Abstract: A computer performs a first step of acquiring initial structures that are atomic arrangement structures in a three-dimensional space which a composition of a material can take, a second step of calculating first energy corresponding to structurally optimized atomic arrangement structures by performing structure optimization on one or some initial structures, a third step of predicting second energy corresponding to atomic arrangement structures obtained in a case where structure optimization is performed on other initial structure(s) by using a prediction model for the other initial structure(s), a fourth step of extracting third energy indicative of a minimum value on the basis of the first energy and the second energy, and a fifth step of outputting the third energy, a first structure, which is an atomic arrangement structure corresponding to the third energy, or the third energy and the first structure.

Abstract: A computer performs a first step of acquiring initial structures that are atomic arrangement structures in a three-dimensional space which a composition of a material after desorption of an atom contained in the material can take, a second step of calculating first energy corresponding to structurally optimized atomic arrangement structures by performing structure optimization on one or some initial structures, a third step of predicting second energy corresponding to atomic arrangement structures obtained in a case where structure optimization is performed on other initial structure(s) by using a prediction model for the other initial structure(s), a fourth step of extracting third energy indicative of a minimum value on the basis of the first energy and the second energy, and a fifth step of outputting the third energy, a first structure, which is an atomic arrangement structure corresponding to the third energy, or the third energy and the first structure.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure consists of Li, M1, M2, and X. The M1 is one selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, and Zn. The M2 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Gd and Sm. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I. A battery of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer provided between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure.

Abstract: A safety estimation device for batteries includes a parameter acquirer that acquires a design parameter of a battery, a calculator that calculates voltage behavior of the battery from the design parameter, based on a machine-learned logical model, and an outputter that outputs the voltage behavior as information about safety regarding heat generation of the battery.

Abstract: A safety estimation device for batteries includes a parameter acquirer that acquires a design parameter of a battery, a calculator that calculates voltage behavior of the battery from the design parameter, based on a machine-learned logical model, and an outputter that outputs the voltage behavior as information about safety regarding heat generation of the battery.

Abstract: A coating material of the present invention is a coating material comprising: cordierite powder as a main component having a tap bulk density of 1.3 g/cm3 or more; and water. The coating material is capable of forming a coated wall (outer wall), for example, on the surface of a porous body formed of a ceramic in such a manner that defects such as generation of cracks, and peeling, and a manufacturing yield is satisfactory are not easily generated.

Abstract: A crystalline inorganic fiber or molded body thereof is thermally treated in gas atmosphere containing chlorine. The crystalline inorganic fiber or molded body thereof contains small impurities such as Fe, Cu and Ni. For example, Fe is 15 ppm or less, Cu is 1 ppm or less, and Ni is 0.5 ppm or less.

Abstract: A harness frame of light weight manufactured from a laminated plate material is disclosed. The laminated plate material comprises (a) a composite material layer comprising a resin matrix and a reinforcing layer formed of reinforcing fibers and (b) metallic layers superposed one each on the opposite surfaces of the composite material layer. In a preferred mode, resin sheets and reinforcing layers of reinforcing fibers are alternately superposed, two metallic layers are set in place one each on the vertically opposite surfaces of the superposed layers, and the layers are heated and compressed with a pressing machine to induce thermal welding of the component layers. The laminated plate material has the metallic layers superposed with high adhesive strength on the opposite surfaces of a composite material layer having a plurality of reinforcing layers embedded in a resin matrix.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing aluminum nitride, which comprises the steps of preparing a mixed gas consisting essentially of an ammonia gas and at least 0.5% by volume of a hydrocarbon gas, calcining .gamma.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 or a precursor thereof at 300.degree. to 1,100.degree. C. so as to prepare the .gamma.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 having a moisture content of 1 weight % or less; heating the calcined .gamma.-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 in the mixed gas at a temperature of 1,200.degree. to 1,700.degree. C., thereby preparing porous aluminum nitride having a specific surface area of 10 m.sup.2 /g or more; and heat-treating the porous aluminum nitride in an atmosphere of an ammonia gas, or a mixed gas of an ammonia gas and an inert gas, at 1600.degree. to 2000.degree. C., so as to make contents of both carbon and oxygen contained in the aluminum nitride 1 weight % or less.

Abstract: A fabric for a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material is disclosed, which comprises the warp and the weft wherein the warp comprises reinforcing fiber and the weft comprises high molecular weight grade polyether ether ketone resin yarns and low molecular weight grade polyether ether ketone resin yarns, or wherein the warp comprises reinforcing fiber and at least one of high molecular weight grade polyether ether ketone resin yarns and low molecular weight grade polyether ether ketone resin yarns and the weft comprises reinforcing fiber and at least one of high molecular weight grade polyether ether ketone resin yarns and low molecular weight grade polyethe ether ketone resin yarns. The fabric can be laminated or molded into a product having an excellent toughness and shock resistance in almost the same heating time as the conventional one.

Abstract: A fabric for a printed circuit-board characterized by that it is composed of one or more fiber(s) selected from the group consisting of polyether ether ketone fiber, polyetherimide fiber and polysulphone fiber, and glass fiber, and a printed circuit-board employing the fabric as its base material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a woven fabric used for production of fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin laminates wherein each or warps and wefts which constitute the fabric comprises at least one kind of thermoplastic resin yarns and at least one kind of reinforcing yarns and the reinforcing yarns of the warps and wefts as such constitute a weave. The weave constituted of only the reinforcing yarns is preferably a plain weave. The fiber-reinforced thermoplastic resin laminates made by compression molding a laminate of said woven fabrics are high in strength.