Abstract: A fluorescence polarization immunoassay that uses a fluorescent labeling substance in which a single domain antibody is labeled with a fluorescent dye. A fluorescent labeling substance obtained by labeling a single domain antibody, such as a VHH antibody or a vNAR antibody, having a binding ability to a target substance with a fluorescent dye is used. The fluorescence polarization immunoassay includes a binding step for binding the fluorescent labeling substance to a target substance; and a measuring step for measuring a change in the fluorescence polarization of the fluorescent labeling substance to which the target substance is bound.

Abstract: An OLED display device includes a substrate, subpixel lines on the substrate and an applied-material separation layer on the substrate. Each of the subpixel lines includes subpixels of the same color disposed along a first axis. The applied-material separation layer has application separation openings. Each of the application separation openings includes subpixels of the same color that are consecutive in one subpixel line. Within each application separation opening, organic light-emitting films of the subpixels of the same color are connected by an organic light-emitting film made of the same material as material of the organic light-emitting films of the subpixels. Banks between application separation openings in each of the subpixel lines are different in position from banks between application separation openings in an adjacent subpixel line when seen along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis.

Abstract: A sample solution preparation method, a measurement cell, a measurement kit, and a sample solution preparation device for measuring a target compound contained in food by an immunity analysis method using fluorescence. The present disclosure features including a dialysis step for bringing a target compound-containing solution that includes the target compound into contact with a dialysis fluid through a dialysis membrane to transfer the target compound to the dialysis fluid, in which the molecular weight cut-off of the dialysis membrane is within a range of 2×102 to 2×105, and the volume of the dialysis fluid is relatively smaller than the volume of the target compound-containing solution.

Abstract: A circuit includes a flip-flop included in a multi-stage shift register and a control element. The flip-flop includes an output field-effect transistor, a first field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply one of a high potential and a low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor, and a second field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply the other one of the high potential and the low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor. The control element is configured to operate to make an electric current flow between the gate and a power supply in the opposite direction of an off-leakage current from at least either one of the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor in a period where the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor are off.

Abstract: An imaging device supplies a first constant potential and a second constant potential to a photodiode through a first line and a second line to put the photodiode in a reverse-bias state. The imaging device reads a signal corresponding to the potential at the other end of the photodiode changed by light incident on the photodiode in the reverse-bias state. The imaging device supplies a potential that changes with time to a capacitive element through a control line so that a forward current flows through the photodiode disposed between the capacitive element and the first line after reading the signal.

Abstract: A display device includes: a display unit including pixels; a shift register connected to scan signal lines and outputting a pulse signal sequentially, the shift register being divided into shift register segments; a driver generating a clock signal to be supplied to each segment, and a video signal to be input to each pixel; and a controller controlling the driver for generating the clock signal and the video signal, the controller monitoring output of each segment and detecting a malfunction of any of the segments. A shift register unit of a first stage of each segment outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a start signal. The unit of a stage differing from the first stage outputs the pulse signal at a prescribed timing after receiving a carry signal based on the pulse signal from the unit of a preceding stage.

Abstract: A display device includes power lines, first driving transistors on a first side of each of the power lines, second driving transistors on a second side of each of the power lines, light-emitting elements of a first color, a second color and a third color. A first driving transistor of a first power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the first power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a second power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color. A second driving transistor of the second power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a third power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the third power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color.

Abstract: A capacitance detection circuit includes an excitation signal source configured to supply an AC driving voltage to drive the detection electrode, a high-pass filter configured to cause a current signal input from the detecting electrode to be output after being attenuated in a prescribed frequency region that is lower than a frequency of the excitation signal source, and a current signal measurement circuit connected between the high-pass filter and the excitation signal source. The current signal measurement circuit is configured to measure a current signal from the high-pass filter. The high-pass filter includes a first passive circuit element connected in series between the detection electrode and the current signal measurement circuit, and a second passive circuit element connected in series between the excitation signal source and a node between the detection electrode and the first passive circuit element.

Abstract: A light beam direction control element includes: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate facing the first transparent substrate; a first conductive film pattern having openings and being formed on a surface of the first transparent substrate opposing the second transparent substrate; a second conductive film pattern having openings and being formed on a surface of the second transparent substrate opposing the first transparent substrate; an electrophoretic element being sandwiched between the first and second conductive film patterns, and including light-shielding electrophoretic particles having a surface charge and a transparent dispersion medium; and light-transmissive regions being disposed between the first and second transparent substrates, being sandwiched between at least a portion of the openings of the first and second conductive film patterns, having a surface parallel to the first and second conductive film patterns, and having side walls surrounded by the electrophoretic ele

Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, and a monitoring circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, and a first switching transistor disposed between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor. The first switching transistor switches between supplying and not supplying the light-emitting element with electric current from the driving transistor. The monitoring circuit monitors a signal at a monitoring point located between the driving transistor and the first switching transistor in the pixel circuit.

Abstract: An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising: a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration.

Abstract: An electronic device having a display screen that displays a user interface including at least one object, comprising a display mechanism that displays the user interface; a coordinate detection mechanism that detects coordinates of a user touch point on the display screen; a first feedback presentation mechanism that presents tactile feedback at a prescribed point to make the user perceive the presence of an object; a measurement mechanism that measures a force generated by the user pressing the display screen; and a second feedback presentation mechanism that detects an operation trigger based on the force and generates mechanical vibration.

Abstract: A first oxide semiconductor thin-fil transistor includes a top gate electrode, a first metal oxide film, and a top gate insulating film between the top gate electrode and the first metal oxide film. A second oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor includes a bottom gate electrode, a second metal oxide film, and a bottom gate insulating film between the bottom gate electrode and the second metal oxide film. A storage capacitor stores a signal voltage to the bottom gate electrode. A first electrode of the storage capacitor includes a part of the bottom gate electrode. A source/drain region of the first oxide semiconductor thin-film transistor is in contact with the bottom gate electrode in a contact hole in the bottom gate insulating layer. Capacitance per unit area of the bottom gate insulating film is smaller than capacitance per unit area of the top gate insulating film.

Abstract: Ion sensing device includes a field-effect transistor including a bottom gate and a top gate, a reference electrode, and a driver circuit configured to measure concentration of ions in a sample solution into which the reference electrode and the top gate are immersed. The driver circuit includes a constant current source configured to supply a drain of the field-effect transistor with a constant current, and a voltage follower configured to receive a potential of the drain. The driver circuit is configured to supply the reference electrode with a constant reference potential, apply a constant voltage across an output of the voltage follower and the bottom gate, and output an output potential of the voltage follower.

Abstract: A display device includes a first polyimide layer, a first silicon oxide layer located above and in direct contact with the first polyimide layer, an amorphous silicon layer located above and in direct contact with the first silicon oxide layer, a second polyimide layer located above and in direct contact with the amorphous silicon layer, a plurality of light-emitting elements located above the second polyimide layer, a transistor array located above the second polyimide layer, the transistor array being configured to control light emission of the plurality of light-emitting elements, a transparent conductive layer located between the transistor array and the second polyimide layer, and a second silicon oxide layer located between and in direct contact with the transparent conductive layer and the second polyimide layer.

Abstract: A light ray direction control element includes a base, a plurality of light transmitting layers arranged on a main surface of the base, a light absorbing layer disposed among the plurality of light transmitting layers, and a tilt prevention layer provided on the main surface of the base and disposed on an outer periphery of a region in which the plurality of light transmitting layers is disposed.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device includes a first liquid crystal display panel including a first light-transmitting substrate (thickness T2?0.3 mm), a substrate, a first liquid crystal, a first polarizing plate having a second main surface that is adhered to the first light-transmitting substrate; an adhering layer provided on a first main surface of the first polarizing plate; and a second light-transmitting substrate (thickness T3?0.3 mm) adhered to the first main surface by the adhering layer (thickness T1?0.15 mm). An adhesion parameter ? is 1.04 or less when a maximum height of an unevenness of the first main surface 0.0005 mm or less, and the adhesion parameter ? is 0.43 or less when the maximum height of the unevenness of the first main surface is greater than 0.0005 mm and 0.001 mm or less.

Abstract: A liquid crystal light deflection apparatus includes a first substrate including a first electrode, a second substrate including a second electrode, and liquid crystals sandwiched between the first substrate and the second substrate. A high-resistivity layer is provided on at least one of the first electrode or the second electrode. The high-resistivity layer is covered sequentially by a first barrier layer formed from metal oxide and a second barrier layer formed from metal nitride or metal carbide.

Abstract: A light beam direction control element includes: a first transparent substrate; a second transparent substrate which is disposed facing the first transparent substrate; light shielding elements which are disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate; light transmission regions which are disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate and whose sidewalls are surrounded by any of the light shielding elements; a resin layer which is disposed between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate, surrounds an outer circumference of a light transmission region pattern formed by the light transmission regions, and includes a sealed first opening unit; and a first buffer region which is sandwiched between a surface including the first opening unit of the resin layer and the light transmission region pattern, and in which the light shielding elements are injected.

Abstract: An optical forming device includes a resin tank that is to retain a photocurable resin containing dichroic polymerization initiator and a light emitter to emit light for causing the photocurable resin to undergo curing. An alignment film for causing the dichroic polymerization initiator to align in a predetermined direction is provided on a bottom portion of the resin tank. The light emitter irradiates the photocurable resin with the light by passing the light through the bottom portion of the resin tank as linearly polarized light having a polarization direction in a direction perpendicular to a direction in which the dichroic polymerization initiator is aligned by the alignment film.