Abstract: A radioactive iodine adsorbent is obtained by supporting silver on a high-silica zeolite in which a hydroxyl nest present inside the high-silica zeolite is converted into a Si—O—Si bond, and the high-silica zeolite is at least any selected from the group consisting of a chabazite (CHA)-type zeolite, a mordenite (MOR)-type zeolite, and a clinoptilolite (CLP)-type zeolite.

Abstract: A vibrating device includes a first case, a second case joined to the first case, flexible bodies each including a free end, piezoelectric elements attached to the respective flexible bodies, and a mass joined to the flexible bodies. The first case has a flat plate shape. The second case includes a bottom and a lateral wall. The vibrating device further includes holder in contact with the first case, the lateral wall, and the bottom.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly, and a method for producing the catalyst carrier. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles. The catalyst carrier contains a titanium compound-carbon composite particle in which carbon encloses a titanium compound particle. The molar ratios of a carbon element, a nitrogen element, and an oxygen element to a titanium element taken as 1 in the catalyst carrier are more than 0 and 50 or less, more than 0 and 2 or less, and more than 0 and 3 or less, respectively.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles, and an oxide-carbon composite particle in which a carbon particle encloses a particle of an oxide of a group IV element on the periodic table, the oxide-carbon composite particle being contained in the carbon material. The catalyst carrier has a BET specific surface area of 450 to 1100 m2/g.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles and an alumina-carbon composite particle in which a carbon particle encloses an alumina particle, the alumina-carbon composite particle is contained in the carbon material, and the catalyst carrier has a BET specific surface area of 450 to 1100 m2/g.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles and an alumina-carbon composite particle in which a carbon particle encloses an alumina particle, the alumina-carbon composite particle is contained in the carbon material, and the catalyst carrier has a BET specific surface area of 450 to 1100 m2/g.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly, and a method for producing the catalyst carrier. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles. The catalyst carrier contains a titanium compound-carbon composite particle in which carbon encloses a titanium compound particle. The molar ratios of a carbon element, a nitrogen element, and an oxygen element to a titanium element taken as 1 in the catalyst carrier are more than 0 and 50 or less, more than 0 and 2 or less, and more than 0 and 3 or less, respectively.

Abstract: A catalyst carrier, an electrode catalyst, an electrode including the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly. The catalyst carrier includes a carbon material having a chain structure including a chain of carbon particles, and an oxide-carbon composite particle in which a carbon particle encloses a particle of an oxide of a group IV element on the periodic table, the oxide-carbon composite particle being contained in the carbon material. The catalyst carrier has a BET specific surface area of 450 to 1100 m2/g.

Abstract: A catalyst particle including platinum and palladium, and having a proportion of palladium in the surface of the particle, measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), of 45 to 55 atom % with respect to a total amount of platinum and palladium of 100 atom %. Also disclosed is a support-type catalyst particle, a fuel cell catalyst layer, an electrode including the fuel cell catalyst layer and a membrane electrode assembly including the electrode.

Abstract: Microneedle device is provided, which include microneedles that can be easily inserted into skin and dissolve or swell in skin. The microneedle devices comprise a substrate and cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped microneedles for skin insertion set on the substrate. The microneedles for skin insertion contain over 50 weight percent of one or multiple biomaterials chosen from chitosan, collagen, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, and they are fabricated from the materials that can dissolve or swell in the body.

Abstract: Microneedle device is provided, which include microneedles that can be easily inserted into skin and dissolve or swell in skin. The microneedle devices comprise a substrate and cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped microneedles for skin insertion set on the substrate. The microneedles for skin insertion contain over 50 weight percent of one or multiple biomaterials chosen from chitosan, collagen, gelatin, hyaluronic acid, and they are fabricated from the materials that can dissolve or swell in the body.

Abstract: A photosensitive material (for example, a glass substrate coated with a photoresist) is exposed to light in a predetermined pattern by illuminating the photosensitive material with exposure light by an exposure head which emits light that has been modulated by a spatial light modulation device. The exposure head and the photosensitive material are moved in a sub-scan direction at least twice for each photosensitive material. The operation of the spatial light modulation device is controlled in each of sub-scan movements to form an exposed area, of which the exposure amount is at least at two different levels, in the photosensitive material.

Abstract: An exposure device includes a distance measurement section, which measures heights of positions of an exposure surface of a photosensitive material, a hole position identification section, which determines positions of holes in the exposure surface of the photosensitive material, a hole co-ordinate measurement section, which identifies hole positions at the photosensitive material, a displacement data generation section, and a focusing section, which performs focusing control for aligning a focusing position of a light beam from an exposure section with the exposure surface.

Abstract: As a rotational reference position of a rotating drum is detected by a rotational position detection sensor for each rotation of the rotating drum, a rotational position of the rotating drum at a time of detection can be known. Subsequent to a signal for instructing stop of the rotating drum being input, the rotational reference position is detected. Then, a stop position calculation processing section calculates a stop control pulse for stopping the rotating drum from the rotational position at a trailing edge chuck detaching position. Thus, the rotating drum is reliably stopped at the trailing edge chuck detaching position. A stop processing is performed by a rotating drum drive control section when the rotational reference position is detected after the calculation. As a result, the stop position is not shifted by the time required for calculation and generation of the stop control pulse.

Abstract: As a rotational reference position of a rotating drum is detected by a rotational position detection sensor for each rotation of the rotating drum, a rotational position of the rotating drum at a time of detection can be known. Subsequent to a signal for instructing stop of the rotating drum being input, the rotational reference position is detected. Then, a stop position calculation processing section calculates a stop control pulse for stopping the rotating drum from the rotational position at a trailing edge chuck detaching position. Thus, the rotating drum is reliably stopped at the trailing edge chuck detaching position. A stop processing is performed by a rotating drum drive control section when the rotational reference position is detected after the calculation. As a result, the stop position is not shifted by the time required for calculation and generation of the stop control pulse.