Abstract: According to the present embodiment, a transmission/reception device includes a connecter and a determiner. The connecter is configured to establish a communication link with a communication counterpart via a network. The determiner is a determiner configured to determine a state of the communication link and to cause the connector to switch the communication link to be another communication link when the communication link is in a predetermined state.

Abstract: According to the present embodiment, a server device comprises a communicator, a determiner, and a control operation part. The communicator sequentially receives a plurality of first packets each including a same first signal with respect to each of different pieces of connection information via a network. The determiner determines whether the first signal included in each of the first packets has been already received. The control operation part generates a second signal corresponding to the first signal when the first signal is determined not to have been already received based on the determination.

Abstract: The communication processing device of the present embodiment comprises: a first communicator to receive a message of a first communication protocol from a first communication device in a first network of a first address architecture; processing circuitry configured to, when a destination address of the received message of the first communication protocol matches a first address of the first communicator, generate a message of a second communication protocol having a payload including address information indicative of an address of a second communication device in a second network and including the message of the first communication protocol, the message of the second communication protocol requesting that the message of the first communication protocol be transferred to the second communication device; and a second communicator configured to transmit the message of the second communication protocol to a gateway device which can communicate with the second communication device in the second network.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a radiation-measurement-instrument support device comprising: a cylindrical casing configured to house at least one phantom and a radiation measurement instrument and formed in a cylindrical shape; a base configured to rotatably support the cylindrical casing in a circumferential direction in a state where a cylindrical axis of the cylindrical casing is directed in a horizontal direction and fix the cylindrical casing at an arbitrary rotation angle in the circumferential direction; and an angle display configured to display the rotation angle.

Abstract: A steam turbine power generation facility in an embodiment includes: a steam generator that generates steam by heat of reaction generated by combustion of oxygen and hydrogen; a high-pressure steam turbine into which steam is introduced from the steam generator; a combustor into which steam discharged from the high-pressure steam turbine is introduced and that combusts oxygen and hydrogen to reheat the introduced steam; a low-pressure steam turbine into which steam discharged from the combustor is introduced and into which steam discharged from the high-pressure turbine is introduced as a cooling medium; and a condenser that condenses steam discharged from the low-pressure steam turbine.

Abstract: A combined cycle power generation facility of an embodiment includes a first heat recovery steam generator including a high-pressure steam generation part using an exhaust gas of a gas turbine and a reheat part; a high-pressure turbine to which steam is introduced from the high-pressure steam generation part; a combustor which combusts hydrogen and oxygen; a reheat steam pipe connecting the high-pressure turbine and the combustor with the reheat part interposed therebetween; an oxygen-hydrogen combustion turbine to which steam is introduced from the combustor; a second heat recovery steam generator including a steam generation part using an exhaust gas of the oxygen-hydrogen combustion turbine; a low-pressure turbine to which steam is introduced from the steam generation part; and a condenser which steam is introduced from the low-pressure turbine.

Abstract: An opening/closing device of an embodiment has first to third movable contacts, first to third transmission mechanisms, first to third containers, a crankshaft, an operating mechanism, and a shock absorbing mechanism. The first to third movable contacts are accommodated in the first to third containers. The first to third transmission mechanisms are connected to the first to third movable contacts. The first to third containers accommodate at least the first movable contact. The crankshaft operates the first to third transmission mechanisms and changes the first to third movable contacts from a closed state to an open state. The operating mechanism is disposed on the side of the first transmission mechanism to rotate the crankshaft. The shock absorbing mechanism is disposed on the side of the third transmission mechanism to absorb a shock of rotational movement of the crankshaft.

Abstract: There are provided a steam valve and the like capable of preventing breakage of an auxiliary valve element and effectively suppressing the occurrence of a leak of steam in the auxiliary valve element. In the steam valve of an embodiment, the auxiliary valve element is structured to be in an open state in which the valve rod moves in an opening direction to increase a distance between an auxiliary-valve cap and a main valve element, thereby opening an auxiliary-valve steam introduction hole, and to be in a fully-closed state in which the valve rod moves in a closing direction in which the main valve element is closed to bring the auxiliary-valve cap and the main valve element into contact with each other, thereby closing the auxiliary-valve steam introduction holes.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a second recognition unit, an information processing unit, and an information output unit. The second recognition unit recognizes, by second recognition processing, a destination of an article with the destination not recognized by first recognition processing by a first recognition unit. The information processing unit generates recognition processing information proving that the second recognition processing has been executed by the second recognition unit. The information output unit outputs the recognition processing information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a Vacuum interrupter includes a pair of electrodes provided such that their electrode opposed surfaces face each other, and an undulating structure provided in at least one of the electrode opposed surfaces. The undulating structure includes one or more projections which project from the electrode opposed surface, and depressions provided so as to be adjacent to the projections, respectively. The projections and the depressions are alternately provided in a direction crossing the electrode opposed surface. In a conducting state in which the electrodes are in contact with each other, the projections are in contact with the opposite electrode opposed surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a particle beam accelerator comprising: an injection unit configured to inject a particle beam; a guiding unit configured to guide the particle beam to a trajectory; an acceleration unit configured to accelerate the particle beam circulating on the trajectory; an emission unit configured to output the particle beam; a particle beam blocking unit configured to block the particle beam on the trajectory; a control unit configured to control the injection unit, the guiding unit, the acceleration unit, the emission unit, and the particle beam blocking unit, wherein: the guiding unit includes a superconducting electromagnet and a superconducting electromagnet interrupter configured to interrupt the superconducting electromagnet, the control unit is configured to change a starting sequence of the particle beam blocking unit and the superconducting electromagnet interrupter depending on at least an operating state of the emission unit, when an abnormality occurs in the superconducting ele

Abstract: A frame synchronization apparatus according to an embodiment includes a reception unit, a frame memory, a time generation unit, a reception time acquisition unit, a timestamp acquisition unit, and a control unit. The reception unit is configured to receive packet data including video data and a timestamp. The frame memory is configured to store the packet data. The time generation unit is configured to generate a time based on a reference synchronization signal. The reception time acquisition unit is configured to acquire a reception time of packet data satisfying a condition based on the time. The timestamp acquisition unit is configured to acquire a timestamp from the packet data satisfying the condition. The control unit is configured to read packet data from the frame memory in accordance with a variation in a difference between the reception time and a time indicated by the timestamp.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a particle beam accelerator comprising: a guiding unit configured to guide a particle beam to a trajectory; an acceleration unit configured to accelerate the particle beam circulating on the trajectory; a particle beam blocking unit configured to block the particle beam on the trajectory; and a control unit configured to control the guiding unit, the acceleration unit, and the particle beam blocking unit, wherein: the guiding unit includes a superconducting electromagnet and a superconducting electromagnet interrupter configured to interrupt the superconducting electromagnet, and the control unit is configured to interrupt the superconducting electromagnet by activating the superconducting electromagnet interrupter after completion of blocking the particle beam by activating the particle beam blocking unit, when an abnormality occurs in the superconducting electromagnet.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a control device controls a holding device capable of holding an object. The control device calculates a first position at which a first object is held by the holding device. The control device determines whether the holding device is capable of coming into contact with another object when the holding device is present at the first position. In a case where the holding device is capable of coming into contact with the other object, the control device calculates a second position at which the holding device comes into contact with the first object and does not come into contact with the other object.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a hunting drone includes a hunting mechanism, a net gun, a flying mechanism, and a control unit. The hunting mechanism captures a target. The net gun generates a sound at the time of firing a hunting net. After approaching the target to a predetermined distance, the hunting drone captures the target using the hunting mechanism, while avoiding false recognition of the target by using the sound generated at the time of firing the net gun as a threatening sound to repel a wrong target such as a bird.

Abstract: An apparatus includes antenna, selector, estimator, imager and creator. The antenna includes antenna elements of N rows by N columns (N is a natural number of 2 or more) arranged in an array and captures an incoming wave. The selector selects an antenna element group including antenna elements of M rows by M columns (M is a natural number less than N) from the antenna elements of N rows by N columns according to a band of the incoming wave. The estimator estimates an incoming direction of the incoming wave from an element signal of each of the antenna elements included in the selected antenna element group. The imager acquires image data by imaging an orientation direction of an aperture of the antenna. The creator creates a visualized image by visually synthesizing the estimated incoming direction with the image data.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a transparent electrode, a transparent electrode production process and a photoelectric conversion device. The transparent electrode comprises a patterned electrode layer formed on a transparent substrate. The electrode layer has an electroconductive film containing metal nanowires and also has a film of N-graphene. In the graphene carbon skeleton of the N-graphene, carbon atoms are partly substituted with nitrogen atoms. The transparent electrode can be produced by: forming an electroconductive layer by coating with a dispersion containing metal nanowires; then forming an N-graphene film thereon; and subsequently patterning them.

Abstract: An information processing device comprises processing circuitry to: acquire pieces of train line information and departure and arrival times at each stop position of a train; split the train line information based on replacement stop positions at which a task for working on the train can switch between staffs, to obtain a plurality of pieces of task fragment information each indicating a task of a staff corresponding to each split train line part; and allocate the pieces of task fragment information to target durations to create work schedules indicating a schedule of tasks for each of the target durations, wherein a series of the tasks continuously allocated in each work schedule corresponds to a basic work schedule, each work schedule includes one or more basic work schedule and the processing circuitry performs allocation of the pieces of task fragment information based on a constraint related to the basic work schedule.

Abstract: A fuel cell system of an embodiment includes a fuel cell stack including a fuel electrode layer, an oxidizer electrode layer, and a cooling layer, a fuel-gas flow path configured to allow the fuel gas from the fuel electrode layer to pass therethrough, an oxygen-containing-gas flow path configured to allow the oxygen-containing gas from the oxidizer electrode layer to pass therethrough, a cooling-water flow path, a first bypass pipe configured to guide water in the fuel-gas flow path to the cooling-water flow path, a second bypass pipe configured to guide water in the oxygen-containing-gas flow path to the cooling-water flow path, and a suction pump provided in the cooling-water flow path on the downstream side of a connecting portion between the cooling-water flow path and the first bypass pipe and a connecting portion between the cooling-water flow path and the second bypass pipe.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides an acid gas absorbent producing less waste and having a low environmental load, a method for removing an acid gas using the acid gas absorbent, and an acid gas removal apparatus. In the acid gas absorbent according to the present embodiment, a solubility in water of a salt formed from a liquid amine compound and the acid gas is higher than a solubility in water of the liquid amine compound. Further, the amine compound and water are separated into two phases before absorption of the acid gas or after desorption thereof, and, in this state, the acid gas absorbent is easily separated from water-soluble impurities and purified.