Abstract: The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a non-aqueous secondary battery that is able to suppress a decrease in charge-discharge cycle characteristics. The non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery that is a mode of the present disclosure comprises a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material layer, wherein the negative electrode active material layer contains a negative electrode active material that contains graphite particles, and an SBR component selected from at least one of a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber and a modified product thereof, the internal porosity of the graphite particles is 1% to 5%, the porosity due to voids between particles of the negative electrode active material layer is 10% to 20%, and the content of the SBR component is 1.5 mass % to 3 mass % with respect to the mass of the negative electrode active material.

Abstract: An electrochemical device includes a pair of electrodes and an electrolytic solution. At least one of the pair of electrodes includes an electrode current collector and an electrode material layer supported by the electrode current collector. The electrode material layer includes at least a conductive polymer. A log differential pore volume distribution of the electrode material layer has at least one peak in a range of a pore diameter of more than or equal to 50 nm.

Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor, a substrate, a motor case, a connector, and a restriction portion. In the motor, a rotor including a rotary shaft extending in an axial center direction rotates about an axial center of the rotary shaft as a rotation center. The substrate is provided with a circuit element constituting a drive circuit for driving the motor. The motor case houses the motor and holds the substrate. The connector includes a connection terminal directly connected to the substrate. The restriction portion restricts displacement of the connector with respect to the substrate by coming into contact with the connector.

Abstract: A solid-electrolyte material includes a crystal phase constituted by Li, M, X, and O. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Ca, and Sr. X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of F, Cl, Br, and I.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary batteries, including: lithium silicate composite particles including a lithium silicate phase and silicon particles dispersed in the lithium silicate phase, the lithium silicate phase being an oxide phase including Li, Si, O, and M, where M is an element other than the following elements: Group 1 elements of alkali metals, Group 16 elements of oxygen group, Group 18 elements of rare gas, and Si. An amount of each element relative to a total amount of Li, Si and M in the lithium silicate phase is 3 to 55 mol % for Li, 25 mol % or more for Si, and 3 to 50 mol % for M. A carbon material is present inside the lithium silicate composite particles; and an area ratio of the carbon material occupying a cross section of the composite particles is 0.008 to 6%.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes: a vehicle including an operation device; a first communication device; and a second communication device. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in a first area containing a position of the vehicle, the vehicle operates in an operation waiting state in which the operation device is allowed to receive an operation. In a case in which the second communication device is positioned in a second area contained in the first area and smaller than the first area, the vehicle operates in the operation waiting state. In a case in which the first communication device is positioned in the first area and the second communication device is positioned in the second area, the second communication device generates a notification indicating that the vehicle is in the operation waiting state.

Abstract: A negative electrode or a separator for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes an iron cyanide complex. The iron cyanide complex is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of ferrocyanide and ferricyanide. The ferrocyanide is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of potassium ferrocyanide, sodium ferrocyanide, calcium ferrocyanide, and ammonium ferrocyanide. The ferricyanide is, for example, at least one selected from the group consisting of potassium ferricyanide, sodium ferricyanide, calcium ferricyanide, and ammonium ferricyanide.

Abstract: A positive electrode that is an example of an electrode for a secondary battery comprises: a positive electrode core material, a conductive adhesive layer disposed on the positive electrode core material, and a positive electrode mixture layer disposed on the adhesive layer, wherein: the positive electrode core material has, at one end in the short direction of the positive electrode core material, an exposed part on which the adhesive layer and the positive electrode mixture layer are not provided; an insulating protective layer containing a resin is disposed on the exposed part at the one end; and the protective layer is in contact with the end surface at one end of the adhesive layer and the positive electrode mixture layer in the short direction.

Abstract: A disclosed positive electrode for a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery includes a positive-electrode current collector and a positive-electrode mixture layer on a surface of the positive-electrode current collector. The positive-electrode mixture layer includes a positive-electrode active material, a conductive material, and binders. The binders include a polyvinylpyrrolidone-based compound and a cellulose derivative.

Abstract: A payment terminal includes a magnetic card reader slot having a magnetic head, an IC card reader slot configured to be front of a user, and a first board with a touch area for a contactless payment arranged diagonally upward toward the user. The magnetic card reader slot is arranged toward the user obliquely upward with respect to a direction parallel to the plane. The magnetic card reader slot and the IC card reader slot are arranged, so that a swipe direction of the magnetic card into the magnetic card reader slot and an insertion direction of an IC card into the IC card reader slot are substantially perpendicular to each other. The magnetic card reader slot, the IC card reader slot, and the first board are arranged in this order from the plane in a height direction.

Abstract: An encoder includes rotatable plate including first and second patterns, light emission unit, and light receiving unit. The first pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions guide the light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second pattern includes first and second unit regions. The first unit regions of the second pattern guide light from light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The second unit regions of the second pattern are configured not to guide light from the light emission unit to the light receiving unit. The first and second unit regions of the first pattern are reverse to the first and second unit regions of the second pattern in a direction perpendicular to a rotation direction of the rotatable plate.

Abstract: A display system is for controlling a display of display content. The display system includes: a processor; and a memory having stored thereon instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include: performing image correction involving a change in a display position of the display content based on image correction data stored in advance; detecting an attitude change amount of a movable body; calculating, after the image correction is performed, a vibration correction amount of the display position of the display content based on the attitude change amount of the movable body and an image correction error of the image correction caused by vibration correction processing of correcting a display deviation caused by an attitude variation of the movable body; and controlling the display position of the display content based on the vibration correction amount.

Abstract: Provided is an air-conditioning system that air-conditions a house having an upper floor and a lower floor positioned at a lower position than the upper floor. The air-conditioning system includes an air-conditioning apparatus that conditions air in an air-conditioning room provided at the upper floor or at a higher position than the upper floor, a plurality of conveyance fans that conveys the air in the air-conditioning room to a plurality of upper rooms positioned at the higher floor independent of the air condition room, and is provided to correspond to the plurality of upper rooms, coupling fans that couple the upper rooms and lower rooms positioned at lower positions of the upper rooms to blow air from the upper rooms to the lower rooms, and a system controller that controls the air-conditioning apparatus, the conveyance fans, and the coupling fans.

Abstract: In an electric tool, a motor has a permanent magnet and a coil. An operating member receives an operating command. A control unit performs driving control on the motor in accordance with the operating command. A transmission mechanism transmits motive power of the motor to an output shaft. A switching mechanism switches an operation mode of the electric tool from a first mode to a second mode, or vice versa. Magnitude of variation in a rotational speed of the output shaft in response to a change by a unit quantity in an output torque of the output shaft is smaller in the first mode than in the second mode. The control unit can perform, in the first mode, flux weakening control that causes a flux weakening current to flow through the coil to make the coil generate a magnetic flux that weakens a magnetic flux of the permanent magnet.

Abstract: Provided is an encoder capable of achieving high position resolution without being finely divided, and capable of detecting a rotation angle or the like with high sensitivity. The encoder includes: rotary plate having a plurality of reflection structures repeatedly formed and code including light reflector; irradiator that irradiates the plurality of reflection structures with light; and light receiver that receives light reflected by the plurality of reflection structures. Each of the plurality of reflection structures has a surface in a convex shape, and each of the plurality of reflection structures has a width that is an integral multiple of a width of light reflector.

Abstract: An optical system internally has an intermediate imaging position that is conjugated to a magnification conjugate point on a magnification side and a reduction conjugate point on a reduction side, respectively. The optical system includes a magnification optical system having a first lens element and a second lens element positioned on the magnification side with respect to the intermediate imaging position; and a relay optical system having a plurality of lens elements, positioned on the reduction side with respect to the intermediate imaging position. The first lens element and the second lens element are positioned in this order from the magnification side, and the second lens element has a positive power. The optical system satisfies: 23<|f2/fw|<1000, wherein f2 is a focal length of the second lens element, and fw is a focal length of an entirety of the optical system at a wide-angle end.

Abstract: A method for producing a halide includes heat-treating a mixed material in an inert gas atmosphere, the mixed material being a mixture of M2O3, NH4X, and LiZ. The M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, a lanthanoid, and Sc. The X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of CI, Br, I, and F. The Z is at least one element selected from the group consisting of CI, Br, I, and F.

Abstract: A magnetic sensor unit includes a magnet, a magnetic sensor facing a lower surface of the magnet, a magnetic shield surrounding the magnetic sensor in a lateral direction crossing up and down directions of the magnetic sensor, and a magnetic yoke covering an upper surface and a side surface of the magnet. The magnet includes a first magnetized region magnetized along the up and down direction, and a second magnetized region magnetized in a direction opposite to a direction of magnetization of the first magnetized region. The first and second magnetized regions have first and second magnetic poles provided on the lower surface of the magnet. A distance LA between a center of the first magnetic pole and a center of the second magnetic pole, a distance LB between the magnetic shield and the center of the first magnetic pole, a distance LC between the magnetic shield and the center of the second magnetic pole satisfy a relation of LA<LB+LC.