Abstract: A control device reads power consumption, information on the delivery number and weight of a first product set, and information on the delivery number and weight of a second product set from a storage device. The control device proportionally divides the power consumption. The control device reads a first conversion formula from the storage device, and calculates CO2 emissions from transportation of the first product set from an A station to a B station and CO2 emissions from transportation of the second product set from the A station to the B station by substituting the power consumptions, into the first conversion formula.

Abstract: A management device includes a communication device and a control device. The communication device is configured to communicate with a moving object configured to transport a product from an upstream company to a downstream company. The control device is configured to calculate CO2 emissions emitted by transportation of the product based on an amount of energy consumed by the moving object from a transportation start time point to a transportation completion time point of the product.

Abstract: A management method for managing a CO2 emission amount to be emitted by producing a product, includes: reading out a first CO2 emission amount that is a CO2 emission amount per unit weight of a first raw material and a second CO2 emission amount that is a CO2 emission amount per unit weight of a second raw material; and calculating the CO2 emission amount of the product based on a CO2 emission amount to be calculated from the first CO2 emission amount and from a weight of the first raw material used to produce the product, and a CO2 emission amount to be calculated from the second CO2 emission amount and from a weight of the second raw material used to produce the product.

Abstract: A management method for management of a CO2 emission amount emitted by production of a product in a production line where a first product and a second product are produced includes acquiring a power consumption amount consumed in the production line for a predetermined period, and calculating a CO2 emission amount for each product by allocating the power consumption amount based on a ratio of a total work time required to produce the first product in the production line during the predetermined period and a total work time required to produce the second product in the production line during the predetermined period.

Abstract: A node of a B company updates a restriction list (S1) based on transaction data received from a platform provider, the transaction data proposing addition of a new restricted substance to the restriction list. The node of the B company starts checking processing and estimates whether or not there is possibility that the new restricted substance is contained in a C product supplied by a C company and a D product supplied by a D company (S2). The node of the B company generates transaction data that asks whether or not the new restricted substance is contained in the C product and transmits the transaction data to a node of the C company (S3).

Abstract: A management device includes a communication unit that communicates with a company and a processor that calculates an amount of carbon dioxide emitted by manufacturing a product using a predetermined calculation method. The communication unit notifies the company of information including the amount of carbon dioxide, and the predetermined calculation method.

Abstract: A multilayer thin film that reflects an omnidirectional structural color having a reflective core layer; an amorphous-phase TiO2 dielectric layer extending across the reflective core layer; a metallic absorbing layer extending across the dielectric layer; and a dielectric outer layer extending across the metallic absorbing layer. The multilayer thin film reflects a single narrow band of visible light when exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation, and a color shift of the single narrow band of visible light is less than 30° measured in Lab color space when the multilayer thin film is exposed to broadband electromagnetic radiation and viewed from angles between 0° and 45° relative to a direction normal to an outer surface of the multilayer thin film.

Abstract: A first management device provided in a first company provided upstream includes a communication unit that acquires position information of a transport vehicle when a product is transported to a second company provided downstream by the transport vehicle. In addition, the first management device includes a processor that performs control to notify the second company of information including an amount of carbon dioxide emitted by manufacturing the product, in a case where detection is made that the transport vehicle has entered premises of the second company based on the acquired position information.

Abstract: A management device of a second corporation being configured to manage at least one product delivered from a first corporation on an upstream side to the second corporation on a downstream side, includes a first controller that is configured to transmit identification information of the product to the first corporation, and a second controller that is configured to manage the product. A first management device of the first corporation is configured to transmit, based on receiving the identification information from the first controller, first information to the first controller. The first information is information based on a first carbon dioxide amount emitted due to manufacturing the product. The second controller is configured to manage the product and the first carbon dioxide amount in correlation with each other.

Abstract: A management device is configured to manage CO2 emission amounts emitted from production of products on a production line. The management device includes a storage device configured to store a unit weight of a first product and a unit weight of a second product produced on the production line, and a control device that is configured to proportionally divide an electric power consumption amount consumed on the production line over a predetermined period, based on a weight ratio of a total weight of the first product and a total weight of the second product produced on the production line over the predetermined period, and calculate the CO2 emission amount for each product.

Abstract: When information on a chemical substance is disclosed by a node of an upstream company (S11), a controller updates product composition data (S12) and determines whether or not the disclosed information on the chemical substance is to be kept secret (S13). When the controller determines that the disclosed information on the chemical substance does not have to be kept secret (NO in S13), it adds the information on the chemical substance (a restricted substance) received in S11 to update public data (S17) and generates transaction data including the public data and transmits the transaction data to a node of a target downstream company (S18).

Abstract: An information management system includes information management apparatuses belonging to A to D companies, respectively, and a platform provider. When a new chemical substance is added as a result of revision of laws and regulations etc. to chemical substances designated under the laws and regulations, the platform provider updates a restriction list and transmits transaction data that proposes update of restriction lists in distributed ledgers to the information management apparatuses. Each of the information management apparatuses approves the transaction data and updates the restriction list thereof. Each of the information management apparatuses discloses information on a chemical substance included in the updated restriction list to an information management apparatus in a downstream company.

Abstract: A management device includes a storage configured to store an amount of CO2 emissions emitted by manufacturing a secondary battery, and a controller configured to, when the secondary battery is recycled by a business operator who recycles the secondary battery, apportion the amount of CO2 emissions with the business operator according to a degree of deterioration of the secondary battery at a time of being recycled.

Abstract: A multilayer thin film that reflects an omnidirectional structural color having a reflective core layer comprising a metallic material, a second layer extending across the reflective core layer, a third layer extending across the second layer, and an outer layer extending across the third layer. The multilayer thin film reflects a single narrow band of visible light that is less than 30° measured in Lab color space when viewed from angles between 0° and 45°, and the reflective core layer has a skin depth ? of greater than or equal to 1.0 ?m in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz, as calculated by: ? = 2 ? ? ( 2 ? ? ? f ) ? ( ? 0 ? ? r ) ? 5 ? 0 ? 3 ? ? ? r ? f , ? is skin depth in meters (m); ? is resistivity in ohm meter (?·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); ?0 is permeability; and ?r is relative permeability of the metallic material.

Abstract: A water-based paint composition includes a manganese oxide-based catalyst, activated carbon, at least one water-soluble resin selected from a group consisting of acrylic resin, modified acrylic resin, and fluorocarbon resin, a polyacrylate-based dispersant, and a water-based solvent. The water-based paint composition, although including the manganese oxide-based catalyst, allows a coating film to be resistant to chalking and weather.

Abstract: A node of a C company verifies transaction data received from a node of a B company, the transaction data proposing addition of a subject substance to a restriction list. When the node of the C company determines that information indicating that a new proposed subject substance falls under a restricted substance is incorrect by obtaining data on the restricted substance, for example, from the outside (a server apparatus or the like in an external group) and checking whether or not the subject substance falls under the restricted substance, the node of the C company does not approve the proposal for addition of the new subject substance to the restriction list but transmits transaction data that denies the proposal to the node of the B company (an arrow B5).

Abstract: An information management system includes information management apparatuses belonging to A to D companies, respectively, and a platform provider. The C company and the D company are material manufacturers, and the C company and the D company supply a C product and a D product to the B company which is a component manufacturer, respectively. The B company supplies a B product including the C product and the D product to the A company which is an end product manufacturer. In the information management system, information is conveyed among information management apparatuses of companies in direct business relation with each other.

Abstract: A discrete metallic particle having a metallic material, and a coating covering at least a portion of the metallic component. The discrete metallic particle has a thickness from 50 nm to 1000 nm, and the discrete metallic particle has a skin depth ? of greater than or equal to 1.0 ?m in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz. The skin depth ? is calculated by: ? = 2 ? ? ( 2 ? ? ? f ) ? ( ? 0 ? ? r ) ? 503 ? ? ? r ? f Where ? is skin depth in meters (m); ? is resistivity in ohm meter (?·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); ?0 is permeability; and ?r is relative permeability of the metallic material.

Abstract: A coating system capable of quickly providing a vehicle coated in color requested by a user. The coating system includes: an input section that receives input of a requested coating color and starting and ending dates of using the vehicle in the requested coating color; a determination section that determines, based on the input requested coating color, whether a plurality of coating colors is requested for the same vehicle; and an instruction section that instructs coating, for a case of a plurality of coating colors not requested, by selecting the corresponding easily strippable coating material, and for a case of a plurality of coating colors requested, by calculating, based on the input starting and ending dates, use order of the vehicle coated in each of the requested coating colors and sequentially selecting the corresponding easily strippable coating materials in the order opposite to the calculated use order.

Abstract: A discrete metallic particle having a metallic material, and a coating covering at least a portion of the metallic component. The discrete metallic particle has a thickness from 50 nm to 1000 nm, and the discrete metallic particle has a skin depth ? of greater than or equal to 1.0 ?m in a frequency range from 20-40 GHz. The skin depth ? is calculated by: ? = 2 ? ? ? ( 2 ? ? ? ? ? f ) ? ( ? 0 ? ? r ) ? 503 ? ? ? ? r ? f Where ? is skin depth in meters (m); ? is resistivity in ohm meter (?·m); f is frequency of an electromagnetic radiation in hertz (Hz); ?0 is permeability; and ?r is relative permeability of the metallic material.