Abstract: To provide a method for producing a comb-shaped electrode capable of precisely carrying a large amount of active materials on a surface of current collectors with a fine shape. The method for producing comb-shaped electrodes 1a, 1b of the present invention includes a current collector forming step of forming a pair of comb-shaped current collectors 2a, 2b on a surface of a substrate 4, a resist coating step of forming a resist layer 6 on the surface of the substrate 4, and a guide hole forming step of forming guide holes 7a, 7b for forming a positive electrode 1a or a negative electrode 1b, in which a cationic polymerization type resist composition (i), a novolak type resist composition (ii), a chemically-amplified type resist composition (iii), or a radical polymerization type resist composition (iv), is used as a resist composition for forming the resist layer 6.

Abstract: A ball vibrator, which generates a vibration caused by a centrifugal force accompanied by a rotation of a non-magnetic ball in a circumferential direction thereof around a center point thereof, is disposed in contact with a prescribed portion of a subject of which an image is produced. Then, a magnetic resonance elastogram (MRE) pulse sequence is employed for the subject and the vibration from the ball vibrator is used to produce a magnetic resonance elastogram (MRE).

Abstract: There is disclosed a multi-component system lithium phosphate compound particles having an olivine structure and represented by a general formula of LiYM11-ZM2ZPO4 in which M1 is one metal element selected from the group consisting of Fe, Mn and Co, Y is a number satisfying a formula of 0.9?Y?1.2, M2 is at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Co, Mg, Ti and Al, and Z is an number satisfying a formula of 0<Z?0.1, wherein a concentration of the metal element M2 existing on a surface of the particle is higher than the concentration of that existing in core portion of the particle and that the concentration of the metal element M2 is continuously lowered from the surface of particle to a core portion of the particle.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for producing propylene oxide wherein propylene is directly oxidized with oxygen, as required, water and a catalytic amount of hydrogen in a gas phase in the presence of a gold cluster catalyst supported on an alkali-treated titanosilicalite or mesoporous titanosilicate support, which is produced by an alkaline treatment of titanosilicalite or mesoporous titanosilicate with aqueous solution of NaOH, KOH or CsOH.

Abstract: A novel element capable of simply controlling an in-plane rotational motion of a core (a rising spot of a magnetization) generated in the center of a ferromagnetic dot made by forming a ferromagnetic material into a nanosized disk shape is provided. In addition, a binary information memory element using a core, including a ferromagnetic dot, made of a disk-shaped ferromagnetic material, with a magnetic structure of a magnetic vortex structure, and a current supplier for supplying an alternating current with a predetermined alternating current in the radial direction of the ferromagnetic dot is provided. In the case where the frequency of the current resonates with the intrinsic frequency of the ferromagnetic dot, it is possible to rotate the core in the plane of the dot. Since the core leaks a magnetic field, a microscopic actuator such as a motor can be obtained by using this element. Furthermore, supplying a current having a density not less than a predetermined value reverses the core.

Abstract: Nano-electrospray ionization techniques include the introduction of a separation solvent containing a sample to a column-integrated needle having a column filled with a resin for liquid chromatography. The separated sample components are sprayed from the tip of the column-integrated needle toward a sample introduction orifice of a mass spectrometer. An organic solvent is simultaneously introduced to a solvent-supplying needle. The organic solvent is supplied from the tip of the solvent-supplying needle to the tip of the column-integrated needle.

Abstract: The present invention provides a ceramic material allowing a pellet having higher density and satisfactory Li ion conduction to be obtained. The ceramic material contains Li, La, Zr, Al and O and has a garnet-type or garnet-like crystal structure, the ratio of the number of moles of Li with respect to La being 2.0 or greater to 2.5 or lower.

Abstract: A gas turbine combustor is provided which can accomplish stable high-load combustion, high combustion efficiency, a low concentration of CO, and NOx in a small-sized combustion chamber. The gas turbine combustor includes an inner liner 12 and an outer liner 14 being concentric and cylindrical and an end liner 16 closing between upstream ends thereof and forms a hollow cylindrical combustion chamber 18 therein. The gas turbine combustor further includes a swirling air flow forming device 22 introducing combustion air 7a into the vicinity of the end liner in the combustion chamber 18 from the outside and forming a swirling air flow, a fuel ejector 24 ejecting fuel 8 in the swirling direction to form a premixed swirling flow, and an igniter 26 igniting the premixed swirling flow to form a tubular flame surface 11.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte structure (1) for all-solid-state batteries includes a plate-like dense body (2) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte, and a porous layer (3) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte that is the same as or different from the solid electrolyte of the dense body (2), the porous layer (3) being integrally formed on at least one surface of the dense body (2) by firing. The solid electrolyte structure can reduce the contact resistance at the interface between the solid electrolyte and an electrode.

Abstract: Gold is subjected to anodic oxidation in an aqueous solution of a carboxylic acid or carboxylate. The carboxylic acid can be selected from formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, lactic acid, oxalic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, maleic acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, and citric acid. The carboxylate can be selected from salts of the above-described acids. A potential applied to a gold electrode can be in the range of about +1.5 to about 11 V with respect to a potential of a standard hydrogen electrode. Thereby, a uniform porous gold film having a pore size of several nanometers to several hundreds of nanometers is formed.

Abstract: The formation of cracks is suppressed in a drying process for a water-containing wet gel without modifying the gel and without using a reagent. A water-containing wet gel is dried by removing water and then removing the remaining solvent. For example, a wet-gel container storing water-containing wet gel, containing a wet gel and a solvent, is heated. The solvent is vaporized into an upper space of the wet-gel container. The solvent-containing gas diffuses into a dehydrating agent container, and water is removed by a dehydrating agent. This state is maintained for one to two days to remove almost all amount of water from the solvent. Thereafter, the dehydrating agent container is detached and the wet gel, from which water has been removed, is heated to almost completely remove the solvent, and further heated at a higher temperature to completely remove the solvent to obtain a crack-free dry gel.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an encryption key generating method ensuring resistance to collusion attacks and achieving reduction in a key length of encryption keys corresponding to respective hierarchies of each scalability. In the encryption key generating method, an encryption key (K2,2) corresponding to data in the lowest hierarchies of hierarchical scalabilities (R, L) is divided as a master key by the number of hierarchies in scalability (R). Key element matrices (M1-M3) generated with respective split keys (eR2, eR1, eR3) are assigned operation data successively obtained by repeating a hash operation with a one-way hash function, so as to maintain hierarchical nature of scalability (L). Partial keys (K1,1-K2,2) corresponding to respective hierarchies of the scalabilities (R, L) are generated by combining key elements coordinately consistent among the key element matrices (M1-M3).

Abstract: A solid electrolyte structure containing a porous solid electrolyte is prepared. At least the porous solid electrolyte of the solid electrolyte structure is immersed in a first sol solution containing at least a precursor of an electrode active material as a solute. Then, the first sol solution, in which the porous solid electrolyte is immersed, is heated. A solvent of the first sol solution is evaporated by the heating, whereby a pore of the porous solid electrolyte is filled with a high concentration (a large amount) of the electrode active material precursor.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte structure (1) for all-solid-state batteries includes a plate-like dense body (2) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte, and a porous layer (3) formed of a ceramic that includes a solid electrolyte that is the same as or different from the solid electrolyte of the dense body (2), the porous layer (3) being integrally formed on at least one surface of the dense body (2) by firing. The solid electrolyte structure can reduce the contact resistance at the interface between the solid electrolyte and an electrode.

Abstract: A first fine particle-containing solution is deposited on an appropriate substrate, and dried to form a first fine particle aggregate layer. Polymer particles are deposited on the first fine particle aggregate layer, and are supplied with a second fine particle-containing solution such that the polymer particles are immersed in the second fine particle-containing solution. The second fine particle-containing solution is dried to form a second fine particle aggregate layer containing a large number of the polymer particles embedded. A first structure precursor is completed at this stage. Then, the first structure precursor is separated from the substrate, and thermally treated. Thus, the production of a first solid electrolyte structure, which has a porous solid electrolyte portion and a dense solid electrolyte portion integrated, is completed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel element capable of simply controlling an in-plane rotational motion of a core (a rising spot of a magnetization) generated in the center of a ferromagnetic dot made by forming a ferromagnetic material into a nanosized disk shape. In addition, the present invention is achieved to provide a binary information memory element using a core, including a ferromagnetic dot, made of a disk-shaped ferromagnetic material, with a magnetic structure of a magnetic vortex structure, and a current supplier for supplying an alternating current with a predetermined alternating current in the radial direction of the ferromagnetic dot. In the case where the frequency of the current resonates with the intrinsic frequency of the ferromagnetic dot, it is possible to rotate the core in the plane of the dot. Since the core leaks a magnetic field, a microscopic actuator such as a motor can be obtained by using this element.