Abstract: A method that allows producing hydrogen from methanol in a simple manner and an apparatus that is small in size and light in weight, which can produce hydrogen from methanol, are provided. The apparatus comprises a container (4) that retains liquid methanol (2) as a source material and gases (3) generated therein, a substrate (5) that is immersed in liquid methanol (2) in the container (4) loaded with a catalyst, and a power supply (6) for passing a direct or an alternating current through the substrate (5). The substrate may be made of an oxide or oxidized material, especially oxidized diamond, and loaded with a transition metal catalyst, especially Ni catalyst.

Abstract: A substrate is polished and made an inclined substrate, which is exposed to a hydrogen plasma and is thereby smoothened. The substrate is then heated controlledly until it surface temperature reaches 830° C. Meanwhile, a gas mixture of 1% methane, 50 ppm hydrogen sulfide and hydrogen is introduced in a tubular reaction vessel to flow therethrough at 200 ml/min, where microwave plasma is excited to cause n-type semiconductor diamond to epitaxially grow on the substrate. An ion doped n-type semiconductor is thus formed that has a single donor level of an activation energy at 0.38 eV and is high in mobility and of high quality.

Abstract: The present invention offers a synthesizing method of 3C—SiC: nanowhisker wherein its diameter anid length can be controlled, it can grow on Si substrate, and wherein said method is safe and its cost is low. and said whisker cart emit visible light of various wravelength. 3C—SiC nanowhisker is formed by depositing thin film (2) made of a metal element on Si substrate (1), placing this Si substrate (1) into a plasma GVD apparaturi and by holding it for predetermined time at predetermined substrate temperature in the plasma consisting of hydrogen and hydrocarbon. Si of Si substrate 1) and C in plasma dissolve at supersaturation into metal liquid particle (3), 3C—SiC nanowhisker (4) grows on the metal liquid particle (3), whisker surface is terminated with H so to maintain the diameter constant, and the metal liquid particle (3) at whisker root takes in Si from Si substrate (1) and penetrates into Si substrate (1).

Abstract: A method is disclosed whereby a functional nanomaterial such as a monolayer carbon nanotube, a monolayer boron nitride nanotube, a monolayer silicon carbide nanotube, a multilayer carbon nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a multilayer boron nitride nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a multilayer silicon carbide nanotube with the number of layers controlled, a metal containing fullerene, and a metal containing fullerene with the number of layers controlled is produced at a high yield. According to the method, when a multilayer carbon nanotube (3) is formed by a chemical vapor deposition or a liquid phase growth process, an endothermic reaction aid (H2S) is introduced in addition to a primary reactant (CH4, H2) in the process to form a monolayer carbon nanotube (4).

Abstract: A method capable of synthesizing carbon nanotubes at low cost and large quantities, an apparatus usable for carrying out the method, and carbon nanotubes densely aligned on and firmly bonded to a Si substrate over, and oriented perpendicular to, an entire surface thereof are provided. Highly oriented, aligned carbon nanotubes are synthesized from an organic liquid by forming a substrate with a buildup thereon of a thin film or fine insular particles composed of at least one metallic element; exposing the substrate (3) having the buildup to a hydrogen plasma; and heating the substrate (3) exposed to the hydrogen plasma in the organic liquid (10) to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: An impregnation composition comprising (a) a polyfunctional (meth)acrylate having at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds in one molecule, (b) a monofunctional (meth)acrylate, (c) a polymerization initiator, and (d) a decomposition accelerator.

Abstract: The present invention provides a production control system of enhanced efficiency which is adapted to a mixed production line wherein products having different specifications are mass produced by assembling different parts on a common assembly line. This system is used in a factory wherein different products are required for steps of production. As a result, a production control plan can be scheduled in consideration of part transport times between production factories. To this end, the production control system corrects for the required number, transport time, and final production plan schedule. The final production plane schedule is adapted to establish a production ratio that is an integral number in each of feed cycles in a revolution of the assembly line. To this end, unreserved areas are provided in the feed cycles.

Abstract: A photo-curable adhesive composition for glass lamination, which comprises:(A) 100 parts by weight of a (meth)acrylate monomer represented by the formula: ##STR1## where R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a CH.sub.3 -- group, each of R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 is a straight-chained or branched alkylene group, each of n.sub.1 and n.sub.4 is an integer of at least 1 and each of n.sub.2 and n.sub.3 is an integer of 0 or at least 1, and having a molecular weight of from about 116 to about 5,000;(B) from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a photosensitizer;(C) from 0 to 5 parts by weight of a silane coupling agent; and(D) from 0 to 100 parts by weight of a plasticizer.

Abstract: A laminated glass product has a bonding layer formed by curing a photocurable composition comprising a polyene, a polythiol and a photocuring rate accelerator, if necessary, an organosilane.