Abstract: The object is to provide a functional composite material which is adaptable to environmental changes. The present invention provides a method for producing a functional composite material comprising a step wherein an insert layer is formed on a first metal substrate having a groove; a step wherein a piezoelectric fiber having a metal core is placed on the first metal substrate; and a step wherein a second metal substrate and the first metal substrate are hot-pressed. The present invention can provide a functional composite material which is adaptable to environmental changes.

Abstract: A storage system in which a plurality of storage device enclosures having duplicated device controllers are connected through cable connections, the storage system includes a device controller information management section that manages a state of a corresponding device controller in a storage device enclosure as device controller information, and an management section that manages the plurality of storage device enclosures, the overall management section includes an improper connection determination section that determines whether an improper connection in a cable connection between device controllers in the different storage device enclosures exists or not based on a connection state of the device controller according to a connection order of the cables, and based on the device controller information acquired from the device controller information management section corresponding to each of the device controllers.

Abstract: A modified gelatin obtained by reacting (A) a gelatin and (B) a compound which contains a nitrogenous aromatic ring having a mercapto group to form covalent bond with a reactive group in the gelatin, an introduction amount of the compound in the gelatin being 1.0×10?6 mol to 2.0×10?3 mol per 100 g of the gelatin.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising silver halide grains is disclosed, which is obtained through a process including at least one step of forming grains using a dispersion medium having a low viscosity, wherein 50% or more of the entire projected area of all silver halide grains in the emulsion is occupied by silver halide tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 4 or more and a twin plane spacing of 0.012 &mgr;m or less. Further disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material using the emulsion.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic emulsion comprising silver halide grains is disclosed, which is obtained through a process including at least one step of forming grains using a dispersion medium having a low viscosity, wherein 50% or more of the entire projected area of all silver halide grains in the emulsion is occupied by silver halide tabular grains having an aspect ratio of 4 or more and a twin plane spacing of 0.012 &mgr;m or less. Further disclosed is a silver halide color photographic light-sensitive material using the emulsion.

Abstract: A modified gelatin obtained by reacting (A) a gelatin and (B) a compound which contains a nitrogenous aromatic ring having a mercapto group to form covalent bond with a reactive group in the gelatin, an introduction amount of the compound in the gelatin being 1.0×10−6 mol to 2.0×10−3 mol per 100 g of the gelatin.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material using a high-sensitivity sensitive silver halide photographic emulsion having high sensitivity in inherent absorption of silver halide grains thereof, having small inherent desensitization also in addition of a sensitizing dye and also improved in spectral sensitivity, which comprises a support having provided thereon at least one layer of a light-sensitive silver halide emulsion, in which the emulsion comprises at least a dispersing medium and silver halide grains, and 50% or more of the total projected area of the silver halide grains is occupied by grains each having therein at least one twin plane and at least one dislocation line not parallel to the twin plane.

Abstract: A film capacitor element produced from a metallized polyester film is described. In the metallized polyester film, the adhesion between a vapor-deposited metal layer and a polyester substrate is improved by providing a coating layer comprising a specific water soluble or water dispersible resin. The film capacitor produced by the use of the metallized polyester film has good moist heat resistance and long term stability in performance.

Abstract: There is disclosed an electrically conductive polyester film comprising a polyester base film and a coating layer which is formed by applying a coating liquid to said base film, thereafter stretching the coated film and heat-setting the film, wherein said coating liquid is an aqueous composition and contains carbon black in an amount of 30-60% by weight of the solid content and produces a layer when dried at 80.degree. C. for 10 minutes, the rupture elongation of said layer being at least 300% and is heat-settable at 10.degree.-200.degree. C., and said coating layer having a surface resistivity of 10.sup.4 -10.sup.10 .OMEGA./.quadrature. and a surface roughness of not more than 0.05 .mu.m. This polyester film exhibits good electric resistivity and light-shielding proper.

Abstract: A thermal ink transfer printing material having a specific coating layer on one surface of the base polyester film is described. By providing the specific coating layer, sticking to a thermal head of a printer can be prevented in the thermal ink transfer printing material according to the present invention, and it shows good printing properties.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a stretched antistatic laminate film comprising at least one coating layer containing a polymer having pyrrolidium rings in the main molecular chain, and a polyester film layer, a magnetic recording medium using the same, and a recording material for heat sensitive transfer printing using the same.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic recording medium comprising a polyester film layer, a coating type magnetic layer provided on one side of said polyester film layer, and a back-coat layer provided on the other side of said polyester film layer.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a stretched antistatic laminate film comprising at least one coating layer containing a polymer having pyrrolidium rings in the main molecular chain, and a polyester film layer, a magnetic recording medium using the same, and a recording material for heat sensitive transfer printing using the same.

Abstract: There is disclosed a sublimation type thermal ink transfer recording material comprising a biaxially drawn film substrate consisting of a polyester base film and an applied primer layer of a reaction product of a polymerizable compound having carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds and a polyester, said substrate being drawn after a solution containing said reaction product is applied on the polyester film; a layer of sublimation type ink formed on said applied layer; and a slippery layer formed on the side opposite to said ink layer. This material has an ink layer which is not easily peeled off and has excellent image-forming ability.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a magnetic recording medium comprising a substrate polyester film having on both sides or one side thereof a coating layer comprising a polyurethane having anionic group or a mixture of a polyurethane having anionic group and a polyester having sulfonic group, and an electron radiation cured magnetic layer formed on said coating layer.