Abstract: An alumina support for a catalyst for a gas-phase reaction that increases the catalytic activity and allows a reduction in by-product yield, and a catalyst for a gas-phase reaction that is a metal compound supported on the alumina support are provided. The alumina support for a catalyst for a gas-phase reaction has a tubular shape with at least one hollow through hole and a BET specific surface area of 140 to 280 m2/g. In this alumina support, a volume (total pore volume) of pores with a diameter of not less than 15 nm and not more than 20000 nm is 0.04 to 0.15 cm3/g, and a volume of pores with a diameter of not less than 1000 nm and not more than 20000 nm is 0.02 cm3/g or less, as measured by the mercury intrusion technique, and a tapped bulk density is 620 to 780 g/L.

Abstract: A thermal interface material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness of 1 ?m to 50 ?m, a density of 1.40 g/cm3 to 2.26 g/cm3, a thermal conductivity of 500 W/mK to 2000 W/mK in a film plane direction, and an arithmetic average roughness Ra of 0.1 ?m to 10 ?m on a surface of the graphite film.

Abstract: A thermal interlace material for transferring heat by interposing between two materials may include a graphite film. The graphite film may have a thickness T of 200 nm to 3 ?m, and a ratio Ra/T of an arithmetic average roughness Ra on a surface of the graphite film to the thickness T of the graphite film, may be 0.1 to 30.

Abstract: A crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition may include a polymer formed from the reaction between a bis-benzoxazine monomer and a bifunctional comonomer having phenol, amine, and/or thiol functional groups, wherein the polymer contains at least one crosslinkable group. A method of forming a crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition may include reacting a bis-benzoxazine monomer and a bifunctional comonomer to form a polymer containing at least one crosslinkable group. A method of forming a cured thermoplastic resin may include curing the crosslinkable thermoplastic resin composition by applying an external stimulus.

Abstract: A resin composition is provided. The resin composition includes a rigid polymer resin, a functionalized polyrotaxane, and (optionally) a core-shell polymer. The resin composition may be cured to form a cured thermoset resin. The cured thermoset set has improved mechanical properties relative to a reference cured thermoset. A method of preparing a cured article of the curable resin composition is also provided. The method includes providing the curable resin composition and curing the curable composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell module installation structure that can be installed on a wall surface of a building, and provides a house and a solar cell module. A support member has a support surface that spreads out substantially in a vertical direction. A locking piece of the support member has: a locking part that faces the support surface at an interval and extends upward; and a connection part that connect the locking part and the support surface. A frame member of the solar cell module has: a holding recess that sandwiches a part of a main body panel of the solar cell module and is in contact with a light receiving surface and a back surface of the main body panel; and a mounting part that is provided on a back surface side of the main body panel, has higher rigidity than the main body panel, has a length longer than or equal to ½ of one side of the main body panel, and extends in the vertical direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a MEMS vibrator or the like that has excellent chemical resistance and an excellent mechanical strength and that is easily thinned. The present disclosure is a MEMS vibrator comprising: a vibrating film including a graphite film; and a silicon member supporting the vibrating film, the graphite film having a thickness of 50 nm or more and less than 20 ?m, and the graphite film having a Young's modulus along a graphite film plane direction of 700 GPa or more.

Abstract: A thin-film transistor element including a gate layer, an oxide semiconductor thin-film, a gate insulating film disposed between the gate layer and the oxide semiconductor thin-film, a pair of source-drain electrodes electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor thin-film, and a resin film covering the oxide semiconductor thin-film is provided. The oxide semiconductor thin-film contains two or more metal elements selected from indium, gallium, zinc, and tin. The resin film is in contact with the oxide semiconductor thin-film. The resin film may include a compound that contains a SiH group. The resin film may be formed by applying a composition including a SiH group-containing compound onto the oxide semiconductor thin-film, and heating the composition.

Abstract: Each of at least three solar cell strings has a first end and a second end in a first direction each including a connector. At the first end and the second end, a wire member is provided to which the connector of the first end of each of at least two solar cell strings out of the at least three solar cell strings and the connector of the second end thereof are connected. A first sheet member is provided to allow the wire member at the first end to be located in a specific positional relationship with the wire member at the second end, and a second sheet member is provided to allow the wire member at the second end to be located in a specific positional relationship with the wire member at the first end.

Abstract: A Li ion conductor having a composition different from a conventional composition is provided. The Li ion conductor contains at least one selected from a group Q consisting of Ga, V, and Al, Li, La and O. A part of an Li site is optionally substituted with a metal element D, a part of an La site is optionally substituted with a metal element E, and parts of Ga, V and Al sites are optionally substituted with a metal element J. A mole ratio of an amount of Li to a total amount of La, the element E, Ga, V, Al, and the element J is not lower than 8.1/5 and not higher than 9.5/5. A mole ratio of a total amount of Ga, V, and Al to a total amount of La and the element E is not lower than 1.1/3 and not higher than 2/3.

Abstract: A method for preparing a modified vector and a method for modifying a vector, the methods including: binding a functional group (A) in a linker compound to a functional group in a vector, wherein the functional group (A) is capable of binding to the functional group, the linker compound includes the functional group (A) and a functional group (B), and the functional group (B) is capable of binding to a ligand compound; and binding a functional group (C) in the ligand compound to the functional group (B), wherein the functional group (C) is capable of binding to the functional group (B) and the ligand compound includes the functional group (C).

Abstract: Provided is a (meth)acrylic ester copolymer (B) having a reactive silicon group represented by the following formula (1): —SiR5cX3-c (1). R5 is a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, X is a hydroxy group or a hydrolyzable group, and c is 0 or 1. A monomer component of the copolymer includes a (meth)acrylic ester (b1), a (meth)acrylic ester polymer (b2) having more than one (meth)acryloyl groups per molecule, and a chain transfer agent (b3) having a mercapto group. The monomer component further includes a monomer (b4) having a reactive silicon group and a polymerizable unsaturated group, and/or the chain transfer agent (b3) having a mercapto group further has a reactive silicon group.

Abstract: It is an object of an embodiment of the present invention to provide: a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based resin tube which exhibits excellent resistance to repeated bending; and a method for producing the poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based resin tube. The object is attained by providing a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based resin tube which contains 95 wt % to 60 wt % of a poly(3-hydroxybutyrate)-based resin and 5 wt % to 40 wt % of an aliphatic-aromatic polyester-based resin and has an elongation at yield point in a tensile test, a tensile elongation of not less than 50% in the tensile test, and a thickness of 0.01 mm to 0.6 mm.

Abstract: A composition of polyvinyl chloride for powder molding may include a polyvinyl chloride (A), a polyvinyl chloride (B), and a phosphate, among others. The polyvinyl chloride (A) may have an average particle diameter of 50 to 500 ?m, and the polyvinyl chloride (B) may have an average particle diameter of 0.01 ?m or more and less than 50 ?m. An average polymerization degree of the polyvinyl chloride (A) may be 1350 or more, and the phosphate may comprise a polyoxyalkylene alkyl phosphate.

Abstract: A hard coat film includes a transparent resin film and a hard coat layer disposed on one surface thereof, the hard coat layer being composed of a cured product of a hard coat composition. The thickness of the hard coat layer 0.15 times or more the thickness of the transparent resin film. The hard coat composition has a negative cure shrinkage ratio. The absolute value of the amount of curl of the hard coat film cut into a 100 mm×100 mm square is 20 mm or less. The hard coat layer may contain a cured product of a polyorganosiloxane compound having an alicyclic epoxy group.

Abstract: A low-temperature transport device is for the purpose of transporting a transport object in a state in which the transport object is kept at a low temperature for a long period of time. The low-temperature transport device includes a thermal insulation container, a plurality of pieces of dry ice disposed in the thermal insulation container so as to cool a transport object, a support member disposed in the thermal insulation container to support the transport object, and a first space formed between the transport object supported by the support member and an inner bottom surface of the thermal insulation container. The first space is filled with the dry ice.

Abstract: The present invention provides a solar cell module installation structure and a house that can reduce manufacturing cost and have good workability as compared with the related art. A support member includes a rail part that extends substantially in a vertical direction and is longer than a length of the solar cell module. The solar cell module includes: a solar cell panel; and a frame member. The solar cell panel includes: a main body panel; a terminal box provided on a back surface of the main body panel; and a wiring part extending from the terminal box. The frame member includes: a holding recess; and a mounting part. The holding recess sandwiches a part of the main body panel and is in contact with a light receiving surface and the back surface of the main body panel. The mounting part is provided on a back surface of the main body panel and is attached to the rail part of the support member.

Abstract: An object is to provide a graphite sheet having excellent peelability from a slightly adhesive film. The object is attained by a method for producing a graphite sheet having a thermal diffusivity of not less than 8.0 cm2/s and an interlaminar strength of not less than 100 gf/inch, the method including the step of heat-treating a polyimide film to a temperature of not lower than 2,400° C., the polyimide film containing: not less than 0.05% by weight and not more than 0.30% by weight of inorganic particles; and a non-metal additive containing not less than 0.055% by weight and not more than 0.097% by weight of phosphorus.

Abstract: Provided is a mutant polyhydroxyalkanoate synthetase having an amino acid sequence which has 85% or more sequence identity with the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and which contains a mutation of substitution of at least one of the amino acids at the 27th to 33rd, 39th, 56th, 106th, 129th, 144th, 165th, 170th and 172nd to 187th positions from the N-terminus of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 with another amino acid.

Abstract: A balloon catheter (1) comprising: a first shaft (10) having a first lumen (11) and a second lumen (12); a second shaft (20) located distal to the first shaft (10); a balloon (30) located distal to the second shaft (20); and an optical fiber (40) disposed inside the balloon (30); wherein: the first shaft (10) is made of a resin; a cross-sectional area of the resin forming the first shaft (10) is larger than a cross-sectional area of either the first lumen (11) or the second lumen (12), which has a larger cross-sectional area, in a cross section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction; the optical fiber (40) is joined to a distal end (11d) of the first lumen (11); a proximal end (30p) of the balloon (30) is joined to the second shaft (20); and a distal end (30d) of the balloon (30) is joined to the optical fiber (40).