Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer, wherein a smooth coating layer having a thickness of from 0.10 to 1 ?m, surface roughness of 5 nm or less, and 20 or less per 900 ?m2 of the protrusions having a height of 20 nm or more measured by an interatomic force microscope (AFM) is provided on the surface of at least one side of the support. And a method for producing a magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer, which comprises providing a smooth coating layer having a thickness of from 0.10 to 1 ?m, surface roughness of 5 nm or less, and 20 or less per 900 ?m2 of the protrusions having a height of 20 nm or more measured by an interatomic force microscope (AFM) on the surface of at least one side of the support, and forming at least the magnetic layer on the smooth coating layer without performing rolling-up operation.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium, which comprises: a backcoat layer; a nonmagnetic support; a nonmagnetic layer; and a magnetic layer, in this order, wherein the backcoat layer has Tg of from 65 to 95° C., and the binder constituting the backcoat layer satisfies the following requirements: (1) the binder comprises a vinyl chloride-based resin (PVC) and a polyurethane resin (PU); (2) PVC has a solubility parameter of from 9 to 11 (cal·cm3)1/2, Tg of from 65 to 95° C. and Mw of from 5000 to 25000; (3) a ratio of PVC to the total mass of PVC and PU is from 10 to 60% by mass; (4) PU has a solubility parameter of from 9.5 to 11.5 (cal·cm?3)1/2, Tg of from 80 to 110° C. and Mw of from 20000 to 60000; and (5) a ratio of PU to the total mass of PVC and PU is from 90 to 30% by mass.

Abstract: A solar cell 1 has a number of grooves 2 formed in parallel with each other on a first main surface 24a of a silicon single crystal substrate. An electrode 6 is formed on the inner side face of each groove 2 on one side. Each groove 2 is formed in the direction in disagreement with the <110> direction on the first main surface 24a. This raises mechanical strength of the solar cell 1. The direction of formation of the grooves 2 preferably crosses the <110> direction nearest to the direction of formation at an angle of 4°˜45° on the acute angle side.

Abstract: A method of fabricating a solar cell forms a large number of grooves on a first main surface of a p-type silicon single crystal substrate sliced out from a silicon single crystal ingot as described below. First an edge portion of a groove-carving blade is projected out from a flat substrate feeding surface of a working table by a predetermined height. The p-type silicon single crystal substrate is moved along the substrate feeding surface towards the rotating groove-carving blade while keeping a close contact of the first main surface thereof with the substrate feeding surface. Electrodes are then formed on the inner side face of thus-carved grooves only on one side in the width-wise direction thereof.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium including a nonmagnetic support and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, wherein the magnetic layer contains diamond particles having an average particle size of from 20 to 100 nm, a volume per a particle of the ferromagnetic powder is from 100 to 8,000 nm3, and the support has an intrinsic viscosity of from 0.40 to 0.60 dl/g and is substantially free from particles.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium having a magnetic layer formed on at least one surface of a nonmagnetic support, wherein the magnetic layer includes a ferrite ferromagnetic hexagonal powder having an average plate diameter of 5 to 50 nm or a fine ferromagnetic metal powder having an average major axis length of 20 to 100 nm together with a binder, and the nonmagnetic support is a composition of a polyester or copolyester having one or more of polytrimethylene 2,6-naphthalate, polytetramethylene 2,6-naphthalate, polypentamethylene 2,6-naphthalate and polyhexamethylene 2,6-naphthalate, in order to provides an excellent running stability, low error rates under various environment and an excellent electromagnetic transforming properties and reliability.

Abstract: A solar cell (100) comprising a semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) having a light receiving surface formed on the first major surface and generating photovoltaic power based on the light impinging on the light receiving surface, wherein the light receiving surface of the semiconductor solar cell substrate (66) is coated with a light receiving surface side insulating film (61) composed of an inorganic insulating material where the cationic component principally comprising silicon, and the light receiving surface side insulating film (61) is a low hydrogen content inorganic insulating film containing less than 10 atm % of hydrogen. A solar cell having an insulating film exhibiting excellent passivation effect insusceptible to aging can thereby be provided.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a magnetic recording medium comprising following layers in this order on at least one surface of a nonmagnetic support: a nonmagnetic layer including a nonmagnetic powder and a binder; and a magnetic layer including a magnetic powder and a binder, wherein the nonmagnetic support has an enthalpy relaxation (?H) equal to or more than 0.5 J/g and equal to or less than 2.0 J/g. According to the aspect of the present invention, a magnetic recording medium is provided that is superior in electromagnetic conversion (e.g., with a high S/N ratio for surface recording density) and running durability (e.g., with a small number of dropouts and a low error rate).

Abstract: A process for producing a magnetic recording medium having at least one magnetic layer formed above a support is provided. The process includes a step of providing, on at least one side of the support, a smoothing coating layer having a thickness of 0.10 to 1 ?m, a surface roughness of at most 5 nm, a number of projections having a height of 20 nm or higher measured by atomic force microscopy (AFM) of at most 20 projections/900 ?m2, and an amount of residual solvent of less than 10 mg/m2, and a step of forming at least one magnetic layer on or above the smoothing coating layer without winding up.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer, wherein a smooth coating layer having a thickness of from 0.10 to 1 ?m, surface roughness of 5 nm or less, and 20 or less per 900 ?m2 of the protrusions having a height of 20 nm or more measured by an interatomic force microscope (AFM) is provided on the surface of at least one side of the support. And a method for producing a magnetic recording medium comprising a support having provided thereon a magnetic layer, which comprises providing a smooth coating layer having a thickness of from 0.10 to 1 ?m, surface roughness of 5 nm or less, and 20 or less per 900 ?m2 of the protrusions having a height of 20 nm or more measured by an interatomic force microscope (AFM) on the surface of at least one side of the support, and forming at least the magnetic layer on the smooth coating layer without performing rolling-up operation.

Abstract: A hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder having an average tabular diameter of from 15 to 28 nm, a coercive force (Hc) of from 2,000 to 5,000 Oe (from 160 to 400 kA/m), a switching field distribution (SFD) of from 0.3 to 0.7 and a D70/D50 of from 1.05 to 1.25. This magnetic powder can be obtained by melting and quenching starting materials to obtain an amorphous product, and thermally treating the product, which comprises increasing a temperature at a rate of 300 to 500° C./hr in a temperature range of 550 to 600° C. in the thermal treatment before the temperature reaches the thermally treating temperature.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium including: a nonmagnetic support; a conductive layer containing at least one material selected from the group consisting of: metals; semimetals; alloys; oxides of metals, semimetals and alloys; and composites of metals, semimetals and alloys; and a magnetic layer containing ferromagnetic powder and a binder, provided in this order, wherein a surface of the conductive layer has a surface electric resistance of is from 1×102 ?/? to 1×1012 ?/?.

Abstract: OLT is provided with a field for storing the number of effective bits for searching ONU serial numbers, a field for storing a search start serial number and a field for storing a search end serial number, and ONU serial numbers are searched from the search start serial number to the search end serial number within the number of effective bits to automatically perform acquisition of the ONU serial number and ONU connection. An ONU automatic connection method for an ATM-PON system is provided by which an ONU serial number is searched efficiently without registering the ONU serial number from OpS to OLT.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided that comprises in order a non-magnetic support having a degree of crystallinity of from 40% to 60% and a rigid amorphous content of from 20% to 60%, at least a reinforcing layer comprising a material selected from a group consisting of metals, metalloids and alloys, and oxides and composites thereof, a non-magnetic layer comprising a non-magnetic powder and a binder, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder and a binder.

Abstract: A hexagonal ferrite magnetic powder having an average tabular diameter of from 15 to 30 nm, a coercive force (Hc) of from 2,000 to 5,000 Oe (from 160 to 400 kA/m) and a saturated magnetization (?s) of equal to or more than the average tabular diameter (nm)×0.37+45 A·m2/kg. This magnetic powder is obtained by melting a starting material containing a material which has a composition within the hatched region (1) in the triangular phase diagram shown in FIG. 1 and quenching the molten product to obtain an amorphous product, subjecting the amorphous product to a thermal treatment, acid treatment, and washing. Also, a magnetic recording medium is obtained by adding this magnetic powder to the magnetic layer and coating it on the support.

Abstract: A print control device which controls to print according to print data having one or plural image regions where an image is printed, including a setting unit that sets whether or not printing of the image of the image region is omitted, and a print data generating unit that generates print data having a layout for omitting the printing of the image of the image region, when it is set by the setting unit that the printing of the image of the image region is omitted.

Abstract: In a nonaqueous electrolytic secondary battery according to the invention, hexagonal system lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having a crystallite size in a (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more and having a halogen compound added thereto by burning at time of synthesis is used as a positive electrode active material. By measuring a pH value of a filtrate obtained by dispersing, in water, the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide having the halogen compound added thereto by the burning at time of the synthesis and a crystallite size in the (110) vector direction of 1000 ? or more, a value of 9.6 to 10.1 is obtained. By using the lithium containing cobalt composite oxide as a positive electrode active material, a high temperature cycle property can be enhanced.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell that has excellent high-temperature cycle characteristics and that is highly safe enough to prevent overcharge is provided. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary cell has a positive electrode for reversibly intercalating-deintercalating lithium ions, a negative electrode for reversibly intercalating-deintercalating lithium ions, and a non-aqueous electrolyte having a non-aqueous solvent and an electrolyte salt. The non-aqueous solvent includes a cycloalkylbenzene derivative and an alkylbenzene derivative having a quaternary carbon directly bonded to a benzene ring and not having a cycloalkyl group directly bonded to the benzene ring.

Abstract: A preventing or treating agent for glaucoma is provided. This drug has a strong action of reducing intraocular pressure such that the intraocular pressure can be reduced even from the normal intraocular pressure. More specifically, a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for glaucoma, a preventing or treating agent for ocular hypertension, and eye drops containing (S)-(-)-1-(4-fluoro-5-isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-methyl homopiperazine or its salt and phosphoric acid or its salt are provided.

Abstract: A magnetic recording medium is provided that comprises a non-magnetic support and, in order above at least one surface thereof, a reinforcing layer comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of metals, metalloids, and alloys, and oxides and composites thereof, a smoothing layer, and a magnetic layer comprising a ferromagnetic powder dispersed in a binder.