Abstract: A reflective mask blank for EUV lithography includes: a substrate; a multilayer reflective film for reflecting EUV light; and a phase shift film for shifting a phase of EUV light, the multilayer reflective film and the phase shift film formed on or above the substrate in this order. The phase shift film includes a layer 1 including ruthenium (Ru) and at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen (O) and nitrogen (N). Among diffraction peaks derived from the phase shift film observed at 2?: from 20° to 50° by out-of-plane XRD method, a peak having the highest intensity has a half value width FWHM of 1.0° or more.

Abstract: A method for producing laminated glass for automobile windows includes heating and bend forming two glass plates; and bonding together the two bend-formed glass plates via an interlayer film, wherein, the method further includes scratching that is performed on a concave surface of at least one of the two glass plates, after the bend-forming.

Abstract: An oxide ion-conducting solid electrolyte containing a mayenite-type compound having a representative composition represented by Ca12Al14O33, and 9 mol % to 30 mol % of titanium (Ti) in terms of TiO2.

Abstract: An antenna includes an antenna conductor to be provided on an exterior side of a chassis and a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate includes a first insulating portion that is a portion of a sheet-shaped dielectric where the sheet-shaped dielectric is folded, a grounding conductor provided between the first insulating portion and the chassis, a second insulating portion that is a portion of the sheet-shaped dielectric where the sheet-shaped dielectric is not folded, and a signal line configured to feed power to the antenna conductor. A thickness of the first insulating portion is greater than a thickness of the second insulating portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer optical waveguide having a core, an under cladding and an over cladding, in which: the polymer optical waveguide has a first section on one end side in the light propagation direction where no portion of the over cladding exists and the core and the under cladding are exposed, and a second section on the other end side in the light propagation direction where the core is covered with the under cladding and the over cladding; and a relative refractive index difference among the core, the under cladding and the over cladding, a core width and core height in an end surface at the one end side of the first section, and a core width and core height in an end surface at the other end side of the second section satisfy predetermined relationships.

Abstract: To provide a modified polytetrafluoroethylene excellent in breaking strength. The modified polytetrafluoroethylene comprises a polymer having units based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymer having units based on a monomer represented by formula (1), wherein the content of the units based on a monomer represented by formula (1) is from 10 to 500 mass ppm, to all units in the modified polytetrafluoroethylene, and the standard specific gravity is from 2.155 to 2.175, CH2?CR1-L-R2??Formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, L represents a single bond, —CO—O—*, —O—CO—*, or —O—, * represents a bonding position to R2, and R2 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a nitrile group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a silica glass member having a plurality of pores, in which some or all of the plurality of pores are communication pores, and S/S0 is 1.5 or more. S: surface area obtained by a BET method for a 40 mm×8 mm×0.5 mm sample cut from the silica glass member; and S0: geometric surface area obtained based on external dimensions of the sample.

Abstract: An in-vehicle display device includes n layers from a cover glass to a housing bottom member, including a display panel midway thereof. The housing bottom member is fixed to an interior portion of a vehicle at at least two fixing points. When a virtual plane R is defined based on the two fixing points, a distance Zcg is defined based on a main surface of the cover glass and the virtual plane R, and a distance Z is defined based on a main surface of the display panel and the virtual plane R, a ratio Z/Zcg is 0.6 or less. When a virtual line L is defined based on the main surface of the display panel and the virtual plane R, the n layers satisfy Expression (1).

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a technique capable of obtaining a shower plate having cleaning resistance without machining. The present invention relates to a silica glass porous body having a plurality of pores, in which the plurality of pores includes a non-communication pore and a communication pore, and the pores have an average pore size, obtained by mercury intrusion porosimetry, of 10 ?m to 150 ?m.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated copolymer capable of producing a cross-linked rubber article with excellent mold-releasing properties, a method for producing the fluorinated copolymer, a fluorinated copolymer composition, and a cross-linked rubber article. The fluorinated copolymer of the present invention is a fluorinated copolymer having units based on tetrafluoroethylene, units based on a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), units based on a monomer having a fluorine atom and at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds, and units based on a monomer having a nitrile group and a fluorine atom, wherein when the storage modulus of the fluorinated copolymer at an angular frequency of 0.3 rad/s is G?0.3 and the storage modulus of the fluorinated copolymer at an angular frequency of 0.03 rad/s is G?0.03 as determined by dynamic viscoelasticity measurement at 140° C., G?0.3/G?0.03 is from 1.00 to 1.45.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte material which can form crack-resistant catalyst layers when used in membrane electrode assemblies and enables provision of fuel cells having good power generation characteristics, a membrane electrode assembly and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The electrolyte material of the present invention is made of a polymer having ion exchange groups comprising units based on tetrafluoroethylene, units having an ion exchange group and no cyclic ether structure, units having a cyclic ether structure and units based on a monomer having at least two polymerizable unsaturated bonds.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water and oil repellent composition from which an article with excellent water repellency can be obtained; a method for producing the same; and an article treated with the water and oil repellent composition. The water and oil repellent composition of the present invention comprises a polymer in which the total ratio of a unit (a) based on a monomer (a), a unit (b) based on a monomer (b) and a unit (c) based on a monomer (c) with respect to all units is 95 mol % or more; in the production method of the present invention, a monomer component in which the total ratio of the monomer (a), the monomer (b) and the monomer (c) is 95 mol % or more is polymerized in the presence of a polymerization initiator; monomer (a): CR1R2?CR3R4; monomer (b): CH2?CH—Rf; monomer (c): a carboxylic acid vinyl ester; R1: F, Cl or H; R2: F or H; R3: F or H; R4: F, H or CF3; at least one of R1 to R4 is F; Rf: a perfluoroalkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: To suppress lowering of dimensional accuracy.

Abstract: To provide a ground structure-equipped laminated glass for vehicles, with a countermeasure against static electricity on an electrically driven functional layer. The ground structure-equipped laminated glass for vehicles of the present invention, which achieves the above object, comprises a first glass plate, an interlayer and a second glass plate laminated in this order, wherein the interlayer has an electrically driven functional layer, a power supply member electrically connected to the functional layer, a first circuit having the power supply member and the functional layer connected in series, and a second circuit having the power supply member, a flexible ESD shield and a ground member connected in series; the second circuit has a dielectric at least at one point in the second circuit; and the ground member is grounded.

Abstract: To provide a water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate having a water/oil repellent layer excellent in abrasion resistance, a deposition material and a method for producing a water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate. The water/oil repellent layer-provided substrate comprises a substrate, an undercoat layer and a water/oil repellent layer in this order. The water/oil repellent layer comprises a condensate of a fluorinated compound having a reactive silyl group, the undercoat layer contains an oxide contains silicon and at least one element of boron and phosphorus, and a ratio of the total molar concentration of boron and phosphorus in the undercoat layer to the molar concentration of silicon in the undercoat layer is from 0.003 to 9.

Abstract: The present invention provides a nucleic acid having excellent cell membrane permeability.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cover glass for a display, which is a glass plate having a first main surface and a second main surface. The cover glass contains, as represented by mol percentage based on oxides, from 50 to 75% of SiO2, from 5 to 20% of Al2O3, from 2 to 20% of Na2O, from 0 to 6% of K2O, from 0 to 15% of MgO, from 0 to 10% of a total amount (CaO+SrO+BaO) of CaO, SrO and BaO, from 0 to 5% of a total amount (ZrO2+TiO2) of ZrO2 and TiO2, from 0 to 10% of B2O3, and from 0 to 20% of Li2O. The cover glass has a ream minimum distance of 100 mm or more and 1,000 mm or less, and a ream period of 1 mm or more and 30 mm or less.

Abstract: A surface treatment agent includes: a fluorine-containing compound (A) having a reactive silyl group; a compound (B); and a compound (C) selected from a compound (C1): R7COR8, a compound (C2), a compound (C3): R10—[OR11]q—R12, a hydrofluoroolefin (C4) having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms, and a hydrochlorofluoroolefin (C5) having from 3 to 8 carbon atoms. 0 to 3 members of R1 to R6 are fluorine-containing alkyl groups having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, and the remaining members among R1 to R6 represent hydrogen or fluorine atoms. R7 and R8 represent a fluorine-containing alkyl group having from 1 to 5 carbon atoms. R9 represents a residue that forms a 3- to 5-membered ring structure with the carbon atom of a carbonyl group and that has a fluorine atom. R10 and R12 represent a fluorine-containing alkyl group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, q represents an integer of 1 or more, R11 represents a perfluoroalkylene group having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms.

Abstract: An improved laser apparatus, inscribed in a parallelepiped rectangle R defined by a longitudinal axis, X, a vertical axis, Y defining a plane P and a lateral axis, Z, including a mounting means to mount the laser apparatus on a window, preferably a multi-glazed window, mounted in situ. The laser apparatus also includes a laser device generating a laser beam to treat a surface of the window, an orientation means able to orientate the laser beam defining a maximum decoatable surface WSm on the coated surface and a housing including an aperture to let the laser beam going out of the housing. The laser apparatus includes a skirt at least partially surrounding the aperture where the skirt is opaque to the laser beam. A related method is also described.

Abstract: Viral vector-producing cells with improved ability to produce viral vector, a production method thereof, a kit containing the same, a method for selecting viral vector-producing cells, and the like are provided. A viral vector-producing cell in which the expression of a protein derived from the viral vector-producing cell is regulated, specifically, the expression of the aforementioned protein is regulated as compared with that in the viral vector-producing cells before regulation of the expression or HEK293 cells (Accession number ATCC CRL1573) shows an improved ability to produce viral vectors.