate an integrated pulse wave signal by integrating the plurality of pulse wave signals based on the contact force and an area of a contact surface of the pulse wave sensor, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the integrated pulse wave signal.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that measures a pulse wave signal from an object and contact pressure of the object; and a processor that obtains an oscillometric envelope based on an amplitude of the pulse wave signal and the contact pressure, and estimates bio-information based on a center of mass of a phase of contact pressure of the obtained oscillometric envelope.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to technology for estimating bio-information by using a foldable electronic device. The foldable electronic device includes a main body part, having a first main body and a second main body, configured to fold along a folding line; a first sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to obtain a contact image of an object of a user; a second sensor provided on the first main body, and configured to measure a degree of folding of the main body part; and a processor configured to estimate bio-information of the user, based on the contact image of the object and the degree of folding.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for measuring bio-information. The apparatus for measuring bio-information includes: a pulse wave sensor configured to emit light of multiple wavelengths onto an object, and detect the light to obtain multi-wavelength pulse wave signals when the light is reflected or scattered from the object; and a processor configured to: obtain a conversion signal that indicates a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave sensor, based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals, obtain an oscillometric envelope based on the multi-wavelength pulse wave signals and the conversion signal, and obtain bio-information based on the oscillometric envelope.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure includes: a sensor, and a processor configured to estimate blood pressure based on a PPG signal and a contact pressure signal measured by the sensor. The sensor includes: a transparent elastic body; a first polarizing film provided on a surface of the transparent elastic body and configured to come into contact with the object; a light source provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to emit light toward the object; a first detector and a second detector provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to detect light, passing through the first polarizing film after being emitted by the light source and scattered or reflected from the object, to measure the PPG signal; and a second detector provided under the transparent elastic body and configured to detect light, not passing through the first polarizing film, to measure the contact pressure signal.

Abstract: A wearable device includes a main body, a force sensor disposed on one surface of the main body and configured to measure a force, and a processor configured to control the force sensor to measure a first force when the one surface of the main body faces upwards, control the force sensor to measure a second force sensor when the one surface of the main body faces downward, and calibrate the force sensor based on at least one of the measured first force and the measured second force.

Abstract: A display device includes a substrate including a display area, and a non-display area, and dams disposed in the non-display area. Each of the dams surrounds the display area, the dams include a first dam adjacent to the display area, second dams surrounding the first dam, and third dams surrounding the second dams. The second dams are spaced apart from each other, the third dams are spaced apart from each other, and opposing ends of at least one of the second dams and the third dams has a curvature.

Abstract: An image sensor substrate includes a semiconductor substrate layer and a semiconductor epitaxial layer on the substrate layer. The semiconductor substrate layer has a boron (B) doping concentration therein in a range from 3×1018 cm?3 to 1×1019 cm?3, whereas the semiconductor epitaxial layer has a boron (B) doping concentration therein in a range from 1×1016 cm?3 to 6×1016 cm?3.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part configured to obtain contact pressure of a contact surface contacted by an object, and configured to obtain a contact image of the object that contacts the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain a pulse wave signal of a region of interest based on the contact image, and configured to estimate bio-information based on the obtained pulse wave signal and the contact pressure.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating biometric information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a sensor comprising an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor configured to measure an ECG signal of a user and a pulse wave sensor configured to measure two or more pulse wave signals at two or more measurement sites of the user; and a processor configured to obtain biometric information based on the ECG signal and the two or more pulse wave signals measured by the sensor.

Abstract: A display device is provided. The display device comprises a transistor layer disposed on a substrate, a light emitting element layer disposed on the transistor layer, a wavelength conversion layer disposed on the light emitting element layer, and a first capping layer disposed on the wavelength conversion layer, wherein the first capping layer includes a base, and hollow particles mixed in the base. The base includes polysilazane, the polysilazane including siloxane.

Abstract: A display device and a method of manufacturing the display device are provided. The display device includes pixels and a bank including an opening overlapping each of the pixels in a plan view, light emitting elements disposed in the pixels, a color conversion layer disposed on the light emitting elements in the opening of the bank, and an optical layer disposed on the color conversion layer in the opening of the bank. The optical layer includes an organic layer surrounding voids of the optical layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: a sensor that measures a pulse wave signal from an object and contact pressure of the object; and a processor that obtains an oscillometric envelope based on an amplitude of the pulse wave signal and the contact pressure, and estimates bio-information based on a center of mass of a phase of contact pressure of the obtained oscillometric envelope.

Abstract: A coating composition having excellent non-combustibility and weather resistance. The coating composition may include a silicone modified polyester resin, a curing agent, a pigment, and a flame retardant, wherein the silicone modified polyester resin is prepared by condensation polymerization of a silicone intermediate, an alcohol monomer, and an acid monomer, the alcohol monomer includes a trifunctional or lower aliphatic alcohol and a tetrafunctional aliphatic alcohol in a weight ratio of 80 to 60:20 to 40, the acid monomer includes an aromatic acid and an aliphatic acid in a weight ratio of 20 to 40:80 to 60, and the mixing ratio of the alcohol monomer and the acid monomer is 1.0 to 2.

Abstract: A display device includes a light emitting element disposed on a substrate. A color conversion layer is disposed on the light emitting element, the color conversion layer including color conversion particles that convert light of a first color emitted from the light emitting element into light of a second color. An insulating layer is disposed on the color conversion layer. The insulating layer includes a first inorganic layer overlapping the color conversion layer, a second inorganic layer disposed on the first inorganic layer, and a third inorganic layer disposed on the second inorganic layer. A second porosity of the second inorganic layer is greater than a first porosity of the first inorganic layer. A second porosity of the second inorganic layer is greater than a third porosity of the third inorganic layer.

Abstract: A display device includes a display area including a first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area; a peripheral area adjacent to the display area; pixels which emit incident light; an encapsulation layer covering the pixels; a first color-converting pattern corresponding to the first light-emitting area and having a refractivity; a transmission pattern corresponding to the second light-emitting area and through which the incident light is transmitted; a low refractivity layer is in the display area and facing the encapsulation layer with each of the first color-converting pattern and the transmission pattern therebetween, the low refractivity layer including: a resin and a hollow particle which define a refractivity lower than the refractivity of the first color-converting pattern; and a first dam structure in the peripheral area and spaced apart from the display area, the first dam structure and the transmission pattern being portions of a same material layer.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating blood pressure is provided. The apparatus may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure from an object, a plurality of pulse wave signals having different wavelengths, a force sensor configured to measure a contact force applied by the object to the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to extract, from the plurality of pulse wave signals, at least one similarity feature indicating a similarity between the plurality of pulse wave signals, and estimate the blood pressure based on the similarity and the contact force that is measured at a point in time at which the at least one similarity feature is extracted.