Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.

Abstract: A non-aqueous electrolyte and a lithium secondary battery using the same are provided, which satisfy both flame retardancy and charge-discharge cycle characteristics, and attain a longer lifetime of the battery. A mixture of a chain carbonate, vinylene carbonate, a fluorinated cyclic carbonate and a phosphate ester is used as the non-aqueous electrolyte. It is desirable that the phosphate ester includes trimethyl phosphate and a fluorinated phosphate ester. Further, it is desirable that ethylene carbonate is further contained.

Abstract: A swash-plate-type compressor of a double-headed-piston configuration, wherein: a front intake chamber is formed set apart from a swash plate chamber so as to be positioned in a narrow space between circumferentially arranged front cylinder bores; and an intake-chamber-communication path is formed in a cylinder block, the intake-chamber-communication path allowing the front intake chamber and a shaft hole to communicate. A front-bore-communication path is formed on the cylinder block, the communication path allowing each of the plurality of front cylinder bores to communicate with the shaft hole. A front rotary valve is provided on a rotating shaft in which a lead-in groove is formed. The lead-in groove allows the intake-chamber communication path and the front-bore communication path to communicate in the stated order, while the lead-in groove rotates integrally with the rotating shaft. In the compact swash-plate-type compressor any decrease in pulsation or intake efficiency is minimized.

Abstract: A diagnostic device which can measure quickly and has simple circuit is provided. A charge/discharge circuit 2 supplies charge current to a rechargeable battery 10 and discharges the rechargeable battery 10. The charge/discharge circuit 2 also breaks charge current or discharge current of the rechargeable battery 10 in charging or discharging. A voltage measurement part 6 measures terminal voltage of the rechargeable battery 10 after breaking the charge or discharge current. Diagnostic means 8 judges whether the rechargeable battery 10 is deteriorated or not based on the measured voltages. Voltage change of deteriorated rechargeable battery 10 after breaking the charge or discharge current is more rapid than that of healthy rechargeable battery 10. The diagnostic means 8 can judge whether the rechargeable battery 10 is deteriorated or not based on such voltage change.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a solid-state imaging element including: a plurality of pixels including a photoelectric conversion section; and a nano-carbon laminated film disposed on a side of a light receiving surface of the photoelectric conversion section and formed with a plurality of nano-carbon layers, transmittance of light and a wavelength region of transmissible light changing in the nano-carbon laminated film according to a voltage applied to the nano-carbon laminated film.

Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage extends from the gap to the in-shaft passage and includes an oil retaining space formed in at least one of the cam and the cylinder block.

Abstract: [Object] To provide a transparent conductive film that has sufficiently low sheet resistance and a sufficiently high visible light transmittance, is capable of securing high conductivity on an entire surface thereof, and has excellent corrosion resistance to an electrolyte solution, a method of producing the transparent conductive film, and a photoelectric conversion apparatus and an electronic apparatus using the transparent conductive film. [Solving Means] A transparent conductive film includes a metal fine line network layer 12 and one or more layers of graphene layers 13 provided on at least one surface of the metal fine line network layer 12. The metal fine line network layer 12 includes at least one metal selected from a group consisting of copper, silver, aluminum, gold, iron, nickel, titanium, and platinum. The metal fine line network layer 12 is provided on a transparent substrate 11.

Abstract: Provided is a technique of achieving a longer-life lithium ion secondary battery. The lithium ion secondary battery includes a cathode including a cathode active material containing Mn, an anode including an anode active material containing graphite and non-aqueous electrolytic solution including electrolyte, and LiBF4 and LiPF6 are allowed to coexist in the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. Especially preferably LiPF6 is contained more than LiBF4 in the electrolytic solution. Preferably the electrolytic solution further includes iodide salt. As a result, an oxide of phosphor and boron is deposited on the cathode, thus preventing elution of Mn included in the cathode. The amount of these electrolytes is preferably in the decreasing order of phosphor, boron and then iodine.

Abstract: The present invention aims to improve the fire resistance of an electrolytic solution used for a lithium-ion battery and improve the life characteristics of the lithium-ion battery. In the lithium ion battery of the present invention, specific amounts of ethylene carbonate and dimethyl carbonate are used for a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, and trimethyl phosphate is added thereto. Specifically, the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains 60 vol % or more of ethylene carbonate (EC) and dimethyl carbonate (DMC). The volume ratio of DMC to the sum of EC and DMC is 0.3 to 0.6, and the non-aqueous electrolytic solution contains 3 to 5 wt % of trimethyl phosphate (TMP) with respect to the total weight of the non-aqueous electrolytic solution. Such a non-aqueous electrolytic solution has an effect of improving the self-fire extinguishing property, and thus improves the safety of the lithium-ion battery.

Abstract: A compressor includes a rotary shaft, a cam, a cylinder block, pistons, a thrust bearing, a rotary valve, and an oil passage. The rotary shaft has an in-shaft passage formed therein. The in-shaft passage has an outlet open to the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft. The cam rotates integrally with the rotary shaft. The pistons are coupled to the rotary shaft through the cam. The thrust bearing is provided between the cam and the cylinder block. The thrust bearing includes a first race in contact with the cam, a second race in contact with the cylinder block, and rolling elements retained between the first and second races to form a gap therebetween. The oil passage is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the rotary shaft so as to extend from the gap to the outlet of the in-shaft passage.

Abstract: A graphene structure includes a substrate and a graphene layer. The grapheme layer is laminated on the substrate, is formed of graphene doped with a dopant, and has a similar oxidation-reduction potential to that of water.

Abstract: A graphene structure includes a conductive layer and a protective layer. The conductive layer is formed of graphene doped with a dopant, and the protective layer is laminated on the conductive layer and formed of a material having a higher oxidation-reduction potential than water.

Abstract: A method is for heating a functional liquid of a droplet discharging device that has a storage which houses a container storing a functional liquid containing a functional material; a droplet discharge head discharging the functional liquid in a droplet; a cooling means included to the storage and cooling the functional liquid; and a supply tube supplying the functional liquid that is cooled in the storage to the droplet discharge head. The method includes: heating the functional liquid in the supply tube with waste heat that is generated correspondingly to cooling of the cooling means.

Abstract: Provided is a graphene production method including: contacting a carbon source substance with a surface of a flexible film-forming target having electrical conductivity; and applying a current to the film-forming target and heating the film-forming target at a temperature exceeding a graphene production temperature to produce graphene from the carbon source substance on the surface of the film-forming target.

Abstract: A 3-terminal electronic device includes: a control electrode; a first electrode and a second electrode; and an active layer that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and is provided to be opposed to the control electrode via an insulating layer. The active layer includes a collection of nanosheets. When it is assumed that the nanosheets have an average size LS and the first electrode and the second electrode have an interval D therebetween, LS/D?10 is satisfied.

Abstract: The invention provides metal powder constituted from metal particles. Each of the metal particles comprises a base particle having a surface and a metal material constituting at least the surface of the base particle. The base particle is subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester. Further, the invention also provides an ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition to be ejected by using an ink jet method. The ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition comprises a polymerizable compound and metal powder constituted from metal particles. The metal particles of the metal powder are subjected to a surface treatment with a fluorine type phosphoric acid ester.

Abstract: An ultraviolet ray curable ink jet composition of the present invention is characterized by being adapted to be ejected using an ink jet method and containing: a polymerizable compound; metal particles subjected to a surface treatment; and a substance A having a partial structure represented by the following formula (1), where R1 is a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group or an alkoxy silyl group, and each of R2, R3, R4 and R5 is independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group.

Abstract: A double-headed piston type swash plate compressor is provided with a front housing including a suction chamber, a rear housing, a cylinder block, a rotation shaft, and double-headed pistons. The cylinder block includes cylinder bores, a rotation shaft accommodation bore, a communication conduit that communicates the suction chamber with the rotation shaft accommodation bore, and suction passages communicating the rotation shaft accommodation bore to front compression chambers. The rotation shaft includes a groove passage that communicates with the suction passages. Further, the rotation shaft includes an annular groove that communicates the communication conduit with the groove passage. The annular groove includes a front side surface, which is spaced toward the rear housing from an opening of the rotary shaft accommodation bore that faces the front housing.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a substrate; a photoelectric conversion unit that is formed on the substrate and generates signal charge in correspondence with a light amount of incident light; and a transparent electrode that is formed in an upper portion of the substrate and includes a first area formed from a nano carbon material and a second area that is brought into contact with the first area and has light transmittance higher than that of the first area.