Abstract: Luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine at the position of 44, alanine at the position of 54 and tyrosine at the position of 138 is substituted with other amino acid(s) in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is represented by formula (1): In formula (1), R1 is alkyl or the like; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —CF2O— or the like; X1 is fluorine, chlorine, —CF3 or the like; L1 and L2 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like; a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; and W is a group represented by formula (1a) or formula (1b); In formula (1a) and formula (1b), L3 to L8 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like.

Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a photocurable inkjet ink useful for producing microlenses and electronic components, and having low volatility. The photocurable inkjet ink of the invention contains polyfunctional (meth)acrylate (A), monofunctional (meth)acrylate (B) having nonvolatility of 75% or more and viscosity (25° C.) of 1 to 70 mPa·s in evaluation method 1, and photopolymerization initiator (C); and having viscosity (at 25° C.) of 1 to 100 mPa·s.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composition for forming an adhesive layer, an adhesive layer, a manufacturing method for the adhesive layer, a composite material, a sheet, a heat dissipation member, an electronic device, a battery, a capacitor, an automobile component and a machine mechanism component, and the composition for forming the adhesive layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a compound having an oxazoline group.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing metal titanate fibers which is capable of easily preparing a uniform spinning solution and capable of stably spinning for a long period. The method for producing metal titanate fibers includes (A) a process for preparing a spinning solution, (B) a process for manufacturing precursor fibers by electro-spinning the spinning solution, and (C) a process for calcinating the precursor fibers, wherein (A) the process for preparing the spinning solution comprises: (a1) a process for obtaining a first solution by mixing a metal salt and a first solvent; (a2) a process for obtaining a second solution by mixing a fiber-forming material, a second solvent and a titanium alkoxide; and (a3) a process for obtaining a spinning solution by mixing the first solution and the second solution.

Abstract: The present invention is an anti-glare anti-reflection hard coating film which is capable of providing excellent anti-glare properties and anti-reflection properties, while being suppressed in glare if used in various displays, thereby enabling the achievement of good visibility, and which is also applicable as a film for surface protection. An anti-glare anti-reflection hard coating film includes a substrate in the form of a transparent film; and an anti-glare layer and an anti-reflection layer, which are sequentially arranged on one surface of the substrate in this order from the substrate side. The anti-glare layer has a thickness of 3-15 ?m; and the anti-reflection layer has a thickness of 50-150 nm. The anti-glare layer is a cured product obtained by curing a resin composition that contains an active energy ray-curable resin; and the resin composition contains silica particles that have a volume average particle diameter of 0.3-0.9 ?m.

Abstract: A liquid crystalline compound, a liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display element are provided. The liquid crystalline compound satisfying at least one physical property among high stability against heat and light, high transparency, low minimum temperature of the liquid crystal phase, low viscosity, proper optical anisotropy, negatively large dielectric anisotropy, proper elastic constant, good compatibility with other liquid crystalline compounds at room temperature and low temperature. The liquid crystalline compound represented by formula (1).

Abstract: A method of measuring simply and accurately a microbial count in a sample. Namely, a method of measuring a microbial count including a step of blending a composition for preparing a culture medium for a microbial count measurement including (a) a polymer able to form a non-flowable transparent gel without a melting step by heating and without cooling, and (b) a nutrient component, with a sample added thereto, a step of incubating microorganisms contained in the sample, and a step of measuring the colony count of the microorganisms.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics including a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy and large negative dielectric anisotropy, or the liquid crystal composition having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the above characteristics; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having small viscosity as a second component, and may contain a specific component having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, a specific component having negative dielectric anisotropy as a fourth component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive.

Abstract: A liquid-crystal-composition has negative-dielectric-anisotropy and contains at least one compound selected from polar compounds represented by formula (1) as first-additive and at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (2) as first-component, and a liquid-crystal-display-device includes the composition. In formulas (1) and (2), R1 is hydrogen, halogen or 1-12C alkyl, R2 is a group represented by —OH, —OR0, —NH2, —NHR0 or —N(R0)2, in which R0 is 1-5C alkyl; R3 and R4 are independently 1-12C alkyl or 2-12C alkenyl; rings A, B and C are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring D is 1,4-phenylene in which at least one hydrogen is replaced by fluorine or chlorine; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently single-bond; Sp1 and Sp2 are independently single-bond, 1-7C alkylene; a is 0 to 4; and b is 0 to 1.

Abstract: The invention provides a laminated nonwoven fabric sheet formed by uniting an ultrafine fiber layer and a hydrophilic short fiber layer, in which the hydrophilic short fiber layer is laminated on one surface or both surfaces of the ultrafine fiber layer, the ultrafine fiber layer is formed by combining 20 to 80% by mass of thermoplastic resin fibers (A) and 80 to 20% by mass of elastomer resin fibers (B) that melt or soften at a temperature lower than a temperature of thermoplastic resin fibers (A), and the ultrafine fiber layer includes a hindered amine compound, the laminated nonwoven fabric sheet is subjected to electret processing, and 10% stretch strength in one direction is different from 10% stretch strength in a direction perpendicular to the one direction.

Abstract: By providing a novel polycyclic aromatic amino compound having an amino substituent and having a plurality of aromatic rings linked via a boron atom, an oxygen atom, or the like, for example, as in the following formula, a selection range of a material for an organic EL element is widened.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a liquid crystalline compound that has at least one of physical properties such as high stability with respect to heat and light, a high clearing point (or a high upper limit temperature), a low lower limit temperature of a liquid crystal phase, a low viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant, favorable compatibility with other liquid crystalline compounds at room temperature and low temperatures, a liquid crystal composition including the compound, and a liquid crystal display element including the composition. The compound is represented by Formula (1). Here, R1 is an alkyl group having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in which one —CH2CH2— is substituted with —CH?CH—; R2 is an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms; ring A1 is 1,4-cyclohexylene; Y1 and Y2 are hydrogen or fluorine; Z1 is a single bond; and n1 is 1 or 2.

Abstract: A polymerizable liquid crystal composition is presented which can form a polymer that allows formation of a uniform homeotropic alignment even without forming an alignment film on the supporting substrate and has excellent chemical strengths such as heat resistance and solvent resistance. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition includes at least one type of polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a cardo-type fluorene monomer, wherein based on a total amount of the polyfunctional polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a content of a monofunctional polymerizable liquid compound is less than 5.0% by weight.

Abstract: To provide a sound-absorbing material that exhibits sound-absorbing property excellent in a low frequency region, and is also excellent in space-saving performance. The laminated sound-absorbing material contains a plurality of fiber layers, and a base material layer existing between the fiber layer and the fiber layer, in which the laminated sound-absorbing material contains at least three fiber layers, each fiber layer is formed of fibers having a fiber diameter of less than 450 nanometers, and has a basis weight of 0.1 to 50 g/m2, and the base material layer has a basis weight of 1 g/m2 or more and a thickness of 0.1 millimeter or more, and the base material layer is at least one selected from the group of a nonwoven fabric, a film, a glass fiber and paper.

Abstract: A compound represented by Formula (1): R1 is hydrogen or an alkyl group that may be substituted; rings A1 to A2 are cyclohexylene or phenylene that may be substituted; a is 0 to 4; Z1 is a single bond or an alkylene group that may be substituted; Sp1 to Sp3 are a single bond or an alkylene that may be substituted; M1 to M4 are H, F, Cl, or an alkyl group that may be substituted; R2 and R3 are hydrogen, a group represented by Formula (1-a), or an alkyl group having 1 to 5 carbon atoms that may be substituted; and at least one of R2 and R3 is a group represented by Formula (1-a); Sp4 is a single bond or an alkylene group that may be substituted; R4 and R5 are hydrogen or an alkyl group; and at least one of R4 and R5 is an alkyl group.

Abstract: Luciferases which are different from those known heretofore have been desired. A luciferase mutant comprising an amino acid sequence in which at least one amino acid selected from the group consisting of valine at the position of 44, alanine at the position of 54 and tyrosine at the position of 138 is substituted with other amino acid(s) in the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition satisfies at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large dielectric anisotropy and high stability to ultraviolet light, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics. The liquid crystal composition contains a quencher as an additive, and may contain a specific compound having large positive dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a second component, or a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component.

Abstract: A material for a negative electrode active material having capability of achieving excellent cycle performance while maintaining satisfactory initial efficiency (initial capacity), a production method for the material, a composition for a negative electrode, using the material, a negative electrode, and a secondary battery. A core-shell structure that includes the following components (A) and (B), and satisfies the following conditions (i) and (ii): (A): a core containing at least Si (silicon), O (oxygen) and C (carbon) as a constituent element, and containing crystalline carbon and non-crystalline carbon as a constituent; and (B): a shell involving the core, and including a SiOC structure having a graphene layer, and (i): having an atomic composition represented by formula SiOxCy (0.5<x<1.8, 1.0<y<5.0), and (ii): having a predetermined value of less than 1.0×105 ?·cm in specific resistance determined by powder resistance measurement.