Abstract: The thermoelectric module includes a first thermoelectric element including a first thermoelectric conversion layer and a first electrolyte layer stacked each other along a stacked direction, a second thermoelectric element stacking the first thermoelectric element in the stacked direction and including a second thermoelectric conversion layer and a second electrolyte layer stacked each other along the stacked direction, a first current collector located on a side of one edge in the stacked direction, a second current collector located on a side of another edge in the stacked direction, and an electron transmission layer located between the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element in the stacked direction.

Abstract: Provided is a structure for individual authentication in which a pillar pattern region including a plurality of nanopillars formed of synthetic quartz glass is formed on at least a part of a surface portion of a synthetic quartz glass substrate. In the pillar pattern region, the nanopillars have an indentation elastic modulus of 35 to 100 GPa as measured by a nanoindentation method, and the nanopillars are plastically deformed.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing AlN whiskers includes reduced incorporation of metal particles, an AlN whisker body, AlN whiskers, a resin molded body, and a method for producing the resin molded body. The method for producing AlN whiskers includes heating an Al-containing material in a material accommodation unit to thereby generate Al gas; and introducing the Al gas into a reaction chamber through a communication portion while introducing nitrogen gas into the reaction chamber through a gas inlet port, to thereby grow AlN whiskers on the surface of an Al2O3 substrate placed in the reaction chamber.

Abstract: A first lottery section performs a first lottery for specifying at least one presentation element among a plurality of presentation elements respectively associated with a plurality of content groups. A presentation section presents the presentation element specified by the first lottery, to a user. A second lottery section performs, in accordance with a user's instruction, a second lottery for specifying at least one content from the content group associated with the presentation element presented by the presentation section. A providing section provides the content drawn by the second lottery, to the user.

Abstract: A rectangular substrate is prepared by providing a starting rectangular substrate having front and back surfaces and four side surfaces as ground, and pressing a rotary polishing pad perpendicularly against one side surface under a constant pressure, and relatively moving the rotary polishing pad and the substrate parallel to the side surface, for thereby polishing the side surface of the substrate. In the imprint lithography, the rectangular substrate is capable of controlling compression and pattern shape at a high accuracy and thus transferring a complex pattern of fine feature size to a recipient.

Abstract: A mask blank glass substrate having a maximum value of a circularly averaged power spectral density of 1,000 nm4 or less at a spatial frequency of 0.1 ?m?1 or more and 20 ?m?1 or less, the maximum value being obtained by measuring a surface morphology of a region of 10 ?m×10 ?m with an atomic force microscope.

Abstract: A semiconductor device that includes a semiconductor substrate; a first capacitance section on the semiconductor substrate, the first capacitance section including a first electrode layer, a first dielectric layer, and a second electrode layer; a second capacitance section on the semiconductor substrate, the second capacitance section including a third electrode layer, a second dielectric layer, and a fourth electrode layer; a first external electrode; a second external electrode; a first lead wire led out from the first capacitance section to the first external electrode and having an inductance L1; and a second lead wire led out from the second capacitance section to the second external electrode and having an inductance L2, wherein an electrostatic capacity C1 of the first capacitance section and an electrostatic capacity C2 of the second capacitance section are different, and L1/L2=0.8 to 1.2.

Abstract: The thermoelectric module includes a first thermoelectric element including a first thermoelectric conversion layer and a first electrolyte layer stacked each other along a stacked direction, a second thermoelectric element stacking the first thermoelectric element in the stacked direction and including a second thermoelectric conversion layer and a second electrolyte layer stacked each other along the stacked direction, a first current collector located on a side of one edge in the stacked direction, a second current collector located on a side of another edge in the stacked direction, and an electron transmission layer located between the first thermoelectric element and the second thermoelectric element in the stacked direction.

Abstract: A substrate for mask blanks having first and second main surfaces of 152 mm×152 mm square and a thickness of 6.35 mm, wherein: when a range of 132 mm×132 mm square centered on an intersection of diagonal lines is defined as a calculation region in each of the first and second main surfaces, on a substrate surface of the calculation region of at least one of the first and second main surfaces, flatness of the substrate surface of the calculation region based on a least square plane is 100 nm or less, and a difference (PV) between a highest value and a lowest value of a height of a calculation surface represented by a difference between shapes of the substrate surfaces before and after smoothing processing with a Gaussian filter (10 mm×10 mm) based on the least square plane is 20 nm or less.

Abstract: A synthetic quartz glass substrate having a controlled hydrogen molecule concentration is prepared by (a) hot shaping a synthetic quartz glass ingot into a glass block, (b) slicing the glass block into a glass plate, (c) annealing the glass plate at 500-1,250° C. for 15-60 hours, (d) hydrogen doping treatment of the glass plate in a hydrogen gas atmosphere at 300-450° C. for 20-40 hours, and (e) dehydrogenation treatment of the glass plate at 200-400° C. for 5-10 hours.

Abstract: Proposed herein is a method for producing a substrate suitable for mask blanks for EUVL and the method being capable of suppressing a concave defect having a depth of less than 5 nm. The present invention provides a method for producing a substrate in which final polishing is performed by a polishing apparatus having an upper polishing plate equipped with a polishing pad, the method comprising the steps of placing a substrate stock in the polishing apparatus so that the main surface of the substrate stock face toward the upper polishing plate; rotating the upper polishing plate and polishing the substrate stock concomitantly with a polishing slurry on the main surface of the substrate stock; and raising the upper polishing plate which is kept being rotated to separate it from the main surface of the polished substrate stock.

Abstract: A mask blank glass substrate having a maximum value of a circularly averaged power spectral density of 1,000 nm4 or less at a spatial frequency of 0.1 ?m?1 or more and 20 ?m?1 or less, the maximum value being obtained by measuring a surface morphology of a region of 10 ?m×10 ?m with an atomic force microscope.

Abstract: A storage medium storing an image diagnosis support program for causing a computer to execute process that includes inputting input images to a first model that outputs, according to input images obtained by imaging a subject under the plurality of imaging conditions, an estimation result of a disease name of the, and a degree of contribution to estimation of each of input images for each of the imaging conditions; selecting, among input images, an image imaged under an imaging condition for estimation selected based on the degree of contribution; inputting the image imaged under the imaging condition for estimation to a second model that outputs an estimation result of a lesion part in the image according to the input image; and outputting the estimation result of the lesion part specified based on an output result of the second model.

Abstract: A synthetic quartz glass cavity member (1) is bonded to a substrate (6) having an optical device (7) mounted thereon such that the device may be accommodated in the cavity member. The cavity member (1) has an inside surface consisting of a top surface (2a) opposed to the device (7) and a side surface (3a). The top surface (2a) is a mirror surface and the side surface (3a) is a rough surface.

Abstract: A superconducting coil device (10) includes: a coil case (20) housing a superconducting coil (30); a superconducting coil (30) housed in the coil case (20); and a resin part (50) formed of a polymer (51) filled in a gap between an inner wall of the coil case (20) and the superconducting coil (30). The resin part (50) is formed of a polymer (51) obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable composition containing a first monomer having a norbornene ring structure.

Abstract: Provided is a synthetic quartz glass substrate for use in a microfluidic device to which bonding by optical contact can be applied in manufacturing a microfluidic device, and which has high adhesion in a bonded interface and does not cause defects such as non-bonding and breakage of the substrate and a defect in which air bubbles are sandwiched at the bonded interface. A synthetic quartz glass substrate for use in a microfluidic device, wherein a maximum value of a cyclic average power spectral density at a spatial frequency of 0.4 mm?1 or more and 100 mm?1 or less is 5.0×1015 nm4 or less, the maximum value being obtained by measuring any given region of 6.0 mm×6.0 mm on a surface of the synthetic quartz glass substrate with a white interferometer.

Abstract: The window material for an optical element of the present invention is formed of synthetic quartz glass that is likely to be subjected to shape processing, can be manufactured at low cost, and has a flat plate shape. Even if the window material for an optical element has a flat plate shape, for example, in a window material of a UV-LED such as a UVC-LED sealed with a surface mount package (SMD PKG), light emitted from the optical element, in particular, light having a light distribution angle can be efficiently collected when passing through the window material, and light collection equal to that of a window material having a lens shape such as a conventional convex shape can be achieved. Furthermore, light distribution without irradiation unevenness such as Lambertian reflection can also be achieved.

Abstract: A large-size synthetic quartz glass substrate has a diagonal length of at least 1,000 mm. Provided that an effective range is defined on the substrate surface, and the effective range is partitioned into a plurality of evaluation regions such that the evaluation regions partly overlap each other, a flatness in each evaluation region is up to 3 ?m. From the quartz glass substrate having a high flatness and a minimal local gradient within the substrate surface, a large-size photomask is prepared.

Abstract: A mask blanks substrate having a flatness of a calculation surface of 100 nm or less when a calculation region passing through central portions of first and second main surfaces and extending in a horizontal direction is set, a first region surface is cut out, a second region surface is cut out by setting a reference plane and a rotation axis and rotating the substrate by 180°, least square planes are calculated, the first and second region surfaces are converted into height maps to positions on the least square planes, the height map of the to second region surface is set as a reverse height map by symmetrically moving the height map, and a map of a calculated height obtained by adding heights of the height map of the first region surface and the reverse height map of the second region surface is set as the calculation surface.

Abstract: An imprint mold having a synthetic quartz glass substrate having a transfer fine pattern formed on a surface thereof; and a coating layer formed on at least a part of the fine pattern by at least one of materials different from the substrate.