Abstract: The air electrode for a metal air battery includes carbon nanotubes and an electron conductive material. A content amount of the carbon nanotubes in the air electrode is greater than or equal to 0.1 vol % and less than or equal to 50 vol %. A content amount of the electron conductive material in the air electrode is greater than or equal to 30 vol % and less than or equal to 99 vol %.

Abstract: Provided is an air electrode or water electrolysis anode showing a higher catalytic activity than carbon black and not having a risk of oxidative degradation, in particular, an air electrode or water electrolysis anode for a metal-air battery or a water electrolysis apparatus. The air electrode or water electrolysis anode includes an electron-conductive material represented by LaNi1?x?yCuxFeyO3?? (where x>0, y>0, x+y<1, and 0???0.4).

Abstract: A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body molded with a synthetic resin, a metal thin film made of metal and provided on a surface of the substrate body, and a plurality of grooves formed on a surface of the metal thin film in accordance with a shape of the surface of the substrate body. The plurality of grooves are formed so that the radius of the curved surface of a corner forming an apex between adjacent grooves is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 38.0 ?m. Accordingly, the metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device can appropriately ensure metal texture to be given to a viewer in a structure in which the metal thin film is provided on the surface of the substrate body made of a resin.

Abstract: A dial plate is provided with a mark layer having translucency, the mark layer including numbers of linear grooves formed on a surface of the mark layer, and a reflective layer that is arranged on a back face side of the mark layer, and reflects light incident from the mark layer side. The reflective layer includes a light transmission area that allows the light emitted from a light source arranged on the back face side to transmit therethrough to a front face side, and displays a display design by the light transmitting through the light transmission area when the light source is turned on. In the reflective layer, at least the light transmission area is composed of pearl ink.

Abstract: A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes: a substrate body molded from synthetic resin; a metal thin film formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body; and a mirror surface formed on a surface of the metal thin film in accordance with a surface shape of the substrate body. The mirror surface is formed such that, in a waviness curve obtained from the surface shape with a cutoff value defined as 250 ?m, and in terms of a ratio between an amplitude as an average height of a waviness waveform and a wavelength as an average length of the waviness waveform, the ratio of the wavelength to the amplitude of 1 is equal to or greater than 600 and equal to or smaller than 6000, and mirror surface roughness is greater than 0 and equal to or smaller than 0.35 ?m.

Abstract: A decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body that is molded by synthetic resin and a mirror surface that is formed on a surface of the substrate body, in which the mirror surface is formed so that mirror surface roughness becomes larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 0.35 ?m and a ratio of a wavelength becomes equal to or larger than 1:600 and equal to or smaller than 1:6000 in the case of an amplitude of 1, the amplitude being captured by a ratio of the amplitude corresponding to an average height of an undulation waveform and the wavelength corresponding to an average length of the undulation waveform in an undulation curve in which a cutoff value from a surface shape is 250 ?m.

Abstract: A decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body that is molded by synthetic resin and a mirror surface that is formed on a surface of the substrate body, in which the mirror surface is formed so that mirror surface roughness becomes larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 0.35 ?m and a ratio of a wavelength becomes equal to or larger than 1:600 and equal to or smaller than 1:6000 in the case of an amplitude of 1, the amplitude being captured by a ratio of the amplitude corresponding to an average height of an undulation waveform and the wavelength corresponding to an average length of the undulation waveform in an undulation curve in which a cutoff value from a surface shape is 250 ?m.

Abstract: An air electrode has a plurality of carbon nanotubes and a plurality of layered double hydroxide particles. The plurality of layered double hydroxide particles is supported on the plurality of carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes: a substrate body molded from synthetic resin; a metal thin film formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body; and a mirror surface formed on a surface of the metal thin film in accordance with a surface shape of the substrate body. The mirror surface is formed such that, in a waviness curve obtained from the surface shape with a cutoff value defined as 250 ?m, and in terms of a ratio between an amplitude as an average height of a waviness waveform and a wavelength as an average length of the waviness waveform, the ratio of the wavelength to the amplitude of 1 is equal to or greater than 600 and equal to or smaller than 6000, and mirror surface roughness is greater than 0 and equal to or smaller than 0.35 ?m.

Abstract: A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body molded with synthetic resin, a metal thin film formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body, and a ridge that is formed with different surfaces intersecting at a surface of the metal thin film in conformity with a shape of the surface of the substrate body. The ridge is formed such that a curvature radius of a corner that forms an apex of the ridge is greater than 0 and equal to or smaller than 28.0 ?m.

Abstract: A metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device includes a substrate body molded from a synthetic resin, a metal thin film that is formed of metal and deposited on a surface of the substrate body, and a plurality of grooves deposited on a surface of the metal thin film in accordance with a shape of the surface of the substrate body. The grooves are formed so that a width is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 3.0 ?m, and a height is larger than 0 and equal to or smaller than 1.0 ?m. Accordingly, the metallic decorative part for a vehicle display device can properly secure a metallic texture recognized by a viewer with a configuration in which the metal thin film is deposited on the surface of the substrate body made of resin.

Abstract: Provided is a separator-equipped air electrode for a metal-air battery, the separator-equipped air electrode including a separator composed of a hydroxide-ion-conductive inorganic solid electrolyte being a dense ceramic material; an air electrode layer containing an air electrode catalyst and an electron-conductive material, or containing an air electrode catalyst also serving as an electron-conductive material; and an intermediate layer disposed between the separator and the air electrode layer, improving the adhesion between the separator and the air electrode layer, and exhibiting hydroxide ion conductivity. The present invention enables an air electrode provided with a dense ceramic separator to ensure the desired characteristics of the dense ceramic separator and reduces the resistance of a metal-air battery (in particular, the interfacial resistance between the air electrode layer and the separator).

Abstract: Disclosed is an air electrode for a metal-air battery, the air electrode including a separator composed of a hydroxide-ion-conductive inorganic solid electrolyte being a dense ceramic material, and an air electrode layer disposed on the separator and containing an air electrode catalyst, an electron-conductive material, and a hydroxide-ion-conductive material, or containing an air electrode catalyst also serving as an electron-conductive material and a hydroxide-ion-conductive material. According to the present invention, the reaction resistance of the air electrode including the dense ceramic separator can be significantly reduced in a metal-air battery while ensuring the desired characteristics of the dense ceramic separator.

Abstract: An animal/plant environment container includes a container body having a floor, a peripheral wall, and a ceiling wall, and a water-storable watertight section provided at a lower portion of the container body. A floor surface of the floor includes an inclined surface inclined downward toward a front side. A drain hole for discharging water in the watertight tank section to an outside of the container body is formed at a lower end section of a front wall of the peripheral wall.

Abstract: A rotating element with embedded permanent magnets is provided that includes: a rotor core adapted to be within the diameter direction of a stator; first permanent magnets embedded near the exterior circumference face of the core, and orthogonally extending with a d axis; and second permanent magnets embedded on both sides of each of the first magnets, and extending along a q axis. The rotating element further includes gaps formed in the core away from both circumference direction ends of the first magnets. The gaps further include exterior end parts at the furthermost exterior side with respect to the diameter direction of the core, and interior end parts at the furthermost interior side with respect to same. The magnetic pole faces of the first magnets are located between the exterior and interior end parts of the gaps.

Abstract: To provide a novel substance having an excellent water-dispersibility capable of forming an emulsion which spreads rapidly onto the skin, does not undergo aggregation or segregation due to a salt, and is excellent in a low temperature stability. The aforementioned problems were found to be solved by means of a certain polysaccharide and the invention was established.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ceramic material capable of demonstrating compactness and Li ion conductivity to an extent that enables the use of the ceramic material as a solid-state electrolyte material for a lithium secondary battery, or the like. A ceramic material containing Li, La, Zr, Nb and/or Ta, as well as O and having a garnet-type or garnet-like crystal structure is used.

Abstract: Encapsulated oil-in-water type emulsion compositions, which comprise an acylamino acid alkylamide or an acylglutamine alkyl ester, an oily base, a polar solvent and water, do no exhibit coalescence of the dispersed phase, and can be produced by a simple method without resort to a special apparatus, are excellent in stability with time, do not impart an uncomfortable feeling during application, are excellent in a sensory feeling that satisfies both a moisturizing feeling and an emollient feeling, and are excellent in appearance.

Abstract: To provide a novel substance having an excellent water-dispersibility capable of forming an emulsion which spreads rapidly onto the skin, does not undergo aggregation or segregation due to a salt, and is excellent in a low temperature stability. The aforementioned problems were found to be solved by means of a certain polysaccharide and the invention was established.

Abstract: A rotating element with embedded permanent magnets is provided that includes: a rotor core adapted to be within the diameter direction of a stator; first permanent magnets embedded near the exterior circumference face of the core, and orthogonally extending with a d axis; and second permanent magnets embedded on both sides of each of the first magnets, and extending along a q axis. The rotating element further includes gaps formed in the core away from both circumference direction ends of the first magnets. The gaps further include exterior end parts at the furthermost exterior side with respect to the diameter direction of the core, and interior end parts at the furthermost interior side with respect to same. The magnetic pole faces of the first magnets are located between the exterior and interior end parts of the gaps.