Abstract: A head slider includes a medium opposing surface configured to oppose a recording surface of a magnetic recording medium, a head element provided on the medium opposing surface, and an outlet end surface provided on a downstream side of the head element in a direction in which the magnetic recording medium moves relative to the head element, and extending substantially in a perpendicular direction from the medium opposing surface. The outlet end surface has a surface free energy greater than a surface free energy of the medium opposing surface.

Abstract: An obstacle detection display device, for enabling to display the information of a result of image recognition at high accuracy, at high speed and without position error of shift, even for an image photographed by a wide-angle camera, is constructed with: an image pickup means; an image correcting means for executing geometrical correction upon a video signal outputted from the image pickup means through image processing, and thereby outputting it; an image recognizing means for detecting object information by executing image processing on the video signal outputted from the image correcting means; a display information producing means for determining display information and display position in the video signal, to be presented to a user, being superimposed on the video signal, which is outputted by the image pickup means, upon basis of the object information detected by the image recognizing means, and thereby outputting them; and a display information superimposing means for superimposing the display inform

Abstract: A head slider that can furnish excellent head flying stability and a magnetic recording device having excellent head flying stability are provided. For the head slider, the protective layer is composed of two layers, that is, a lower layer and an upper layer thereon; the ionization potential of the lower layer is made to be smaller than that of the upper layer; and the surface free energy of the upper layer is made to be 45 mN/m or less.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of projection optical systems, each including optical elements arranged in an optical path between a first plane and a second plane and forming a radiation pattern from the first plane onto an exposure field on the second plane via the optical elements. A movable portion is disposed in the side of the second plane with respect to the projection optical systems, which holds an object to be moved relative to the exposure field in a first direction in the second plane during scanning exposure of the object in which the radiation patterns are formed on the object as the object is moved in the first direction. The projection optical systems may include an adjustable wedge prism. The projection optical systems may include first and second optical units, optical axes of the first and second optical units being decentered from each other.

Abstract: A film deposition apparatus includes: a plasma generating section configured to generate plasma between a cathode target and an anode; a film deposition chamber in which a base material is placed; and a magnetic-field filter section configured to remove a particle from the plasma by a magnetic field and to transfer the plasma to the film deposition chamber. The magnetic-field filter section includes: a first housing area to which a first voltage is applied; and a second housing area, provided downstream of the first housing area in the moving direction of the plasma, to which a second voltage is applied.

Abstract: An exposure apparatus performs exposure for a substrate by filling a space between a projection optical system and the substrate with a liquid and projecting an image of a pattern onto the substrate through the liquid by using the projection optical system. The exposure apparatus includes a substrate stage for holding the substrate, a liquid supply unit for supplying the liquid to a side of an image plane of the projection optical system, and a focus/leveling-detecting system for detecting surface information about a surface of the substrate not through the liquid. The exposure apparatus performs liquid immersion exposure for the substrate while adjusting a positional relationship between the surface of the substrate and the image plane formed through the projection optical system and the liquid, on the basis of the surface information detected by the focus/leveling-detecting system. The liquid immersion exposure can be performed at a satisfactory pattern transfer accuracy.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic head includes a slider, a recording/reproduction element formed on a distal end face of the slider, and a resin film formed at least on the recording/reproduction element and the distal end face and having at least one of water repellency and oil repellency.

Abstract: A storage system, including a storing unit, which is configured to be connectable to an information processor, includes a communication data receiving unit, a path information extracting unit, a specifying information creating unit and an access controlling unit. The communication data receiving unit receives communication data transmitted from the information processor. The path information extracting unit extracts path information indicating a communication path between the information processor and the communication data receiving unit, from the communication data received by the communication data receiving unit. The specifying information creating unit creates specifying information indicating the information processor that is the transmission source of the communication data, based on the path information extracted by the path information extracting unit.

Abstract: A novel technology for lowering the surface free energy is provided. A treatment surface is irradiated with ultraviolet light in a gas containing a fluorine-containing organic substance, thereby forming a coating layer on the treatment surface.

Abstract: A heat sink (2) has a base (4) having a first surface (4a) thermally connected to a heat producing body and also has fins (6a-6d) each having through-holes (8), the fins being supported by a second surface (4b) of the base (4) and arranged in a predetermined direction. The base (4) and the fins (6a-6d) are integrally formed of a porous material (lotus-type porous material). The heat sink (2) is placed in a duct (80). It is preferable that the width (W) of the heat sink (2) is substantially equal to or less than 10 mm.

Abstract: A deposition apparatus includes a plasma generating unit that generates an arc discharge between a target and an anode to generate plasma; a deposition chamber in which a base is disposed; and a plasma transfer unit that transfers the plasma to the deposition chamber, wherein at least part of the plasma transfer unit is electrically separated from the plasma generating unit and the deposition chamber, and a negative voltage is applied to at least part of the plasma transfer unit.

Abstract: A head slider includes a medium opposing surface configured to oppose a recording surface of a magnetic recording medium, a head element provided on the medium opposing surface, and an outlet end surface provided on a downstream side of the head element in a direction in which the magnetic recording medium moves relative to the head element, and extending substantially in a perpendicular direction from the medium opposing surface. The outlet end surface has a surface free energy greater than a surface free energy of the medium opposing surface.

Abstract: A head slider includes a slider that is disposed at a tip of a supporting member, floats with an air flow occurring due to rotation of a storage medium, and has a medium facing surface onto which a water-repellent material is applied, with an area near the magnetic head being exposed; and a magnetic head that is disposed at an air outflow end side of the slider and has a recording element and a reproducing element.

Abstract: A first component defines a threaded bore. A second component is kept in contact with the first component. A clamping screw penetrates through the second component and is screwed in the threaded bore. A lubricating agent film is interposed between the threaded bore and the clamping screw. The lubricating agent film is made of a macromolecular compound having a polar end group. The lubricating agent film serves to reduce the friction between the threaded bore and the clamping screw. Generation of dust is prevented when the clamping screw is being screwed into the threaded bore. In addition, the clamping screw exhibits a larger axial force at a certain amount of a fastening torque as compared with a conventional clamping screw. A larger axial force can thus be applied to hold the second component onto the first component.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus which, even when it becomes impossible to take an image of a mobile object due to existence of an obstacle to hide the mobile object, is capable of making a simulatory screen display of the mobile object, thereby notifying a driver of a risk of collision with the mobile object. Even when it is impossible to take an image of the mobile object because of existence of an obstacle, the apparatus displays a simulated picture image of the mobile object superimposed on an actual picture image, by obtaining an optical flow or by performing pattern matching. Thus, an effect is obtained that the mobile object is viewed as if transmitted through the obstacle. By notifying the driver of the risk of collision in advance by means of sound or video image perceptible by a human being, the danger of the collision is avoided.

Abstract: To provide an X-ray generator capable of preventing electric corrosion and exerting stable performance over long periods. The X-ray generator includes: a rotary anticathode 1 having a rotary anticathode part 1a and a shaft part 1b; an anticathode accommodating case 2 including an air-tight case part 2a for keeping an area surrounding the rotary anticathode part in a vacuum atmosphere, and a journaling case part 2b for rotatively supporting the shaft part via a bearing; and an electric motor to rotatably drive the anticathode (target). A water-cooled jacket 7, through which cooling water for cooling the rotary anticathode part and the shaft part flows, is provided in the rotary anticathode.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus comprises an image pickup unit, a cutout image generation unit for cutting out a specified area in a pickup image taken by the image pickup unit to generate a cutout image enlarged at a specified magnification, an image display unit for displaying one or both of the pickup image taken by the image pickup unit and the cutout image generated by the cutout image generation unit, a display image control unit for controlling a method of displaying an image the image display unit displays, a manual focus operation unit for the user to control through manual operation the focus position of the image pickup unit, and a manual zoom operation unit for the user to control the zoom magnification of the image pickup unit.

Abstract: A reflective projection optical system comprises a first optical unit having at least one reflecting optical element, and a second optical unit having at least one reflecting optical element. A focal point on the second surface side of the first optical unit approximately agrees with a focal point on the first surface side of the second optical unit. An angle between a normal to the first surface and a principal ray of the illumination beam incident to the first surface is larger than a value of arcsine of a numerical aperture on the first surface side of the reflective projection optical system. All the optical elements in the projection optical system are located outside an extension surface of a ray group defining an outer edge of the illumination beam incident to the first surface.

Abstract: There are provided a composition that exhibits sufficient flowability and also displays high substrate adhesion, and a magnetic recording medium, a head slider and a magnetic recording device that use this composition as a lubricant and are thus not prone to faults. The composition comprises a fluorine-containing polyether represented by formula (1), (in formula (1), p and q represent, independently of the symbols in other formulae, any chosen integers). The composition can be produced by reacting a polymer represented by formula (2) with glycidol, HOCH2CF2O(CF2CF2O)p(CF2O)qCF2CH2OH??(2) (in formula (2), p and q represent, independently of the symbols in other formulae, any chosen integers).

Abstract: A low-cost heat sink easy to assemble which is designed to be mounted on a power semiconductor module (5) through the medium of cooling water includes a base member (1), a heat sink body (2) superposed on the base member (1) to form in cooperation with the base member (1) a passage through which the coolant flows, and a bellows-like flow straightening plate (6) disposed between the power semiconductor module (5) and the base member (1) in physical contact with the power semiconductor module (5) on one hand and with the base member (1) on the other hand. The flow straightening plate (6) partitions the passage into a plurality of flow straightening channels (14A, 14B).