Abstract: A set of liquid compositions used to form a positive or negative electrode layer is provided. The set of liquid compositions includes a first liquid composition having a first electrode material dissolving or dispersing in a first liquid; and a second liquid composition having a second electrode material dissolving or dispersing in a second liquid, the second electrode material differing from the first electrode material, and the second liquid differing from the first liquid, wherein the second electrode material dissolves or disperses easily in the second liquid than in the first liquid.

Abstract: An electrode manufacturing method includes a first step of applying an electrode liquid composition in a desired shape at a desired position on a substrate, the electrode liquid composition containing an electrode mixture material; a second step of acquiring positional information as to where the electrode liquid composition is applied; and a third step of cutting only the substrate at a desired position in a region other than an electrode mixture material region where the electrode liquid composition is applied to obtain an electrode cut out in a desired shape.

Abstract: A tire made of rubbery material comprises tread (12) and two sidewalls (14) delimiting the tread, at least one of the sidewalls comprising at least one texture (16) that contrasts with the rest of the sidewall. The texture is divided into a plurality of adjacent patterns (18, 20) of identical external shape. All or some of the patterns comprise a plurality of texture elements arranged to form in the pattern a plurality of rows that extend in the same direction of extension. For a given pattern of the texture, the rows of texture elements in each pattern adjacent to the given pattern have a direction of extension different from the direction of extension of the rows of texture elements of the given pattern. The lightness of the rest of the sidewall, which is not textured, is at least 5 units greater than the lightnesses of the patterns of the texture.

Abstract: The tread has a contact face which is provided with a plurality of grooves opening to the contact face and a plurality of contact elements being delimited by the plurality of grooves. Each contact element has a top face constituting a part of the contact face and at least two incisions opening to the top face and extending radially inward of the contact elements. The incisions include at least one thin incision that is delimited via two opposed thin incision faces having a width t1 and at least one thick incision being delimited via two opposed thick incision faces having a width t2. The width t2 is thicker than the width t1. The at least one thick incision comprises at least one protrusion protruding from one of the thick incision face toward another thick incision face. The width t2 of the at least one thick incision is at least equal to 1.0 mm.

Abstract: A set of liquid compositions used to form a positive or negative electrode layer is provided. The set of liquid compositions includes a first liquid composition having a first electrode material dissolving or dispersing in a first liquid; and a second liquid composition having a second electrode material dissolving or dispersing in a second liquid, the second electrode material differing from the first electrode material, and the second liquid differing from the first liquid, wherein the second electrode material dissolves or disperses easily in the second liquid than in the first liquid.

Abstract: The tread has a contact face which is provided with a plurality of grooves opening to the contact face and a plurality of contact elements being delimited by the plurality of grooves. Each contact element has a top face constituting a part of the contact face and at least two incisions opening to the top face and extending radially inward of the contact elements. The incisions include at least one thin incision that is delimited via two opposed thin incision faces having a width t1 and at least one thick incision being delimited via two opposed thick incision faces having a width t2. The width t2 is thicker than the width t1. The at least one thick incision comprises at least one protrusion protruding from one of the thick incision face toward another thick incision face. The width t2 of the at least one thick incision is at least equal to 1.0 mm.

Abstract: A tire made of rubbery material comprises tread (12) and two sidewalls (14) delimiting the tread, at least one of the sidewalls comprising at least one texture (16) that contrasts with the rest of the sidewall. The texture is divided into a plurality of adjacent patterns (18, 20) of identical external shape. All or some of the patterns comprise a plurality of texture elements arranged to form in the pattern a plurality of rows that extend in the same direction of extension. For a given pattern of the texture, the rows of texture elements in each pattern adjacent to the given pattern have a direction of extension different from the direction of extension of the rows of texture elements of the given pattern. The lightness of the rest of the sidewall, which is not textured, is at least 5 units greater than the lightnesses of the patterns of the texture.

Abstract: An active material is provided. The active material comprises a porous carbon having a plurality of pores forming a three-dimensional network structure and a conductive polymer, and at least a part of the plurality of pores contains the conductive polymer.

Abstract: To provide a secondary cell including an electrode active material that is a compound represented by General Formula (1) below: where n is a natural number of from 4 through 8, a is a natural number of from 1 through 4, R1 and R2 may be identical to or different from each other and are each a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group that may have a substituent, Y is a substituent, and b is an integer of from 0 through 3 and a+b is 4 or less in General Formula (1).

Abstract: Provided is a polythiophene derivative including a repeating unit represented by general formula (1) below. In general formula (1), Z represents a group of atoms forming a 5-through 9-membered heterocycle containing a chalcogen element as a ring member. When the group of atoms contains a plurality of chalcogen elements, the kinds of the chalcogen elements may be the same or different. Ar represents an aromatic ring or aromatic heterocycle that may contain a substituent. n represents a natural number of 2 or greater. m represents 0 or a natural number of 2 or greater.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery that includes an electrode active material including an organic compound represented by the following General Formula 1. Ar—(OH)n??<General Formula 1> In the General Formula 1, Ar denotes at least one selected from the group consisting of 1,1-binaphthalene, anthracene, triphenylene, tetraphenylene, and pyrene, and is optionally substituted with a substituent. The substituent of Ar is at least one selected from the group consisting of an OH group, a carbonyl group produced through oxidization of the OH group, an alkyl group containing 3 or less carbon atoms, a halogen atom, and an amino group. n denotes an integer in a range of from 2 through 8.

Abstract: The tire has a carcass reinforcement. A crown reinforcement is disposed on the carcass reinforcement and is made up reinforcing elements. A tread is placed on the crown reinforcement and has two axial ends. At least one of the axial ends has a circumferential groove. The tread is connected by sidewalls to bead zones, each comprising a reinforcing element. At least one sidewall protuberances alternating with voids. Each protuberance has a height hp, a length lp and a width wp and a base part which has a height hb and is formed on the exterior surface of the sidewall and a top part which extends outwardly from the base part and has a top surface. The top surface has an inclined face and a remaining face connected to the inclined face by a connecting part. A height hp of the protuberance is maximal at the connecting part.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a tread for a tire. The tread includes at least one elongate block of rubbery material of width W and length L with L>>W. This elongate block extends in a circumferential direction (X) when the tread is mounted on the tire. The elongate block includes a contact surface intended to come into contact with the ground and a first lateral wall and a second lateral wall delimiting this contact surface. The elongate block includes a plurality of sipes opening onto the contact surface of the elongate block, with each sine extending in an oblique direction opening onto the first lateral wall and onto the second lateral wall. The sipes are distributed over the contact surface of the block in such a way that when one sipe reaches the second lateral wall another sipe starts out from the first lateral wall, at a same circumferential level (N) on the elongate block. With the sipes delimiting sub-blocks in the elongate block, at least two of these sub-blocks are configured differently in the tread.

Abstract: A polythiophene derivative including a repeating unit represented by General Formula (1) below: where R1 and R2 each independently denote a group having from 2 through 9 carbon atoms represented by —(R3—S)p—R4 (where R3 denotes an alkylene group having from 1 through 4 carbon atoms, R4 denotes an alkyl group having from 1 through 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having from 5 through 6 carbon atoms, and p denotes an integer of 1 or 2), Ar denotes an optionally substituted divalent or monovalent aromatic ring moiety or aromatic heterocyclic moiety, m denotes a natural number of 2 or more, and n denotes a natural number of 0 or 2 or more.

Abstract: A polythiophene derivative including a repeating unit represented by General Formula (1) below: where R1 and R2 each independently denote a group having from 2 through 9 carbon atoms represented by —(R3—S)p—R4 (where R3 denotes an alkylene group having from 1 through 4 carbon atoms, R4 denotes an alkyl group having from 1 through 6 carbon atoms or an aromatic group having from 5 through 6 carbon atoms, and p denotes an integer of 1 or 2), Ar denotes an optionally substituted divalent or monovalent aromatic ring moiety or aromatic heterocyclic moiety, m denotes a natural number of 2 or more, and n denotes a natural number of 0 or 2 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a polythiophene derivative including a repeating unit represented by general formula (1) below. In general formula (1), Z represents a group of atoms forming a 5- through 9-membered heterocycle containing a chalcogen element as a ring member. When the group of atoms contains a plurality of chalcogen elements, the kinds of the chalcogen elements may be the same or different. Ar represents an aromatic ring or aromatic heterocycle that may contain a substituent. n represents a natural number of 2 or greater. m represents 0 or a natural number of 2 or greater.