Abstract: Provided is a method of decomposing a crosslinked rubber that includes: a first decomposition step of decomposing a crosslinked rubber containing a diene rubber, using a catalyst represented by the following general formula (1), (2), or (3), where M is ruthenium, molybdenum, or the like, X1, X2, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a ligand, R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, or the like (these groups may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, halogens, alkoxy groups, or the like), L1 and L2, R1 and R2, and L1 and R1 may respectively bond with each other to form rings; and a second decomposition step of pyrolyzing a decomposition product obtained by the first decomposition step at a temperature of 300° C. to 950° C. in the presence of a catalyst.

Abstract: A hydrogen production system includes a hydrogen production facility and a management server. The management server includes an operation plan creation unit and an operation plan output unit. The operation plan creation unit creates an operation plan for the hydrogen production facility. The operation plan output unit outputs data including the operation plan created by the operation plan creation unit. The operation plan creation unit creates an operation plan for the hydrogen production facility based on an amount of energy consumed by the hydrogen production facility and a degradation loss of the hydrogen production facility.

Abstract: Provided is a method of decomposing a crosslinked rubber that includes: a first decomposition step of decomposing a crosslinked rubber containing a diene rubber, using a catalyst represented by the following general formula (1), (2), or (3), where Mis ruthenium, molybdenum, etc., X1, X2, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a ligand, R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, etc. (these groups may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, halogens, alkoxy groups, etc.), L1 and L2, R1 and R2, and L1 and R1 may respectively bond with each other to form rings; and a second decomposition step of pyrolyzing a decomposition product obtained by the first decomposition step under an inert gas atmosphere and in the absence of a catalyst at a temperature of 300° C. to 450° C.

Abstract: A wet processing apparatus capable of carrying out a wet process efficiently for both the surfaces of a workpiece is provided. The wet processing apparatus comprises: a stage (19); a plurality of support pins (20a, 20b) protruding upward from the stage (19), respectively, and supporting an outer edge of a workpiece (W) at positions spaced from each other in a circumferential direction; a rotation driving unit for rotating the stage (19) about a rotation axis extending in a vertical direction; a supply nozzle (22) for supplying a process liquid to the workpiece (W) supported by the plurality of support pins (20a, 20b) from above the workpiece (W); and a holding ring (29) placed on the stage (19) so as to surround the plurality of support pins (20a, 20b) below the workpiece (W).

Abstract: Provided is a method of decomposing a crosslinked rubber that includes: a first decomposition step of decomposing a crosslinked rubber containing a diene rubber, using a catalyst represented by the following general formula (1), (2), or (3), where M is ruthenium, molybdenum, etc., X1, X2, L1, L2, and L3 each independently represent a ligand, R1, R2, and R3 each independently represent hydrogen, an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, etc. (these groups may be substituted by one or more alkyl groups, halogens, alkoxy groups, etc.), L1 and L2, R1 and R2, and L1 and R1 may respectively bond with each other to form rings; and a second decomposition step of pyrolyzing a decomposition product obtained by the first decomposition step under an inert gas atmosphere and in the absence of a catalyst at a temperature of 600° C. to 950° C.

Abstract: A pellicle film for photolithography including a carbon nanotube film, in which the carbon nanotube film contains carbon nanotubes; the carbon nanotube film transmits 80% or more of EUV light at a wavelength of 13.5 nm; the carbon nanotube film has a thickness from 1 nm to 50 nm; the carbon nanotube film is deposited on a silicon substrate, in which the 3? of the reflectance is 15% or less when the reflectance of the deposited carbon nanotube film is measured using a reflectance spectrophotometer-based film thickness meter under the following conditions: the diameter of measurement spots, 20 ?m; the reference measurement wavelength, 285 nm; the number of measurement spots, 121 spots; the distance between the centers of adjacent measurement spots, 40 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure addresses the problem of providing a method for decomposing a crosslinked rubber that can improve monomer yield. The solution is a method of decomposing a crosslinked rubber that includes: a first decomposition step of pyrolyzing a crosslinked rubber containing a diene rubber at a temperature of 150° C. or more and 400° C. or less, and a second decomposition step of pyrolyzing a decomposition product obtained by the first decomposition step under an inert gas atmosphere and in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of 300° C. or more and 950° C. or less. Preferably 80 mass % or more of the diene rubber in the crosslinked rubber is decomposed to diene oligomers having a weight-average molecular weight of 100 to 50,000 via the first decomposition step.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor includes a magneto-sensitive body whose electromagnetic properties change under an action of an external magnetic field, a coil disposed to obtain an induced voltage proportional to the external magnetic field, a sampler configured to sample the induced voltage generated in the coil and obtains a sampling voltage, and an automatic correction circuit configured to relatively adjust a rise timing of a magneto-sensitive body clock for driving the magneto-sensitive body and a rise timing of a sampler clock for driving the sampler according to the sampling voltage.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel semiconductor device for high breakdown voltage having no drift layer.

Abstract: A cell culture instrument configured to detach cells at a desired position and a cell processing method using the cell culture instrument. The cell culture instrument includes: a substrate; and a photoreactive layer having a photosolubility and a photothermal convertibility, wherein the photoreactive layer is laminated on the substrate, and the photoreactive layer includes a polymer having a photosolubility and a photothermal convertibility.

Abstract: A flow rate of a gas is determined based on a predetermined relational expression including, as parameters: the flow rate of the gas; diameter and length of a hole; upstream and downstream pressures; and temperature, molecular weight, viscosity coefficient, and specific heat ratio of the gas. Additionally, setting conditions for a type and temperature of the gas, the length of the hole, and the pressures upstream and downstream from the hole are set; the relational expression is used to obtain the correspondence relationship between the diameter of the hole and the flow rate of the gas flowing through the hole; an approximation function approximating the obtained correspondence relationship is determined; the flow rate of a gas passing through a test piece having a hole of an unknown diameter is measured; and the diameter of the hole is estimated, based on the measured flow rate and the approximation function.

Abstract: A risk of breakage of a sample holder can be reduced and a biochemical sample or a liquid sample can be observed easily and with a high observation throughput. A sample holder 101 holding a sample includes: a sample chamber including a first insulating thin film 110 and a second insulating thin film 111 that sandwich and hold the sample 200 in a liquid or gel form and face each other, a vacuum partition wall inside which the sample chamber holding the sample is fixed in a state in which the thin film is exposed to a surrounding atmosphere, and whose internal space is kept at a degree of vacuum at least lower than that of the sample room at the time of observation of the sample, a detection electrode 820 disposed to face the second insulating thin film in a state in which the sample chamber is fixed to the vacuum partition wall, and a signal detection unit 50 connected to the detection electrode.

Abstract: A light emitting structure emits light in response to a load applied to an object from a load object. In the light emitting structure are formed contacting portions which are provided on a supporting surface of the object, and which have a predetermined length from the surface of the supporting surface in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the object, wherein a stress-luminescent material is included in at least a portion of the supporting surface and the surface of the contacting portions.

Abstract: A loaded attitude state detecting device is configured to detect loaded attitude states of pallets and cargos when a forklift performs loading/unloading of at least one stage of the pallets with cargos placed thereon, and includes: a detecting unit configured to acquire loaded attitude detection data of the pallets and the cargos by detecting loaded attitudes of the pallets and the cargos; an area extracting unit configured to extract areas of the pallets and the cargos in the loaded attitude detection data acquired by the detecting unit; and a protrusion determining unit configured to determine whether or not a cargo disposed on a holding target pallet held by the forklift or another pallet protrudes from the holding target pallet by a prescribed amount or more in a lateral direction based on the areas of the pallets and the cargos.

Abstract: [OBJECT] To provide an activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, the activated carbon having a high collection rate of per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, and a filter body using the same. [ACHIEVING MEANS] An activated carbon for adsorbing per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample to desorbably adsorb per- and polyfluoroalkyl compounds in a water sample, wherein the activated carbon is composed of an activated carbon adsorbent having a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more or a surface oxide amount of 0.20 meq/g or less, or alternatively, a BET specific surface area of 800 m2/g or more and a surface oxide amount of 0.50 meq/g or less, and wherein a sum (Vmic) of a volume of micropores of 1 nm or less of the activated carbon adsorbent is 0.30 cm3/g or more.

Abstract: An object is to provide a method of inspection enabling a slurry of a batch resulting in abnormal accumulation to be identified in advance, and to provide an SWCNT slurry for bioimaging that has undergone the inspection. In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for inspecting a semiconductor single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) slurry for bioimaging, the slurry comprising: semiconductor SWCNTs oxidized by being directly irradiated with ultraviolet rays in atmosphere and a dispersant composed of an amphiphilic substance that coats surfaces of the SWCNTs, the method comprising: using at least two types of methods selected from the group consisting of absorption spectroscopy, a photoluminescence method, and particle size measurement, confirming that an average particle size of the semiconductor SWCNTs is smaller than 10 nm, isolated dispersibility of the semiconductor SWCNTs is high, and/or the semiconductor SWCNTs are oxidized.

Abstract: An optical measurement device and an optical measurement method that can accurately measure a distance and a velocity by removing an influence of a nonlinear chirp of a laser in FMCW LiDAR. The optical measurement device includes a laser that outputs light of which a frequency is modulated; a photodetector; a heterodyne optical system that splits output light of the laser into two components, uses one as probe light, uses the other as reference light, adds a frequency shift to one of the probe light and the reference light, applies the probe light to an object, combines scattered light from the object and the reference light, and causes the combined light to be incident on the photodetector; an IQ detector; and an arithmetic operation processor.

Abstract: Method for evaluating cardiomyocytes using Raman scattering: a Raman spectrum of cardiomyocytes artificially induced to differentiate from pluripotent stem cells is acquired, an intensity of Raman-scattered light for a protein containing at least one of heme b and heme c as a prosthetic group is acquired from the Raman spectrum, and a state of progress of maturation of the cardiomyocytes is evaluated on the basis of the intensity of the Raman-scattered light. Method for evaluating differentiation into cardiomyocytes using Raman scattering: cells which are pluripotent stem cells are artificially induced to differentiate into cardiomyocytes, a Raman spectrum of the cells induced to differentiate is acquired, an intensity of Raman-scattered light for at least one of heme b and heme c is acquired from the Raman spectrum, and a state of progress of differentiation of the cells into cardiomyocytes is evaluated on the basis of the intensity of the Raman-scattered light.

Abstract: A negotiation apparatus acquires history information that indicates a proposal time of a current offer from an opponent agent and a utility of each offer from the opponent agent that has been received in a negotiation. In the negotiation, a maximum length of time of the negotiation period is fixed in advance. The negotiation apparatus generates a probability distribution of the number of future offers based on the length of time of the remaining period of the negotiation and the proposal time of the current offer. The negotiation apparatus computes an expected utility of future offers based on the probability distribution of the number of future offers and the utilities indicated by the history information. The negotiation apparatus determines whether or not to accept the current offer based on the expected utility of future offers and the utility of the current offer.

Abstract: This method for creating a machine learning model for outputting a feature map involves receiving a plurality of learning images, using an initial machine learning model to sort the plurality of learning images into respective initial clusters from among a plurality of initial clusters, resorting the plurality of initial clusters into a plurality of secondary clusters on the basis of the plurality of learning images as sorted into each of the plurality of initial clusters, and creating a m machine learning model by making the initial machine learning model learn the relationship between the plurality of initial clusters and the plurality of secondary clusters, the machine learning model being for sorting single inputted images into single secondary clusters from among the plurality of secondary clusters.