Abstract: The present invention provides a device for treating dementia, including: a plurality of ultrasound probes; an ultrasound transducer arranged in each of the ultrasound probes and configured to propagate unfocused ultrasound energy to a brain; and an ultrasound generator connected to each of the ultrasound probes.

Abstract: An automatic analyzer has a supply unit that stores and supplies a liquid to be used by the analyzer, an analyzer circulation system that circulates the liquid within the analyzer, and a supply unit circulation system that circulates the liquid within the supply unit. An analysis controller switches a flow rate of the liquid circulated by at least one of the analyzer circulation system and the supply unit circulation system between a first flow rate in a normal state and a second flow rate different from the first flow rate. Consequently, by suppressing fungal propagation within a circulation flow path for a liquid, compared to conventional techniques, the frequency with which a liquid is replaced and the frequency with which the inside of a reaction tank is cleaned are reduced and a time period for a maintenance operation by an operator is reduced.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows reversible charge and discharge to be carried out and can be used for a long period because of a stable non-aqueous electrolyte used therein. The invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material and capable of storing and releasing sodium, a negative electrode capable of storing and releasing sodium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the positive electrode active material includes sodium, nickel, manganese, and a transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state. An example of the transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state may include tungsten (W). An example of the negative electrode may include a sodium metal capable of storing and releasing sodium ions.

Abstract: A material (hereinafter referred to as “positive electrode material”) including sodium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material, carbon black powder as a conductive agent, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder is prepared. The positive electrode material is mixed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solution to produce slurry as a positive electrode mixture. A working electrode is produced by applying the slurry on a positive electrode collector. A negative electrode containing tin or germanium is produced. The non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylenecarbonate and diethyl carbonate.

Abstract: A rolled foil of surface roughened copper as thick as 26 ?m for example having a surface formed into an irregular shape with copper precipitated thereon by an electrolytic method is prepared as a negative electrode collector. Tin (Sn) or germanium (Ge) is deposited on the rolled foil described above, so that a negative electrode active material layer is formed. Note that the deposited tin or germanium is amorphous. The arithmetic mean roughness Ra in the surface-roughened rolled foil described above is preferably not less than 0.1 ?m nor more than 10 ?m. A non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a concentration of 1 mol/l to a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylene carbonate and diethyl carbonate in the ratio of 50:50 by volume.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide an inexpensive non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that allows reversible charge and discharge to be carried out and can be used for a long period because of a stable non-aqueous electrolyte used therein. The invention provides a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery including a positive electrode including a positive electrode active material and capable of storing and releasing sodium, a negative electrode capable of storing and releasing sodium, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, and the positive electrode active material includes sodium, nickel, manganese, and a transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state. An example of the transition metal that can exist in a hexavalent state may include tungsten (W). An example of the negative electrode may include a sodium metal capable of storing and releasing sodium ions.

Abstract: A material (hereinafter referred to as “positive electrode material”) including sodium manganate powder as a positive electrode active material, carbon black powder as a conductive agent, and polytetrafluoroethylene as a binder is prepared. The positive electrode material is mixed in an N-methylpyrrolidone solution to produce slurry as a positive electrode mixture. A working electrode is produced by applying the slurry on a positive electrode collector. A negative electrode containing tin or germanium is produced. The non-aqueous electrolyte is produced by adding sodium hexafluorophosphate as an electrolyte salt in a non-aqueous solvent produced by mixing ethylenecarbonate and diethyl carbonate.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery whose electrolyte can be selected from a wider range of materials can be obtained. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. At least one of the positive and negative electrodes has a collector which includes a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements, group III elements, group IV Elements, and group V elements.

Abstract: A low-cost, high-discharge capacity density non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode, a non-aqueous electrolyte containing sodium ions, and a negative electrode having a thin-film negative electrode active material containing germanium (Ge) as its main active material or a negative electrode active material comprising particles containing germanium as its main active material.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery wherein the capacity per volume of positive electrode active material layer can be larger than in the use of carbon black only as a conductive material. This nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises positive electrode (1) having a positive electrode active material layer, negative electrode (2) having a negative electrode active material layer, nonaqueous electrolyte (5) and a conductive material incorporated in the positive electrode active material layer, the conductive material containing carbon black of 1 to less than 800 m2/g specific surface area and at least one material selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides and borides.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery wherein the per-volume capacity of positive electrode active material layer can be increased over that exhibited in the use of carbon as a conducting material. This nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises positive electrode (1) containing a positive electrode active material layer, negative electrode (2) containing a negative electrode active material layer, nonaqueous electrolyte (5) and a conducting material contained in the positive electrode active material layer and constituted of at least one non-carbon material selected from the group consisting of nitrides, carbides and borides, which conducting material is in the form of particles of 0.2 to 5 ?m average diameter easily dispersed in the positive electrode active material layer.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte battery whose electrolyte can be selected from a wider range of materials can be obtained. The nonaqueous electrolyte battery comprises a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a nonaqueous electrolytic solution. At least one of the positive and negative electrodes has a collector which includes a compound containing at least one element selected from the group consisting of transition metal elements, group III elements, group IV Elements, and group V elements.