Abstract: A polymerizable liquid crystal compound represented by formula (1). In formula (1), A1 is 1,4-phenylene, 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-cyclohexenylene, pyridine-2,5-diyl, 1,3-dioxane-2,5-diyl or naphthalene-2,6-diyl, Z1 is a connecting group, m and n are independently an integer from 0 to 5, in which an expression: 1?m+n?8 holds, X1 is alkylene having 1 to 5 carbons, in which an atom thereof may be replaced by a hetero atom, and at least one of R1 is a polymerizable functional group.

Abstract: There is provided an element which has large dielectric anisotropy and low dielectric loss in a high frequency range, has high reliability, and is used for phase control of an electromagnetic wave signal with a frequency of 1 MHz to 400 THz. An element in which a liquid crystal composition contains a compound represented by the following Formula (1) and has a refractive index anisotropy of 0.

Abstract: An object is to provide a novel polycyclic aromatic compound and an organic electroluminescent element using the same. By providing a novel polycyclic aromatic compound having a diarylamino group and having a plurality of aromatic rings linked to each other via a boron atom, an oxygen atom, or the like, options of a material for an organic EL element are increased. In addition, by using the novel polycyclic aromatic compound as a material for an organic electroluminescent element, an excellent organic EL element is provided.

Abstract: Provided are a thermosetting resin composition containing polyester amide acid (A), epoxy compound (B) having a fluorene skeleton, epoxy curing agent (C) and colorant (D), and the thermosetting resin composition capable of forming a cured film having an excellent balance of satisfactory hardness and adhesion to glass under high-temperature conditions, and also an application of the thermosetting resin composition.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal composition, requiring neither an alignment film nor alignment treatment on a substrate. The problem is solved by a low molecular weight polar compound for homogeneously aligning a liquid crystal medium relative to the substrate, for example, the low molecular weight polar compound represented by formula (1). Formula 95 M-P??(1) In formula (1), M is a nonpolar group having 1 or more carbons, and P is a polar group.

Abstract: A device using a liquid crystal medium exhibiting an optically isotropic liquid crystal phase, particularly, a blue phase liquid crystal medium for polarized light control application, in which reduction of an effective dielectric constant in a high frequency region is suppressed. A liquid crystal composition contains achiral component T, and has a liquid crystal phase optically exhibiting isotropy, in which achiral component T contains at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component, at least one compound selected from the group of compounds represented by formula (2) and formula (3) as a second component, and is used for optical switching for controlling retardation by electric field-induced birefringence.

Abstract: The problem is to provide a polymerizable compound having suitable polymerization reactivity, a high conversion ratio, low polymerization starting temperature, and high solubility in a liquid crystal composition; a liquid crystal composition containing the compound; and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. A means thereof includes a compound represented by formula (1) and a liquid crystal composition containing the compound. In formula (1), R1, R2 and R3 are independently alkyl or the like; n is 0 or the like; ring A1 is phenyl or the like, and ring A2 and ring A3 are independently 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1 and Z2 are independently a single bond or the like; Sp1 to Sp4 are a single bond or the like; a is 1 or the like; c, d and e are independently 0 or 1, and a sum of c, d and e is 1 or the like; and P1 to P4 are a polymerizable group, and at least one of P1 to P4 is a polymerizable group represented by formula (P-1).

Abstract: The problem is to produce automotive interior and exterior parts that are excellent in performance and designability. The means for solving the problem is a surface-modified film for automotive interior and exterior parts, in which a surface protective layer is laminated on one side of a polycarbonate base material film, the surface protective layer is a cured product of a photopolymerizable urethane acrylate composition, the photopolymerizable urethane acrylate composition contains photopolymerizable urethane acrylate mixture (A), photopolymerization initiator (C), and further, when necessary, filler (B), and component (A) contains photopolymerizable urethane acrylic polymer (a1), polyfunctional acrylate compound (a2), fluorine-containing photopolymerizable acrylic compound (a3) and photopolymerizable acrylate oligomer having a fluorosilsesquioxane derivative unit (a4).

Abstract: The subject is to provide liquid crystal display device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and a small flicker rate. The liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal alignment film formed on the opposing surfaces of a pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal composition therebetween, wherein the liquid crystal alignment film includes a polymer derived from a polyamic acid having a photodegradable group, and the liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound represented by formula (1) as a first component: R1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons or the like; ring A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1 is a single bond or the like; X1 and X2 are hydrogen or fluorine; Y1 is fluorine or the like; and a is 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: A method for producing a negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries containing a silicon-titanium oxide composite, which is characterized in that: the silicon-titanium oxide composite contained in the negative electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries is obtained by coating a silicon oxide by a titanium oxide; the silicon oxide is obtained by subjecting a polymerized silsesquioxane (PSQ), which has a structure of formula (1) and is obtained by subjecting a silicon compound to hydrolysis and a condensation polymerization reaction, to a heat treatment in an inert gas atmosphere, and is represented by general formula SiOxCyHz (wherein 0.5<x<1.8, 0?y<5 and 0?z<0.4); and after coating the silicon oxide with a titanium oxide, the resulting product is subjected to a heat treatment in a reducing gas atmosphere.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device having characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio and a long service life. The liquid crystal composition may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature as a second component, a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

Abstract: A composition for a secondary battery negative electrode including a carbonaceous material (a) and a silicon oxide structure (b), wherein the silicon oxide structure (b) includes a silicon oxide framework containing Si and O in its atomic composition and silicon-based nanoparticles that are chemically bonded to the silicon oxide framework as components, wherein the silicon oxide structure (b) is contained in a proportion of 15 mass % or more with respect to a total amount of the carbonaceous material (a) and the silicon oxide structure (b), and wherein the silicon oxide structure (b) satisfies the following conditions (i) to (iii): (i) having an atomic composition represented by a general formula SiOx2Hy2 (0.3<x2<1.5, 0.01<y2<0.35), (ii) having Si—H bonds, and (iii) being essentially free of carbon.

Abstract: Shown is a filter in which powder aggregation (bridge) is hard to occur, and a time until a rise of differential pressure is caused is long, more specifically, a filtration life is long. The filter has a base material layer, a filtration layer and a skin layer, in which the base material layer is a layer formed by a nonwoven fabric being wound in a multiple manner, and subjected to the thermocompression bonding, the filtration layer is a layer formed by a laminate prepared by laminating at least a through-air nonwoven fabric and a net, being wound in a multiple manner, and subjected to no thermocompression bonding, the skin layer is a layer including a nonwoven fabric, and a mean pore diameter of the nonwoven fabric composing the base material layer and the skin layer is larger than a mean pore diameter of the through-air nonwoven fabric composing the filtration layer.

Abstract: There are provided a material for a negative electrode active material exhibiting a favorable capacity retention rate and Coulomb efficiency, a method of producing the material, a negative electrode composition using the material, a negative electrode, and a secondary battery. A SiOC structure, includes (A) at least one silicon-based fine particles; and (B) a SiOC coating layer containing at least Si (silicon), O (oxygen), and C (carbon) as constituent elements, wherein the at least one silicon-based fine particles are covered with the SiOC coating layer, and the average particle size based on a volume-based particle size distribution is in a range of 1 nm to 999 ?m.

Abstract: A stretchable laminated sheet with hydrophilic properties, which particularly has an excellent feeling and stability in wearing and is capable of efficiently enhancing the effect and efficacy brought about by a liquid component on a skin or other object, when the stretchable laminated sheet is impregnated with the liquid component and wet and then used on the skin or other object.

Abstract: To provide a polar compound having high chemical stability, a high ability to align liquid crystal molecules, and high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and a high voltage holding ratio of a liquid crystal display element. A compound represented by Formula (1): R1 is a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group that may be substituted; a is 2 to 12; and R2 is Formula (1-a), Formula (1-b), and Formula (1-c); Sp1 to Sp3 are a single bond or an alkylene group that may be substituted; M1 and M2 are H, F, Cl, or an alkyl group that may be substituted; and X1 is —OH, —NH2, —OR3, —N(R3)2, —COOH, —SH or —Si(R3)3.

Abstract: Provided is a method in which visibility of colonies of microorganisms in a medium is improved and quantitative counting of the number of microorganisms can be simply and accurately performed. The method of counting the number of microorganisms includes a step of adding a analyte to a composition containing (a) a polymer compound that can form non-flowable transparent gel without passing through dissolution by heating and without depending on cooling, (b) guar gum and (c) a nutritional ingredient and mixing the resulting mixture, a step of culturing the microorganisms contained in the analyte, and a step of counting the number of colonies of the microorganisms.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive or negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to light, a high stability to heat and a large elastic constant or that is suitably balanced between at least two of these characteristics. The means is use of a liquid crystal composition that includes a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a first component, and that may include a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, or a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first additive.

Abstract: To provide a culture medium in which plural kinds of bacteria of genus Clostridium can be selectively detected on the same culture medium and identified for every species. A culture medium for detecting bacteria of genus Clostridium contains (a) cycloserine, (b) polymyxin B, (c) an aminoglycoside-based antibiotic, (d) sodium taurocholate and (e) a phosphatase substrate capable of releasing a colored chromogen compound.

Abstract: This invention is a composition capable of forming a heat-dissipating member that has high heat resistance and high thermal conductivity. This composition for a heat-dissipating member comprises a thermally conductive first inorganic filler bonded to one end of a first coupling agent, and a thermally conductive second inorganic filler bonded to one end of a second coupling agent, the composition being characterized in that: the other end of the first coupling agent and the other end of the second coupling agent are each bonded to a bifunctional or higher silsesquioxane by a curing treatment, as illustrated in FIG. 2; or at least one of the first coupling agent and the second coupling agent includes, in the structure thereof, a silsesquioxane, and the other end of the first coupling agent and the other end of the second coupling agent are bonded together as illustrated in FIG. 3.