Abstract: A doped electrode is manufactured by an electrode manufacturing method. The doped electrode includes an active material doped with an alkali metal. In the electrode manufacturing method, a dope solution is brought into contact with an electrode. The electrode includes a current collector and an active material layer. The active material layer is formed on a surface of the current collector and includes the active material. The dope solution includes an alkali metal ion and flows. In the electrode manufacturing method, for example, the alkali metal is electrically doped to the active material using a counter electrode member arranged to face the electrode.

Abstract: A power storage device includes: an electrode assembly, including a positive electrode, a separator, and a negative electrode; and an electrolyte solution. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector, and a negative electrode active material layer formed on a surface of the negative electrode current collector. The negative electrode is doped with lithium. The power storage device includes first through-holes penetrating the negative electrode current collector in a thickness direction thereof. On at least one side of the negative electrode current collector, the power storage device includes second through-holes penetrating the negative electrode active material layer in a thickness direction thereof. An aperture ratio of the first through-holes on the negative electrode current collector, or an aperture ratio of the second through-holes on the negative electrode active material layer is 0.001% or higher and 1% or lower.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a luciferase derived from a Malaysian Luciola firefly, the luciferase having a maximum luminescent wavelength of 557 nm at pH 8, or the luciferase inducing luminescence having 1.5 times or more the luminous intensity of luminescence induced by Photinus pyralis firefly luciferase.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a novel and useful luciferase. The luciferase according to the embodiments of the invention is derived from Lucidina accensa.

Abstract: An accumulator device which provides a high energy density and high output power is provided. The accumulator device (D) includes a positive electrode in which a positive electrode layer (A) is formed, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode layer (B) is formed, and an electrolytic solution (C). The accumulator device is characterized by satisfying that 1.02?WA/WB?2.08 and that 390 ?m?TA?750 ?m, where WA is the weight of the positive electrode layer (A), WB is the weight of the negative electrode layer (B), and TA is the thickness of the positive electrode in which the positive electrode layer (A) is formed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a luciferase derived from a star-worm belonging to genus Diplocladon, the luciferase inducing luminescence such that a maximum luminous wavelength falls within a range of 557 to 562 nm over the entire pH range of 5.5 to 8.0, or the luciferase inducing luminescence having 1.5 times the luminous intensity of luminescence induced by Photinus pyralis firefly luciferase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a luciferase derived from a Malaysian Luciola firefly, the luciferase having a maximum luminescent wavelength of 557 nm at pH 8, or the luciferase inducing luminescence having 1.5 times or more the luminous intensity of luminescence induced by Photinus pyralis firefly luciferase.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to luciferase derived from Malaysian Luciola firefly, the luciferase having a maximum luminescent wavelength of 580 nm at pH 8, or the luciferase indicating 23.3 times or more of luminescent intensity in comparison to that of Rhodamine 6G.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a novel and useful luciferase. The luciferase according to the embodiments of the invention is derived from Lucidina accensa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a luciferase derived from a star-worm belonging to genus Diplocladon, the luciferase inducing luminescence such that a maximum luminous wavelength falls within a range of 557 to 562 nm over the entire pH range of 5.5 to 8.0, or the luciferase inducing luminescence having 1.5 times the luminous intensity of luminescence induced by Photinus pyralis firefly luciferase.

Abstract: An accumulator device which provides a high energy density and high output power is provided. The accumulator device (D) includes a positive electrode in which a positive electrode layer (A) is formed, a negative electrode in which a negative electrode layer (B) is formed, and an electrolytic solution (C). The accumulator device is characterized by satisfying that 1.02?WA/WB?2.08 and that 390 ?m?TA?750 ?m, where WA is the weight of the positive electrode layer (A), WB is the weight of the negative electrode layer (B), and TA is the thickness of the positive electrode in which the positive electrode layer (A) is formed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, the present invention relates to luciferase derived from Malaysian Luciola firefly, the luciferase having a maximum luminescent wavelength of 580 nm at pH 8, or the luciferase indicating 23.3 times or more of luminescent intensity in comparison to that of Rhodamine 6G.

Abstract: Disclosed is a luminescence measuring method which can produce a luminous intensity depending on the amount of a substance to be measured even when the substance occurs in a biological sample in an amount equal to or more than a given amount, and which can achieve quantitative measurement. The method is characterized by includes preparing a biological sample containing a luminescence-associated protein which is can react with a substance occurring in the biological sample in amount equal to or more than a given amount and which has a Km value equal to or higher than a predetermined value so that the luminous intensity can be quantified depending on the amount of the substance, measuring the luminescence intensity emitted from the biological sample, and outputting a result of the measurement on a regions and/or part of the biological sample.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a predetermined site luminescence measuring method and a predetermined site luminescence measuring apparatus, which allow for determining whether, when the luminescence from the predetermined site in live samples is measured, a photoprotein is localized at the predetermined site in the same ones as the samples.

Abstract: A reliability authorizing device determines whether to authorize a service transfer based on reliability of a partner device or a partner user when one user of one device authenticates other user of other device to exchange the service between devices connected to a network. A partner-reliability collecting unit collects reliability of the partner device or the partner user. A partner-reliability providing unit provides the reliability of the partner device or the partner user collected by the partner-reliability collecting unit.

Abstract: In a biological specimen imaging method, a biological specimen which is stored in a storing section of a substrate having plural storing sections and emitting a feeble light is imaged through an objective lens. The biological specimen imaging method includes moving any one of the substrate and the objective lens or both until the desired storing section falls within the field of view of the objective lens, measuring any one of a focal position at a near point and the focal position at a far point of the objective lens or both, determining the focal position of the objective lens focused on an observed target region in the biological specimen stored in the desired storing section based on the measured focal position, and adjusting the focal position of the objective lens to the determined focal position so as to image the biological specimen through the objective lens.

Abstract: A focal position determining method determines a focal position of an objective lens focused on an observed target region in a specimen. The focal position determining method includes measuring any one of the focal position of the objective lens at a near point and the focal position of the objective lens at a far point or both so as to determine the focal position of the objective lens focused on the observed target region based on the measured focal position.

Abstract: Disclosed is a luminescence measuring method which can produce a luminous intensity depending on the amount of a substance to be measured even when the substance occurs in a biological sample in an amount equal to or more than a given amount, and which can achieve quantitative measurement. The method is characterized by includes preparing a biological sample containing a luminescence-associated protein which is can react with a substance occurring in the biological sample in amount equal to or more than a given amount and which has a Km value equal to or higher than a predetermined value so that the luminous intensity can be quantified depending on the amount of the substance, measuring the luminescence intensity emitted from the biological sample, and outputting a result of the measurement on a regions and/or part of the biological sample.

Abstract: The present invention is related to a method of analyzing an optical signal which analyzes a signal substance induced by a photosensitive protein, includes the steps of introducing a gene which expresses a luminescent probe to analyze the signal substance into an organism sample, emitting a stimulus light to activate the photosensitive protein, and detecting an optical signal emitted by the organism sample.

Abstract: There is provided a binder composition for secondary battery electrode, containing (A) a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer, and (B) an organic solvent composed mainly of N-methylpyrrolidone, wherein the proportion of the sulfonic acid group in the polymer (A) is 0.005 to 1.0 mmol/g.