Abstract: To provide a foldable structure to which stiffness is imparted so that non-uniform extension and contraction is inhibited even when each surface is formed of a flexible material, a manufacturing method and a manufacturing device of the foldable structure, and a non-transitory computer-readable computer medium storing a program. A foldable structure including at least two tubular structures in which the two tubular structures include a shared surface array which is continuous shared surfaces shared by each other, and a twisting characteristic in the shared surface array of one tubular structure is in a direction opposite to that of the twisting characteristic in the shared surface array of the other tubular structure.

Abstract: An object to provide a photonic crystal capable of resonating light at more resonant frequencies within a particular frequency range. A plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies each including a plate-like member in which cyclic refractive index distribution is formed are provided so as to be spaced apart from each other in the thickness direction of the plate-like member, and the respective refractive index distributions of the plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies are set such that: at least one of the plurality of photonic crystal structure formation bodies resonates with light having at least two frequencies within the frequency range; and the two frequencies are different from resonant frequencies of at least one of the other photonic crystal structure formation bodies.

Abstract: The present invention provides a thermal radiation light source that allows a wider range of material choices than those of conventional techniques, so that light having a desired peak wavelength can easily be obtained. A thermal radiation light source 10 includes a thermo-optical converter made of an optical structure in which a refractive index distribution is formed in a member 11 made of an intrinsic semiconductor so as to resonate with light of a shorter wavelength than a wavelength corresponding to a bandgap of the intrinsic semiconductor. When heat is externally supplied to the thermo-optical converter, light having a spectrum in a band of shorter wavelengths than a cutoff wavelength is produced by interband absorption in the intrinsic semiconductor, and light of a resonant wavelength ?r in the wavelength band, the light causing resonance in the optical structure, is selectively intensified and emitted as thermal radiation light.

Abstract: The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a block copolymer that can be used in a neutral solvent atmosphere and can produce a solid polymer membrane including nanoparticles. The problem is solved by a block copolymer represented by formula (1) below. wherein in the formula, R1 represents a C1-20 linear, branched, or cyclic alkyl group, C6-20 aryl group, or C7-20 aralkyl group; R2 represents a group having a functional group having an acid dissociation constant pKa of from 0.

Abstract: A thin film transistor 100 according to the invention includes a gate electrode 20, a channel 44, and a gate insulating layer 34 provided between the gate electrode 20 and the channel 44 and made of oxide (possibly containing inevitable impurities; this applies to oxide hereinafter) containing lanthanum and zirconium. The channel 44 is made of channel oxide including first oxide containing indium, zinc, and zirconium (Zr) having an atomic ratio of 0.015 or more and 0.075 or less relative to indium assumed to be 1 in atomic ratio, second oxide containing indium and zirconium (Zr) having an atomic ratio of 0.055 or more and 0.16 or less relative to the indium (In) assumed to be 1 in atomic ratio, or third oxide containing indium and lanthanum having an atomic ratio of 0.055 or more and 0.16 or less relative to the indium (In) assumed to be 1 in atomic ratio.

Abstract: Provided is a means for preventing the inactivation of a photoresponsive nucleic acid probe by suppressing the formation of a photocrosslink between a modified nucleotide having a structure corresponding to the monomer of Formula (II) or an amino acid analogue of a nucleotide having a structure corresponding to the monomer of Formula (III) and a modified nucleotide having a structure corresponding to the monomer of Formula (I), wherein the modified nucleotide replaces at least one constituent nucleotide which is the photocrosslinkable 1-thyminyl or 1-uracilyl, by substituting at least one constituent nucleotide which is the photocrosslinkable 1-thyminyl or 1-uracilyl with a modified nucleotide having a structure corresponding to the monomer of Formula (I).

Abstract: According to the present invention, a measurement device includes a light emitting part configured to emit a plurality of spectral lights each including two or more spectra distributed at mutually different frequencies by causing adjacent frequency intervals to be different from each other, a focusing part configured to focus light by causing two or more spectra to overlap in an overlapping region in each of a plurality of different focal point regions of a sample and to be shifted from each other, and a detecting part configured to acquire a signal of fluorescence beats which emits light by interference light beats in each of a plurality of overlapping regions in the sample and includes information of the sample.

Abstract: As a calcium indicator protein having an excellent fluorescent characteristic and calcium reactivity, there is provided DNA in which one of a nucleotide sequence derivative of a calmodulin-binding sequence (ckkap sequence) of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase kinase and a nucleotide sequence encoding a calcium-binding sequence (CaM sequence) of calmodulin is linked to a 5? end of a nucleotide sequence encoding a fluorescent protein, and the other nucleotide sequence is linked to a 3? end of the nucleotide sequence encoding the fluorescent protein. The calcium indicator protein encoded by this DNA, which based on the derivative of the ckkap sequence as a binding domain for the calcium-bound CaM sequence, exhibits a fluorescent characteristic and calcium reactivity superior to those of conventional calcium indicator proteins.

Abstract: There are provided a new type of crystal laminate of an alkaline earth metal titanate having improved catalytic activity, and a method for producing the same. The crystal laminate is provided having a crystal of the alkaline earth metal titanate as a constitutional unit, wherein the crystal being the constitutional unit is a cubic crystal, a tetragonal crystal or an orthorhombic crystal; the crystal being the constitutional unit has a primary particle diameter of 500 nm or less; and the crystal is layered with an orientation in a {100} plane direction thereof.

Abstract: A multifocal spectrometric device is capable of simultaneously performing a measurement of a plurality of sample with high sensitivity, with no restriction on the magnification. A multifocal spectrometric device is a device in which beams of signal light emitted from a plurality of predetermined observation areas on samples placed in a sample placement section are introduced into a spectrograph and thereby dispersed into spectra, the device including: a plurality of objective lenses (objective light-condensing sections) individually located at positions which respectively and optically face the plurality of observation areas; and spectrograph input sections provided in such a manner that each of the plurality of objective lenses has one corresponding spectrograph input section, for introducing signal light passing through the corresponding objective lenses into the spectrograph.

Abstract: Provided are a device whereby, during process of a process target such as a cell or the like, localized process of a process part is possible without inflicting damage due to heat, and rejoining and regeneration may proceed readily subsequent to process, and whereby an injection substance may be introduced efficiently; and a device for generating bubbles containing a plasma. Through the use of a localized ablation device employing a bubble jetting member having a core formed from a conductive material, a shell part formed from an insulating material, covering the core and including a section extending from the tip of the core, and a space formed between the extended section of the shell part and the tip of the core, a process target can be treated in localized fashion and without inflicting damage.

Abstract: This invention provides a technique enabling to detect target molecules of low concentration with high sensitivity. This invention includes (i) a step of introducing a hydrophilic solvent (42) containing beads (40),(41?) into a space (30) between (a) a lower layer section (10) including a plurality of receptacles (13) each of which is capable of storing only one of the beads (41),(41?) and which are separated from each other by a side wall (12) having a hydrophobic upper surface and (b) an upper layer section (20) facing a surface of the lower layer section (10) on which surface the plurality of receptacles (13) are provided; and (ii) a step of introducing a hydrophobic solvent (43) into the space (30), the step (ii) being carried out after the step (i).

Abstract: A spatial sound generation device including a storage (106) and a controller (102) and connected to a plurality of speakers (116) is provided. In the spatial sound generation device, referring to information indicating a movable sounding body, the controller varies a transfer characteristic for each time in accordance with movement of the sounding body and applies an inverse filtering to calculate a plurality of input signals for the respective speakers from a sound source signal indicating a sound emitted by the sounding body. The inverse filtering outputs the input signals into the speakers to form a three-dimensional acoustic wave front under boundary surface control in accordance with a transfer characteristic for a space in which the plurality of speakers are arranged.

Abstract: An electronic functional member according to the present embodiment includes a substrate; a fiber mesh comprising a fibrous resin composition that extends onto and is connected to the substrate; and a patterned conductive coating portion that coats one surface of a portion of the fiber mesh and that also extends onto the substrate.

Abstract: An electride, which is more stable and can be more easily obtained, is provided or is made available, and as a result, a catalyst particularly useful for chemical synthesis, in which the electride is particularly used, is provided. A transition metal-supporting intermetallic compound having a transition metal supported on an intermetallic compound represented by the following formula (1): A5X3 . . . (1) wherein A represents a rare earth element, and X represents Si or Ge.

Abstract: Provided are an irradiation device, a laser microscope system, an irradiation method, and a laser microscope detection method which can further widen a bandwidth of detection light as a multiplexed signal. Laser light beams are separated and enter a first AOD (24) and a second AOD (34) so that a plurality of first diffracted light beams and a plurality of second diffracted light beams with deflection angles and sizes of frequency shifts different from each other are generated. The first diffracted light beams and the second diffracted light beams are superposed by a beam splitter (19) so as to generate a plurality of interference light beams with beat frequencies different from each other. An objective lens (52) is formed by aligning a plurality of irradiation spots of interference light beam linearly in a main scanning direction and irradiates a sample (T) with the interference light beam.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for selectively reducing, using electrical energy, CO2 to carbon monoxide or formic acid, a catalyst for use in the method, and an electrochemical reduction system.

Abstract: Provided is a novel donor-acceptor type compound which emits light even in a solid state. The present invention provides an organic optical material comprising a complex formed from (1) a conjugated molecule having (a) at least one electron donating site, (b) at least one electron accepting site, and (c) at least one conjugated site in the same molecule and (2) a compound having a proton donating property or an electron pair accepting property, the complex having a non-covalent interaction at the electron accepting site, wherein the complex is solid at ordinary temperature; and the organic optical material has a property of emitting light having a maximum fluorescence wavelength which causes a Stokes shift having a value corresponding to 5% or more of the value of a maximum absorption wavelength from the maximum absorption wavelength toward the long wavelength side.

Abstract: The present invention provides a supported metal catalyst, a method for synthesizing ammonia using said catalyst, and a supported metal material in which a transition metal is supported on a support, wherein the support is a metal hydride represented by general formula (1): XHn . . . (1); and in general formula (1), X represents at least one selected from the group consisting of atoms from Groups 2 and 3, and lanthanoid atoms, and n is in a range of 2<n<3.

Abstract: A first proton-donating layer (20a) is a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. A second proton-donating layer (20b) is also a layer having a proton-donative functional group on the surface, for example, a silicon oxide layer. Negative surface charges are formed on the main surface section of a first base (10a) and the main surface section of a second base (10b), and these negative charges increased the proton conductivity in an aqueous solution fed to a nano channel. Although, in the aqueous solution, proton migration through hopping between water molecules contributes to its diffusion, the negative charges formed on the main surfaces of the bases (10a, 10b) attract protons in the aqueous solution, and the conduction of protons is efficiently achieved in “high-speed transfer regions” formed in the vicinity of the proton-donating layers (20a, 20b).