Abstract: Provided is a novel technique that enables an electrochemical device to display excellent high-temperature storage characteristics. A composition for an electrochemical device electrode contains a conductive material, a particulate polymer including a polar group-containing monomer unit, a water-soluble polymer, and water. The polar group-containing monomer unit is at least one selected from the group consisting of a hydrophilic group-containing monomer unit and a nitrile group-containing monomer unit.

Abstract: A prism block includes a first prism having first, second and third surfaces, a second prism having a fourth surface parallel to the first surface, a fifth surface facing the second surface, and a sixth surface, a third prism having seventh and eight surfaces respectively facing the second and fifth surfaces, and an optical path separation coating disposed between the fifth and eighth surfaces. Illumination light incident on the third surface is reflected by the second surface, and is emitted from the first surface. Projection light incident on the first surface is emitted from the fourth surface. Imaging light incident on the fourth surface is reflected by the optical path separation coating, and is emitted from the sixth surface. A projection axis plane including optical paths of the illumination light and the projection light, and an imaging axis plane including an optical path of the imaging light intersect each other.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode capable of forming an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery that can cause a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent low-temperature cycle characteristics and low-temperature output characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a polymer and a solvent. The polymer is a block copolymer including an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit having a carbon number of 5 or more. The amount of the polymer that elutes into electrolyte solution is not less than 1 mass % and not more than 20 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that enables formation of an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery that has excellent peel strength and can cause a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. A binder composition according to a first aspect contains a particulate polymer A1 that includes an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit in a proportion of 70 mass % to 99 mass % and a carboxylic acid group-containing monomer unit in a proportion of 1 mass % to 30 mass %. A binder composition according to a second aspect contains a particulate polymer A2 that includes an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit in a proportion of 70 mass % to 95 mass % and a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit in a proportion of 1 mass % to 30 mass %, and that has a degree of swelling in electrolyte solution of a factor of 1.2 to 7.0.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition capable of forming a functional layer that can both inhibit post-cycling swelling of a secondary battery and increase charge carrier acceptance of the secondary battery at low temperatures. The binder composition contains a first polymer, a second polymer, and a solvent. The first polymer is a block copolymer including a block region formed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and a block region formed of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and/or a hydrogenated aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit. The second polymer is a random copolymer including a 1,3-pentadiene unit and/or a hydrogenated 1,3-pentadiene unit.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can form an electrode that has excellent peel strength and for which metal deposition at the surface thereof after charging and discharging is inhibited. The binder composition contains a polymer A and a polymer B. The polymer A has a THF-insoluble content of 60 mass % or less and the polymer B has a THF-insoluble content of 80 mass % or more.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that can ensure excellent stability of a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode while also inhibiting swelling of an electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery associated with repeated charging and discharging and causing a non-aqueous secondary battery to display excellent cycle characteristics. The binder composition contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A is a copolymer having a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. The particulate polymer B is a random copolymer including an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode, a composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery positive electrode, a positive electrode for a non-aqueous secondary battery, and a non-aqueous secondary battery that can favorably maintain the balance among the paste stability of the composition for a positive electrode prepared using the binder composition, the peel strength of the positive electrode mixed material layer formed using the composition for a positive electrode, and the output characteristics of the secondary battery using the positive electrode including the positive electrode mixed material layer.

Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A is a block copolymer including an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit having a carbon number of 4 or more. The particulate polymer B is a random copolymer including a (meth)acrylic acid ester monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 20.0 mass % and not more than 80.0 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode with which it is possible to form an electrode having excellent electrolyte solution injectability and process adhesiveness. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a particulate polymer formed by a polymer that includes a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit and has a tetrahydrofuran-insoluble content of not less than 5 mass % and not more than 40 mass %. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode preferably further contains a water-soluble polymer that includes a hydrophilic group and has a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 15,000 and not more than 500,000.

Abstract: A projection image display device of the present disclosure includes a light source, an image forming element that forms an image, a color separating and combining unit that separates first illumination light and second illumination light, and combines first projection light and second projection light reflected by the image forming element, and a notch filter that is disposed between the light source and the color separating and combining unit. A first dichroic filter reflects the first illumination light and the first projection light. A first incident angle of the first illumination light with respect to the first dichroic filter is different from a second incident angle of the first projection light with respect to the first dichroic filter. The notch filter attenuates light in a first wavelength band including a boundary between a wavelength band of the first illumination light and a wavelength band of the second illumination light.

Abstract: A binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery including: a water-insoluble polymer and a water-soluble polymer, wherein the water-insoluble polymer contains 70% by weight or more and 100% by weight or less of an aliphatic conjugated diene monomer unit, and the water-soluble polymer has a carboxy group and a hydroxy group. The water-soluble polymer preferably contains a carboxy group-containing monomer unit and a hydroxy group-containing monomer unit. Also provided are a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery, including the binder composition, an electrode, a separator, a secondary battery and methods for producing the same.

Abstract: A prism block includes a first prism having first, second and third surfaces, a second prism having a fourth surface parallel to the first surface, a fifth surface facing the second surface, and a sixth surface, a third prism having seventh and eight surfaces respectively facing the second and fifth surfaces, and an optical path separation coating disposed between the fifth and eighth surfaces. Illumination light incident on the third surface is reflected by the second surface, and is emitted from the first surface. Projection light incident on the first surface is emitted from the fourth surface. Imaging light incident on the fourth surface is reflected by the optical path separation coating, and is emitted from the sixth surface. A projection axis plane including optical paths of the illumination light and the projection light, and an imaging axis plane including an optical path of the imaging light intersect each other.

Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes a projection lens unit that projects image light and on which external light including the image light reflected by a projection target is incident, an optical path separation prism, a narrowband retarder plate and an imaging element. The optical path separation prism includes the first prism having first and second surfaces, the second prism having a third surface disposed on a side of projection lens unit, a fourth surface facing the second surface and a fifth surface, and the polarization separation coating being disposed between the second surface and the fourth surface. The narrowband retarder plate aligns the image light into a first polarization state. Light in a second polarization state in the external light is reflected by the polarization separation coating, is totally internally reflected by the third surface, is emitted from the fifth surface, and is received by the imaging element.

Abstract: A projection display apparatus includes an image light emitter that includes a light modulation element that emits image light, a projection lens unit that projects the image light on a projection target, an optical path separation element, an imaging element that images external light incident via the projection lens unit and the optical path separation element, and a condensing optical system. The optical path separation element transmits a part of the image light to the projection lens unit, and reflects a part of the external light emitted from the projection lens unit to the condensing optical system. The condensing optical system condenses the part of the external light reflected by the optical path separation element on the imaging element. A capturing angle of the external light in the condensing optical system is equal to or less than a condensing angle of a lens F-number of the projection lens unit.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery with which it is possible to form a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery functional layer having excellent viscosity stability and a functional layer for a non-aqueous secondary battery having excellent pressability. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains water and a particulate polymer formed by a polymer including a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit. The particulate polymer has a surface acid content of not less than 0.05 mmol/g and not more than 0.9 mmol/g.

Abstract: Provided is a slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery negative electrode that can form a negative electrode that can inhibit secondary battery swelling. The slurry composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery negative electrode contains a particulate polymer, water, and a negative electrode active material that includes negative electrode active materials (A) and (B). The negative electrode active material (A) is graphite particles having an orientation ratio of not less than 7.5 and not more than 9.5. The negative electrode active material (B) is composite particles each including a silicon oxide particle and a conductive carbon film at least partially covering a surface of the silicon oxide particle. The silicon oxide particle contains silicon oxide represented by SiOx (0.5?x<1.6). The particulate polymer includes an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid monomer unit in a proportion of not less than 10 mass % and not more than 70 mass %.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode that enables the display of excellent peel strength and cycle characteristics. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery electrode contains a particulate polymer A and a particulate polymer B. The particulate polymer A has a volume average particle diameter of at least 0.6 ?m and not more than 2.5 ?m. The particulate polymer B has a volume average particle diameter of at least 0.01 ?m and not more than 0.5 ?m. The particulate polymer A has a percentage content of more than 30 mass % and not more than 90 mass % relative to total content of the particulate polymer A and the particulate polymer B.

Abstract: A projector of the present disclosure includes an image former, a mounter, a second projection lens unit, an adapter, and a back focal length-adjusting spacer. The image former forms and emits image light. The mounter detachably connects to a first projection lens unit including a first projection lens which the image light emitted from the image former enters. The second projection lens unit includes a second projection lens having a back focal length to an emission surface of the image former that is different from a back focal length of the first projection lens. The adapter is detachably connectable to the mounter and detachably retaining the second projection lens unit. The back focal length-adjusting spacer is disposed on the adapter and interposed between the second projection lens and the emission surface of the image former when the second projection lens unit is connected to the mounter via the adapter.

Abstract: Provided is a binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery with which it is possible to form a functional layer that can provide a battery component such as an electrode or a separator with a balance of excellent handleability and process adhesiveness. The binder composition for a non-aqueous secondary battery contains: polymer particles containing a block polymer including a block region composed of an aromatic vinyl monomer unit; a water-soluble polymer including a hydrophilic group; and water. The block polymer has a diblock content of not less than 0 mass % and not more than 60 mass %. The water-soluble polymer has a weight-average molecular weight of not less than 15,000 and not more than 500,000.