Abstract: A controller is provided to control operations of a robot provided with a robot body having operation axes to be controlled and an additional mechanism having an additional operation axis. The controller comprises a manual operation device, determination means and control means. The manual operation device enables a user to manually operate the operations of the robot body and the additional mechanism in parallel to each other. The determination means determines whether or not the additional mechanism is a linked state in operations with the robot body.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink-jet water-based ink that can stably record images having high fastness properties and excellent quality over a long period of time even in any case, and further provides an ink-jet recording method, by which images having excellent fastness properties and quality can be recorded, and an ink cartridge and an ink-jet recording apparatus containing such an ink. The ink-jet water-based ink principally includes a water-insoluble coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, an auxiliary component and water, wherein at least polyoxyethylene castor oil or polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil is contained as the auxiliary component.

Abstract: In the present invention, an inkjet recording ink can be provided, which ink can record stably an image with good fastness and elegant-quality over a long period in any conditions. The ink includes a high-molecular dispersant, a water-insoluble colorant, water-soluble organic solvent and water, in which the high-molecular dispersant is a block copolymer including at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block, which have been obtained by polymerizing vinyl ethers as monomers, respectively; and the water-insoluble colorant is a specific pigment. Further the present invention can provide a inkjet recording method, an inkjet cartridge, and an inkjet recording system.

Abstract: A carbonaceous particle is provided which comprises a hexagonal flake formed of an aggregate of a plurality of nanocarbons and having a side length of 0.1 to 100 mm and a thickness of 10 nm to 1 mm. Thereby, a carbonaceous particle is provided which has an excellent electron emission performance, has a high electron conductivity, shows excellent characteristics particularly when used for a secondary battery, and can suitably be applied to various devices other than a secondary battery as well.

Abstract: An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer matrix; (b) a solvent capable of functioning as a plasticizer; and (c) an electrolyte. The polymer matrix (a) includes a polymer chain having at least a segment represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are, respectively, H or an alkyl group of 2 or less carbon atoms, A is a group having at least a polyether group, and R3 is a group having at least an alkyl group of more than 6 carbon atoms. The main chain portion of the polymer chain and the side chain portion of the segment have an orientation property.

Abstract: An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer matrix; (b) a solvent capable of functioning as a plasticizer; and (c) an electrolyte. The polymer matrix (a) includes a polymer chain having at least a segment represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are, respectively, H or an alkyl group of 2 or less carbon atoms, A is a group having at least a polyether group, and R3 is a group having at least an alkyl group of more than 6 carbon atoms. The main chain portion of the polymer chain and the side chain portion of the segment have an orientation property. The polymer matrix has a cross-linked structure.

Abstract: An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer matrix; (b) a solvent capable of functioning as a plasticizer; and (c) an electrolyte. The polymer matrix (a) includes a polymer chain having at least a segment represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 and R2 are, respectively, H or an alkyl group of 2 or less carbon atoms, A is a group having at least a polyether group, and R3 is a group having at least an alkyl group of more than 6 carbon atoms. The main chain portion of the polymer chain and the side chain portion of the segment have an orientation property.

Abstract: An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and an excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer matrix; (b) a solvent capable of functioning as a plasticizer; and (c) an electrolyte. The polymer matrix (a) includes a polymer chain having at least a segment represented by the following general formula (1), a main chain portion of said polymer chain and a side chain portion of said segment have an orientation property, and said polymer matrix has a crosslinked structure: wherein R1 and R2 are, respectively, H or an alkyl group of 2 or less carbon atoms, A is a group having at least a polyether group, and R3 is a group having at least an alkyl group of more than 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink is composed of an encapsulated water-insoluble colorant encapsulated with a high-molecular dispersant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. The water-insoluble colorant is at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Yellow 21, 42, 79, 82, 83:1, 88 and 151, at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Red 8, 49, 83:1, 91, 127 and 218, at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Black 3, 27, 29 and 45, or at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Blue 25, 38, 44, 67 and 70. The high-molecular dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block, which have been obtained by polymerizing vinyl ethers as monomers, respectively. The inkjet recording ink can stably record images of high fastness and excellent quality over a long period even under severe environmental conditions.

Abstract: A water-based inkjet printer ink contains at least a colorant and a resin. The resin is a block copolymer, which contains at least one hydrophilic block and at least one hydrophobic block. Each of the blocks is a vinyl ether polymer, wherein said block copolymer is obtained by polymerizing vinyl ethers as monomer by using at least one aluminum compound selected from the group consisting of tripropylaluminum, triisopropylaluminum and aluminum compounds as Ziegler-Natta catalysts.

Abstract: An ink jet aqueous ink mainly containing a water-insoluble coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, an auxiliary ingredient and water is characterized by containing as an auxiliary ingredient at least one ethylene oxide adduct of an ester of cholesterin, lanosterin or agnosterin and a hydroxyl fatty acid.

Abstract: In the present invention, an inkjet recording ink can be provided, which ink can record stably an image with good fastness and elegant-quality over a long period in any conditions. The ink comprises a high-molecular dispersant, a water-insoluble colorant, water-soluble organic solvent and water, in which the high-molecular dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block, which have been obtained by polymerizing vinyl ethers as monomers, respectively; and the water-insoluble colorant is a specific pigment. Further the present invention can provide a inkjet recording method, an inkjet cartridge, and an inkjet recording system.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ink comprising a coloring agent composed of composite particles of a coloring material and inorganic fine particles, a polymeric dispersing agent and a solvent, wherein the polymeric dispersing agent is composed of a block copolymer of a polyvinyl ether structure having a hydrophilic segment and a hydrophobic segment.

Abstract: A water-based ink for inkjet printers contains at least a water-insoluble colorant, a block copolymer of a polyvinyl ether structure comprising at least one kind of hydrophilic segments and at least one kind of hydrophobic segments, water and an alkali. Each of the hydrophilic segments contains acidic groups. A content of the alkali is such that, when an infrared absorption intensity ascribable to ionic groups to be formed upon addition of an excess amount of the alkali to the block copolymer is supposed to be 100%, an infrared absorption intensity ascribable to ionic groups formed by dissociation of the acidic groups contained in the block copolymer becomes at least 80%, with a proviso that the content does not exceed twice as much as a smallest amount of the alkali that an infrared absorption intensity ascribable to ionic groups to be formed from the block copolymer becomes 100%.

Abstract: The invention provides an ink-jet water-based ink that can stably record images having high fastness properties and excellent quality over a long period of time even in any case, and further provides an ink-jet recording method, by which images having excellent fastness properties and quality can be recorded, and an ink cartridge and an ink-jet recording apparatus containing such an ink. The ink-jet water-based ink principally comprises a water-insoluble coloring material, a water-soluble organic solvent, an auxiliary component and water, wherein at least polyoxyethylene castor oil or polyoxyethylene hardened castor oil is contained as the auxiliary component.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink contains a high-molecular dispersant, a water-insoluble colorant, a co-solvent, and water as principal components. The co-solvent is composed at least of (a) a polyol-alkylene oxide adduct represented by the following formula 1 and (b) an ethylene oxide-propylene oxide block copolymer represented by the following formula 2 or 3: wherein R represents a lower alkyl group or —CH2O(CH2CHXO)kH (X: H or CH3, k: 1 to 20), l+m+n is 3 to 60; x1+z1 is 4 to 100, and y1 is 1 to 50; and x2+z2 is 2 to 100, and y2 is 2 to 50.

Abstract: A carbonaceous particle is provided which comprises a hexagonal flake formed of an aggregate of a plurality of nanocarbons and having a side length of 0.1 to 100 mm and a thickness of 10 nm to 1 mm. Thereby, a carbonaceous particle is provided which has an excellent electron emission performance, has a high electron conductivity, shows excellent characteristics particularly when used for a secondary battery, and can suitably be applied to various devices other than a secondary battery as well.

Abstract: An inkjet recording ink is composed of a high-molecular dispersant, a water-insoluble colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. The water-insoluble colorant is at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Yellow 21, 42, 79, 82, 83:1, 88 and 151, at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Red 8, 49, 83:1, 91, 127 and 218, at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Black 3, 27, 29 and 45, or at least one colorant selected from the group consisting of C.I. Solvent Blue 25, 38, 44, 67 and 70. The high-molecular dispersant is a block copolymer comprising at least one hydrophobic block and at least one hydrophilic block, which have been obtained by polymerizing vinyl ethers as monomers, respectively. The inkjet recording ink can stably record images of high fastness and excellent quality over a long period even under severe environmental conditions.

Abstract: A method for producing fullerenes, characterized in that said method includes a step (a) of contacting an aromatic compound-containing starting material with a supercritical fluid or a subcritical fluid in the presence of a transition metal element-containing catalyst at a temperature in a range of from 350 to 800° C. and at a pressure in a range of from 3 to 50 MPa. Said supercritical fluid or said subcritical fluid is formed from one or more kinds of materials selected from the group consisting of an aromatic compound as said starting material, a solvent for said aromatic compound, a solvent for said catalyst, water, dinitrogen monoxide, and ammonia.

Abstract: A water-based inkjet printer ink contains at least a colorant and a resin. The resin is a block copolymer, which contains at least one hydrophilic block and at least one hydrophobic block. Each of the blocks is a vinyl ether polymer. The ink further contains aluminum or an aluminum compound.