Abstract: In the present invention, a contact layer formed of a material having an electron concentration of less than 1×1022 cm?3 is directly provided on a surface of a semiconductor crystal having an n-type conductivity with a band gap of 1.2 eV or less at room temperature. Consequently, the wave function penetration from the contact layer side to the semiconductor surface side is reduced. As a result, the formation of the energy barrier height·?B due to the Fermi level pinning phenomenon is much suppressed. It is possible to achieve the contact with a lower resistivity and with high ohmic properties.

Abstract: The output voltage of an MRAM is increased by means of an Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) MTJ device, which is formed by microfabrication of a sample prepared as follows: A single-crystalline MgO (001) substrate is prepared. An epitaxial Fe(001) lower electrode (a first electrode) is grown on a MgO(001) seed layer at room temperature, followed by annealing under ultrahigh vacuum. A MgO(001) barrier layer is epitaxially formed on the Fe(001) lower electrode (the first electrode) at room temperature, using a MgO electron-beam evaporation. A Fe(001) upper electrode (a second electrode) is then formed on the MgO(001) barrier layer at room temperature. This is successively followed by the deposition of a Co layer on the Fe(001) upper electrode (the second electrode). The Co layer is provided so as to increase the coercive force of the upper electrode in order to realize an antiparallel magnetization alignment.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a tactile information conversion device, a tactile information conversion method, and a tactile information conversion program, which are usable for general purposes by presenting or sensing an arbitrary tactile feeling. In order to provide tactile information to an output unit capable of outputting physical quantities including electricity, force, temperature, vibration, and/or time and space, at least two or more of the physical quantities are selected according to a tactile feeling to be presented, tactile information for presenting the predetermined tactile feeling is generated based on the physical quantities that have been selected, and the tactile information that has been generated is output to the output unit.

Abstract: A positive electrode for an all-solid secondary battery, comprising a positive electrode active material expressed by A2S.AX, wherein A is an alkali metal; and X is selected from I, Br, Cl, F, BF4, BH4, SO4, BO3, PO4, O, Se, N, P, As, Sb, PF6, AsF6, ClO4, NO3, CO3, CF3SO3, CF3COO, N(SO2F)2 and N(CF3SO2)2.

Abstract: A plurality of points that are present in a target membrane in a medical image are acquired, an initial shape of a polyhedron including the points is then created, normals at the points are then acquired, and a membrane structure is estimated by creating an isosurface using a radial basis function based on the coordinates of and the normals at the points.

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: The object of the present invention is to provide a novel adhesive. The characteristics of the present invention is an adhesive comprising an organic polymer having a main chain formed by a water-soluble polymer unit, and a hydrophilic organic group and a self-assembling group bonded to the water-soluble polymer unit; and a curing agent.

Abstract: Provided are a hydrophilic polyamide and polyimide retaining characteristics particular to polyamides and polyimides, such as heat resistance. A polymeric compound is provided having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1): wherein M1 and M2 each independently represent any one selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a monovalent metal atom, an alkaline earth metal atom and an ammonium ion, provided that M1 and M2 are not a hydrogen atom at the same time; X1 and X2 represent an organic group; m and n each independently represent the number of substituents; Z1 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted carbonyl group; Z2 represents an optionally substituted hydrocarbon group; Z3 represents a hydrogen atom or an optionally substituted carbonyl group; and when Z1 or Z3 is an optionally substituted carbonyl group, they optionally form a ring structure together with Z2, each independently.

Abstract: The invention provides a Laves phase intermetallic compound having a composition represented by general formula ARu2 (A is Y, Sc, or at least one element selected from lanthanoid elements excluding Ce), the crystallite size thereof being 1 nm to 100 nm; a catalyst including the intermetallic compound as an active ingredient; and a method for producing ammonia using the same.

Abstract: The present invention is a method for preparing a crystal structure analysis sample in which a molecule of an organic compound for which a molecular structure is to be determined, is arranged in pores and voids of a polymer-metal complex crystal in an ordered manner. The method includes immersing a polymer-metal complex crystal including a guest compound in a solvent solution that includes the organic compound, the polymer-metal complex crystal including a guest compound being the polymer-metal complex crystal comprising a polymer-metal complex that comprises a ligand having two or more coordinating moieties. A ratio of an amount of the guest compound (A) present in the pores and the voids to a total amount of the guest compound included in the pores and the voids being 60 mol % or more.

Abstract: The output voltage of an MRAM is increased by means of an Fe(001)/MgO(001)/Fe(001) MTJ device, which is formed by microfabrication of a sample prepared as follows: A single-crystalline MgO (001) substrate is prepared. An epitaxial Fe(001) lower electrode (a first electrode) is grown on a MgO(001) seed layer at room temperature, followed by annealing under ultrahigh vacuum. A MgO(001) barrier layer is epitaxially formed on the Fe(001) lower electrode (the first electrode) at room temperature, using a MgO electron-beam evaporation. A Fe(001) upper electrode (a second electrode) is then formed on the MgO(001) barrier layer at room temperature. This is successively followed by the deposition of a Co layer on the Fe(001) upper electrode (the second electrode). The Co layer is provided so as to increase the coercive force of the upper electrode in order to realize an antiparallel magnetization alignment.

Abstract: Provided is a method of enclosing a microscopic body in at least some of a plurality of cavities formed in the surface of a substrate, including the step of arranging an insertion member above the cavity-formed surface of the substrate, determining relative positions of the insertion member and the substrate by a support section provided on the insertion member such that the bottom surface of the insertion member and the cavity-formed surface of the substrate face each other, thereby providing a solution introduction space between the bottom surface of the insertion member and the cavity-formed surface of the substrate, and providing a solution discharge space that is in communication with the solution introduction space, the solution discharge space being located above the bottom surface of the insertion member, and between the substrate and the insertion member, within the substrate and/or within the insertion member.

Abstract: Provided is a compound which is bioapplicable and amyloid-selective, and is useful as an amyloid oxygenation catalyst applicable not only to A? peptides but also to other amyloids, and a preventive/therapeutic drug for an amyloid-related disease using the same.

Abstract: The present invention provides an anti-tumor agent and a suppressor for suppressing malignant transformation such as acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell. The present invention provides a tumor cell malignant transformation suppressor, including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; a method of suppressing tumor cell malignant transformation of animals other than humans, including suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions to suppress or inhibit acquisition of metastatic ability or acquisition of apoptosis resistance of a tumor cell; an anti-tumor agent including a substance suppressing or inhibiting Zic5 gene functions as an active ingredient, in which the agent is used in prostate cancer therapy; and a marker for tumor cell malignancy consisting of the expression level of Zic5 gene.

Abstract: Provided are an intermetallic compound having high stability and high activity, and a catalyst using the same. A hydrogen storage/release material containing an intermetallic compound represented by formula (1): RTX . . . (1) wherein R represents a lanthanoid element, T represents a transition metal in period 4 or period 5 in the periodic table, and X represents Si, Al or Ge.

Abstract: The present invention acquires self-tracking information obtained by integrating habit information and biological signal information. Based on personal genome information and the acquired self-tracking information, characteristic information about characteristics of a user is acquired, and the acquired characteristic information is output.

Abstract: A human antibody ? type light chain complex-containing composition includes a complex in which a human antibody ? type light chain is bound to one or more kinds of metal ions selected from the group consisting of Group 10 elements, Group 11 elements, and Group 12 elements. The human antibody ? type light chain is a dimer, cysteines at C terminals of two human antibody ? type light chains are bound to each other via the metal ion, and 0.1 mol or more of the metal ion is bound per 1 mol of the human antibody ? type light chain.

Abstract: Provided is a compound which is bioapplicable and amyloid-selective, and is useful as an amyloid oxygenation catalyst applicable not only to A? peptides but also to other amyloids, and a preventive/therapeutic drug for an amyloid-related disease using the same.

Abstract: An image registration device includes a mapping section for deciding a first mapping for transforming the first image to an environmental map and a second mapping for transforming the second image to an environmental map, a corresponding point pair extractor for extracting a pair of corresponding points by detecting one point in the first image and the corresponding one point in the second image, a rotational mapping deriver for deriving a rotational mapping for registering an image of the first image in the environmental map and an image of the second image in the environmental map with each other, based on positions and local feature amounts of the points in the first and second images, and a registration section for registering the data of the first image with the data of the second image based on the first mapping, the rotational mapping, and the second mapping.

Abstract: The purpose is to provide a device, method and program for tactile information conversion, and an element arrangement structure for presenting a plurality of types of stimuli that are capable of presenting a plurality of types of stimuli at one point in a concentrated manner from different points. One of the features is to determine a first stimulation point at which a first type of tactile stimulus is generated or generate the first type of tactile stimulus at the first stimulation point via the output unit and output tactile information for generating a second type of tactile stimulus via the output unit to the output unit at a second stimulation point separated within a temporally and/or spatially predetermined threshold value from the first stimulation point of the first type of tactile stimulus that has been determined or generated by a first stimulation unit.