Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes a primary particle containing a phosphorus-containing monoclinic niobium-titanium composite oxide. The primary particle has a concentration gradient in which a phosphorus concentration increases from the gravity point of the primary particle toward the surface of the primary particle.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. The active material includes a lithium niobium composite oxide represented by a general formula LixFe1?yM1yNb11?2M2zO29 (1) and having an orthorhombic crystal structure. In the general formula (1), 0?x?23, 0?y?1 and 0<z?6 are satisfied. Each of M1 and M2 independently includes at least one element selected from a group consisting of Fe, Mg, Al, Cu, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn, Sn, Ti, Ta, V, and Mo.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte includes a sintered body of ceramic grains. The sintered body includes a crystal plane having an ion conducting path. The crystal plane is oriented in a direction which intersects at least one surface of the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided an active material represented by a general formula Lix(NiaCobMncMd)1?s(Nb1?t?uTatM?u)sO2. Here, M is at least one selected from the group consisting of Li, Ca, Mg, Al, Ti, V, Cr, Zr, Mo, Hf, and W, M? is at least one selected from the group consisting of K, P, Fe, Si, Na, Cu and Zn, and 1.0?x?1.3, 0?a?0.9, 0?b?1.0, 0?c?0.8, 0?d?0.5, a+b+c+d=1, 0.005?s?0.3, 0.0005?t?0.1, and 0?u?0.3 are satisfied.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode group is provided. The electrode group includes a positive electrode active material-containing layer and a negative electrode active material-containing layer. The negative electrode active material-containing layer contains at least one titanium-containing composite oxide selected from the group consisting of a monoclinic niobium titanium composite oxide and an orthorhombic titanium-containing composite oxide. The electrode group satisfies the following formula: 6500?A/B?18500, where A is an area [cm2] of a portion of the negative electrode active material-containing layer that faces the positive electrode active material-containing layer, and B is a thickness [cm] of the electrode group.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a battery is provided. The battery includes a positive electrode, and a negative electrode including a negative electrode active material-containing layer including a niobium-titanium composite oxide and a conductive agent that includes a carbon material. The negative electrode active material-containing layer includes a principal surface facing the positive electrode. Assuming that the thickness of the negative electrode active material-containing layer is A, a ratio (C2/C1) of carbon content ratio C2 at a depth of 0.5 A from the principal surface to carbon content ratio C1 at a depth of 1 ?m from the principal surface satisfies 2?C2/C1?30.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. The electrode includes an active material-containing layer. The active material-containing layer includes active material particles, a first electro-conductive agent having a fibrous shape, and a second electro-conductive agent having a shape other than the fibrous shape. The active material particles include at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a monoclinic titanium-containing oxide and an orthorhombic titanium-containing composite oxide. The active material-containing layer satisfies formula (1): 0.6?B/A?1.5. A is a thickness [?m] of the active material-containing layer. B is a maximum length [?m] of the first electro-conductive agent in the active material-containing layer.

Abstract: Multilayer beads for pharmaceutical use having a drug-in-polymer layer are disclosed. The disclosed multilayer beads for pharmaceutical use have (a) a core particle; (b) an optional barrier layer coated on the surface of the core particle; (c) a drug-in-polymer layer coated on the surface of the core or the barrier layer, (d) an optional sealant layer coated on the surface of the drug-in-polymer layer; and (e) optionally one or more outer layers external to the drug-in-polymer layer or the sealant layer. The drug-in-polymer layer consists essentially of (i) a drug selected from the group consisting of a 15-keto prostaglandin drug, a 13,14-dihydro prostaglandin drug, and a 13,14-dihydro-15-keto prostaglandin drug; and (ii) a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone, vinylpyrrolidone-vinylacetate copolymer or a mixture thereof. The drug-in-polymer layer may be solid dispersion of the drug in the polymer.

Abstract: An active material includes an Nb2TiO7 phase and at least one Nb-rich phase selected from an Nb10Ti2O29 phase, an Nb14TiO37 phase, and an Nb24TiO64 phase. The active material satisfies a peak intensity ratio represented by the following Formula (1): 0<IB/IA?0.25 (1). In Formula (1), IA is a peak intensity of the maximum peak attributed to the Nb2TiO7 phase and appealing at 2? of 26.0±0.1° in a wide angle X-ray diffraction pattern under CuK? rays as an X-ray source, and IB is a peak intensity of the maximum peak attributed to the at least one Nb-rich phase and appearing at 2? of 24.9±0.2° in the diffraction pattern.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an active material is provided. This active material includes active material particles containing orthorhombic Na-containing niobium titanium composite oxide, and satisfies the following formula (1): 1?A5/A0??(1) where A5 is a mole content ratio of a Li mole content L5 to a total of a Ti mole content T5 and a Nb mole content N5, and A0 is a mole content ratio of a Li mole content L0 to a total of a Ti mole content T0 and a Nb mole content N0.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte separator is provided. The solid electrolyte separator is a sheet containing a solid electrolyte having a lithium ion conductivity. A first lithium ion conductivity in a peripheral edge region along an in-plane direction of the sheet is lower than a second lithium ion conductivity in a central region along the in-plane direction of the sheet.

Abstract: An assembled battery includes non-aqueous electrolyte batteries laminated with each other and at least one lead being interposed between two adjacent batteries. The lead is connected to the two adjacent batteries and has an area larger than that of a side surface of each battery, the side surface being opposing to the lead. Each battery includes at least one positive electrode, at least one negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a current collector and positive electrode active material layers provided on both side surfaces of the collector. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and negative electrode active material layers provided on both side surfaces of the collector.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a secondary battery includes, electrode groups, an insulating sheet, and a container member. The insulating sheet is disposed between the electrode groups. At least part of the insulating sheet is joined to the container member. The container member covers the outside of a stack having the electrode groups and the insulating sheet.

Abstract: A secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode arranged opposite to the positive electrode, a composite electrolyte interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, the composite electrolyte containing an organic electrolyte and at least one of inorganic compound particles and organic compound particles; and a fibrous substance existed in both of the composite electrolyte and at least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a solid electrolyte includes a sintered body of ceramic grains. The sintered body includes a crystal plane having an ion conducting path. The crystal plane is oriented in a direction which intersects at least one surface of the solid electrolyte.

Abstract: A press machine includes a display unit which displays a first image in a circular shape corresponding to a rotation of an eccentric mechanism and representing one stroke of slide operation and a second image in a circular-arc shape corresponding to an operation of an attachment device interlocked with the press machine, and an operation unit which receives an input operation. The first image indicates at least one slide operation region. The second image is placed concentrically with the first image in relation to the slide operation region. The second image has opposed ends each allowed to move in response to the input operation in a direction in which the second image extends.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode is provided. A length of a first active material portion along a first direction is within a range of 0.7T or more and 0.95T or less with respect to a thickness T of an active material-containing layer. The first direction is parallel to a thickness direction. A second active material portion further contains solid electrolyte particles. A ratio E1/E2 is 0 or more and 0.01 or less. The ratio E1/E2 represents a ratio of a content E1 of the solid electrolyte particles per unit area in the first active material portion (including 0) to a content E2 of the solid electrolyte particles per unit area in the second active material portion.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a secondary battery including a positive electrode, a negative electrode capable of allowing lithium ions to be inserted and to be extracted, and an inorganic solid-containing layer. The inorganic solid-containing layer is disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The inorganic solid-containing layer contains a mixed solvent, a lithium salt dissolved in the mixed solvent, and inorganic solid particles. The mixed solvent includes a fluorinated carbonate and a fluorinated ether.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, provided is a solid electrolyte material including an oxide, the oxide including an octahedral coordination structure that includes a metal element M and oxygen atoms arranged centering on the metal element M. The metal element M includes Nb and Ta. Amass ratio ?Ta/?Nb of a mass ?Ta of Ta to a mass ?Nb of Nb is within a range of 5×10?5??Ta/?Nb?3×10?3.

Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a computer, an information processing method, and a network system by which information relating to a trend of a mental or physical state of a subject can be acquired more easily than before. Provided is a computer including: a memory configured to store first data obtained from a strand of hair acquired from a subject and second data obtained from a specimen acquired from the subject, the specimen being different in acquisition time from the strand of hair; and a processor configured to generate a trend of a mental or physical state of the subject based on the first data and the second data.