Abstract: The present invention provides a viewing system capable of providing varying visual effects with a simpler configuration. In addition, the present invention also provides a display device, a stage installation, and a polymerizable liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film exhibiting high alignment and good phase difference development in an oblique direction, and a polarizing plate and an image display device using the same. This optical film of the present invention has a substrate; and a phase difference layer which is provided on the substrate to be adjacent to the substrate, in which the phase difference layer is a layer formed by fixing vertical alignment of a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group included in a liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystal compound and a polymer compound, a difference in ?a value between the polymer compound and the substrate, which is calculated using three-dimensional SP values, is 3 or less, and a content of the polymer compound is less than 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the liquid crystal compound.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer compound capable of improving adhesiveness between a hydrophobic member and a hydrophilic member. The polymer compound of the present invention is a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula (I) and a repeating unit represented by Formula (II).

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing at least two types of polymerizable compounds represented by Formula (I), in the formula, A represents a phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, L represents —OC(?O)—, —OC(?O)O—, and the like, m represents 3 to 12, Sp1 and Sp2 represent a linking group, and Q1 and Q2 represent a polymerizable group, and the like, in which in a case where a number obtained by dividing the number of trans-1,4-cyclohexylene groups by m is set to mc, mc's for the two types of polymerizable compounds are different from each other, at least one of the two types of the polymerizable compounds satisfies 0.5<mc<0.7, and at least the other of the two types of the polymerizable compounds satisfies 0.5<mc; and a polymerizable compound in which m in Formula (I) is 6 to 12.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a transmission decorative laminate including a cholesteric liquid crystalline layer and capable of applying different visual effects on observation surfaces, and a method of manufacturing the same. Another object of the present invention is to provide a glass base material with a transmission decorative laminate. Provided is a transmission decorative laminate including: a colored transparent base material; and a cholesteric liquid crystalline layer disposed on the base material, in which the cholesteric liquid crystalline layer includes two or more reflection regions having different selective reflection wavelengths, and the base material absorbs light at wavelengths which are the same as selective reflection wavelengths of two or more reflection regions.

Abstract: The present invention provides a viewing system capable of providing varying visual effects with a simpler configuration. In addition, the present invention also provides a display device, a stage installation, and a polymerizable liquid crystal composition.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a polymer compound capable of improving adhesiveness between a hydrophobic member and a hydrophilic member. The polymer compound of the present invention is a polymer compound having a repeating unit represented by Formula (I) and a repeating unit represented by Formula (II).

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition having low birefringence which contains at least two types of polymerizable compounds represented by Formula (I): Q1-Sp1A-LmSp2-Q2??(I) in the formula, A represents a phenylene or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, L represents —OC(?O)—, —OC(?O)O—, and the like, m represents 3 to 12, Sp1 and Sp2 represent an alkylene of which —CH2— may be substituted with —O— or the like, and the like, and Q1 and Q2 represent a polymerizable group, and the like, in which when a number obtained by dividing the number of trans-1,4-cyclohexylenes represented by A by m is set to mc, the polymerizable compounds include a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.5<mc<0.7 and a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.1<mc<0.3. A film such as a low birefringence phase difference film or a reflection film having high selectivity in a reflection wavelength range can be provided by using the polymerizable composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides an optical film exhibiting high alignment and good phase difference development in an oblique direction, and a polarizing plate and an image display device using the same. This optical film of the present invention has a substrate; and a phase difference layer which is provided on the substrate to be adjacent to the substrate, in which the phase difference layer is a layer formed by fixing vertical alignment of a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group included in a liquid crystal composition containing the liquid crystal compound and a polymer compound, a difference in ?a value between the polymer compound and the substrate, which is calculated using three-dimensional SP values, is 3 or less, and a content of the polymer compound is less than 10 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the liquid crystal compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable compound denoted by Formula (I): in the formula, Z1 and Z2 represent an arylene group, and the like, m represents 1 or 2, n represents an integer of 0 or 1, and when m is 2, n is 0, L1, L2, L3, and L4 each independently represent a linking group such as —C(?O)O— and —OC(?O)—, T3 represents -Sp4-R4, X represents —O—, and the like, r represents 1 to 4, Sp1, Sp2, Sp3, Sp4, and Sp5 each independently represent a single bond or a linking group, R1 and R2 each independently represent a polymerizable group, and R3, R4, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a polymerizable group, or the like; a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound described above; a film formed of the polymerizable composition described above; and a half mirror for displaying a projection image including the film described above.

Abstract: Provided are a laminate having an antireflection layer including inorganic particles, and an infrared light reflecting layer, in which the infrared light reflecting layer includes a first selective reflection layer which is formed by fixing a liquid crystal phase having a helical axis which rotates in a right direction, and a second selective reflection layer which is formed by fixing a liquid crystal phase having a helical axis which rotates in a left direction, a method for producing the laminate, a solid-state imaging device including the laminate, and a kit used for producing the laminate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition containing at least two types of polymerizable compounds represented by Formula (I), in the formula, A represents a phenylene group or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene group, L represents —OC(?O)—, —OC(?O)O—, and the like, m represents 3 to 12, Sp1 and Sp2 represent a linking group, and Q1 and Q2 represent a polymerizable group, and the like, in which in a case where a number obtained by dividing the number of trans-1,4-cyclohexylene groups by m is set to mc, mc's for the two types of polymerizable compounds are different from each other, at least one of the two types of the polymerizable compounds satisfies 0.5<mc<0.7, and at least the other of the two types of the polymerizable compounds satisfies 0.5<mc; and a polymerizable compound in which m in Formula (I) is 6 to 12.

Abstract: An infrared ray cutting film having a transparent base, a near infrared ray absorbing layer containing a compound of Formula (1) with a maximum absorption wavelength of from 750 nm to 920 nm, and a near infrared ray reflection layer obtained by fixing a cholesteric liquid crystal phase is excellent in invisibility, robustness and high heat shielding performance. R1a and R1b represent alkyl, aryl or heteroaryl; at least one of R2 and R3 is an electron-withdrawing group, and R4 represents H, alkyl, aryl, heteroaryl, substituted boron, or a metal.

Abstract: The present invention provides a composition kit which is suitably used for more convenient production of a bandpass filter with reduced angle dependence, a laminate and a method for producing the same, and a bandpass filter. The composition kit of the present invention includes a first composition containing a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group and a dextrorotatory chiral agent, a second composition containing a liquid crystal compound having a polymerizable group and a levorotatory chiral agent, and a third composition containing a color material.

Abstract: The present invention provides a heat ray cutting film comprising, on a substrate, at least two layers of a light reflecting layer X1 and a light reflecting layer X2 obtained by fixing cholesteric liquid crystalline phases, and an infrared ray absorbing layer comprising composite tungsten oxide microparticles, wherein the light reflecting layer X1 and the light reflecting layer X2 reflect lights circularly polarized in directions opposite to each other, reflection center wavelengths of the light reflecting layer X1 and the light reflecting layer X2 are within a range of 800 to 1100 nm and are substantially equal to each other, and total reflectivity of all light reflecting layers obtained by fixing cholesteric liquid crystalline phases is 80% or more. The heat ray cutting film of the present invention has high transparency and high heat shielding performance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable composition having low birefringence which contains at least two types of polymerizable compounds represented by Formula (I): Q1-Sp1?A-L?mSp2-Q2??(I) in the formula, A represents a phenylene or a trans-1,4-cyclohexylene, L represents —OC(?O)—, —OC(?O)O—, and the like, m represents 3 to 12, Sp1 and Sp2 represent an alkylene of which —CH2— may be substituted with —O— or the like, and the like, and Q1 and Q2 represent a polymerizable group, and the like, in which when a number obtained by dividing the number of trans-1,4-cyclohexylenes represented by A by m is set to mc, the polymerizable compounds include a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.5<mc<0.7 and a polymerizable compound satisfying 0.1<mc<0.3. A film such as a low birefringence phase difference film or a reflection film having high selectivity in a reflection wavelength range can be provided by using the polymerizable composition.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymerizable compound denoted by Formula (I): in the formula, Z1 and Z2 represent an arylene group, and the like, m represents 1 or 2, n represents an integer of 0 or 1, and when m is 2, n is 0, L1, L2, L3, and L4 each independently represent a linking group such as —C(?O)O— and —OC(?O)—, T3 represents -Sp4-R4, X represents —O—, and the like, r represents 1 to 4, Sp1, Sp2, Sp3, Sp4, and Sp5 each independently represent a single bond or a linking group, R1 and R2 each independently represent a polymerizable group, and R3, R4, and R5 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a polymerizable group, or the like; a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound described above; a film formed of the polymerizable composition described above; and a half mirror for displaying a projection image including the film described above.

Abstract: A polymerizable liquid-crystal compound of formula (I) effective for preventing crystal deposition after coating with polymerizable liquid crystal (II) or a polymerizable liquid crystal similar thereto. P represents a polymerizable functional group; Sp represents a spacer or a single bond; Z1 and Z2 each represent —CO—O—; R0 represents a linear alkyl group having 1-15 carbon atoms; R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxy group having 1-4 carbon atoms, an alkoxycarbonyl group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyloxy group having 2-5 carbon atoms, an acyl group having 2-4 carbon atoms, an amide group having 2-5 carbon atoms, a cyano group, an amino group, a hydroxyl group, or a halogen atom; r1, r2 and r3 indicate an integer from 0-4; when r1, r2 and r3 each are 2 or more, then R2, R3 and R4 each may be the same or different; however, when R0 is a methyl group, then r2 is not 1.

Abstract: A compound represented by the following formula (1) has sufficient solubility, a wide usable concentration range, and excellent haze-lowering performance. In the formula, L1 to L6 represent a single bond, —O—, —CO—, —COO—, etc; Sp1 to Sp4 represent a single bond or alkylene of 1 to 10 carbon atoms; A1 and A2 represent trivalent or tetravalent aromatic hydrocarbon or heterocyclic; T represents the following formulae, etc; Hb represent perfluoroalkyl of 2 to 30 carbon atoms; m and n are 2 or 3; and o and p are an integer of 0 or more.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition containing a liquid crystal molecule, a compound represented by the formula (1), and a compound represented by the formula (2) can provide a film with a reduced haze.