Abstract: An inspection apparatus of an embodiment includes a rotor image-pickup unit for picking up an image of a rotor using a rotor image-pickup device in the air gap between the rotor and a stator. The rotor image-pickup device includes: a carriage casing; a camera; an image-pickup position changing part; and an image-pickup direction changing part. The camera is installed in the carriage casing, and picks up an image of a ventilation hole of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup position changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup position of the camera by moving the carriage casing in a circumferential direction of the rotor in the air gap. The image-pickup direction changing part is installed in the carriage casing, and changes an image-pickup direction of the camera to an inclined angle to a radial direction of the rotor in the air gap.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for a electrolyte membrane including noble metal particles according to an embodiment includes a step of impregnating cationic noble metal complex ions with a first region of a surface of a cation exchange membrane by spraying solution containing the cationic noble metal complex ions on the cation exchange membrane and drying the sprayed member, and a step of applying a reducing treatment to the cation exchange membrane impregnated with the cationic noble metal complex ions.

Abstract: A communication relay system of an embodiment includes a master unit capable of transmitting/receiving a signal to/from a base station of a mobile communication system, and a plurality of remote units transmitting/receiving a signal to/from the master unit and performing radio communication with a mobile station of the mobile communication system. The master unit includes a detector, a determiner, and an allocator. The detector detects that the mobile station is located at a position where wireless communication with the plurality of remote units is possible. The determiner determines to which of the plurality of remote units a communication resource for performing radio communication with the mobile station located at a position where radio communication is possible is to be allocated. The allocator allocates a communication resource to the remote unit according to the determination result of the determiner.

Abstract: The embodiment provides a transparent electrode having low resistance and high stability against impurities such as halogen and sulfur, a method of producing the transparent electrode, and an electronic device using the transparent electrode. A transparent electrode according to an embodiment includes a transparent substrate and a plurality of conductive regions disposed on a surface of the transparent substrate and separated from each other by a separation region, wherein the conductive region has a structure in which a first transparent conductive metal oxide layer, a metal layer, and a second transparent conductive metal oxide layer are laminated in this order from the substrate side, and in the separation region, there is disposed a trapping material. This transparent electrode can be produced by scribing the conductive region to form a separation region, and then using a halide or a sulfur compound.

Abstract: A thermal medium and a laser recording device are provided in which medium parameters can be acquired efficiently. According to one embodiment, the thermal medium includes a photothermal conversion layer, a color development layer, a storage mechanism. The photothermal conversion layer converts an applied laser beam into heat. The color development layer develops a color by the heat converted by the photothermal conversion layer. The storage mechanism stores information related to a medium parameter including a photothermal conversion efficiency of the photothermal conversion layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a stator includes a stator core and coils having a rectangular cross-section. In one or more slots, a first rectangular conductor, which is positioned innermost in a radial direction and in which a pair of short sides in a cross section face in the radial direction, and a second rectangular conductor, which is positioned outer side of the radial direction than is the first rectangular conductor and in which a pair of long sides in the cross-section face in the radial direction, are disposed. The first rectangular conductor includes a bending part bent toward a circumferential direction. The second rectangular conductor includes a bending part bent toward the circumferential direction and a twisted part twisted about the circumferential direction.

Abstract: A manufacturing method of a semiconductor apparatus according to an embodiment includes forming an electrode on a first main surface of a semiconductor substrate made from a compound semiconductor; forming, at a location where the electrode is formed, a via hole that penetrates the first main surface and a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate, wherein a ratio of a thickness of the semiconductor substrate to a maximum value of a width of an opening in the second main surface is greater than 1; forming a rear-side electrode on a second main surface of the semiconductor substrate in such a manner that the rear-side electrode is electrically coupled to the electrode in the via hole; forming an insulating layer arranged at least a layer above the opening; and forming a solder layer in a layer above the rear-side electrode and the insulating layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire first and second weather data in a first time zone and ground rainfall amount data, acquire, based on the first and second weather data, first feature values, generate learning data based on the ground rainfall amount data and the first feature values, generate, based on the learning data, a learned model, acquire first and second weather data in a second time zone, acquire, based on the first and second weather data, second feature values, acquire a parameter output from the learned model by inputting the plurality of second feature values, and generate, based on the parameter, composite rainfall amount data.

Abstract: A laminated catalyst according to an embodiment includes an oxide layer, a first catalyst layer on the oxide layer and a second catalyst layer on the first catalyst layer. The oxide layer is a layer of oxide including one or more non-noble metals as a main component. The first catalyst layer includes an oxide of noble metal including Ir and/or Ru as a main component. The second catalyst layer includes an oxide of noble metal including Ir and/or Ru as a main component. The first catalyst layer is denser than the second catalyst layer.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly according to an embodiment includes a first electrode, a second electrode, an electrolyte membrane provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and a first seal provided on a peripheral portion of the first electrode, having a first opening, housing the first electrode in the first opening, and being contact with the electrolyte membrane or the first seal and a second seal provided on a peripheral portion of the second electrode, having a second opening, housing the second electrode in the second opening, and being contact with the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus is arranged at an interface between a first layer and a second layer in a base station, and includes a processor and a memory configured to store allocation information indicating a radio resource for a first control signal. The first layer is configured to transmit a physical layer signal to the second layer. The processor is configured to generate a second control signal based on the allocation information, generate a synthesis signal by adding the second control signal to the physical layer signal, and transmit the synthesis signal to the second layer.

Abstract: To accurately prepare an operation plan that achieves efficient operation in a hydrogen system. In a hydrogen system operation planning device of an embodiment, an acquisition unit is configured to acquire performance data regarding performance of a plurality of hydrogen production devices and tentative operation plan data regarding a tentative operation plan tentatively prepared for the operation plan. A prediction unit is configured to acquire performance prediction data by predicting the performance of the plurality of hydrogen production devices during the planning target period based on the performance data and tentative operation plan data acquired by the acquisition unit. A planning unit is configured to acquire the operation plan by correcting the tentative operation plan based on the performance prediction data acquired by the prediction of the prediction unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a paper sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance mechanism which conveys a paper sheet with fluorescent ink print information along a conveyance path, a fluorescence reference member including a fluorescent material and arranged to oppose to the conveyance path, a light source device which irradiates the fluorescence reference member with excitation light, and an imaging device which images the fluorescence emission of the fluorescence reference member and acquires an image including a contour of the paper sheet passing over the fluorescence reference member and an image of the fluorescent ink print information of the paper sheet.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an inspection apparatus includes a communication interface and a processor. The communication interface acquires package information regarding a package being conveyed by a sorter that sorts the package and an operation signal generated based on an operation of an operator. The processor outputs reference information, based on past history in which inspection-result information indicating whether or not the package is a regulated-article candidate, generated based on the operation signal, and the package information are associated together, and the package information newly acquired.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is provided a multiplexing method including: receiving a TS over IP packet from a plurality of encoders which are disposed at physically remote places, or which are disposed in a virtual environment on a cloud computing system where physical locations are unidentifiable; performing multiplexing after compensating for a delay and jitter of a transmission path, based on a timestamp which is stamped on an RTP header of the TS over IP packet; and performing, with respect to a PCR packet, either multiplexing after compensating for the delay and the jitter, based on a time re-generated in a multiplexing apparatus, or multiplexing by generating a PCR packet in the multiplexing apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing device includes a first communication unit, a second communication unit, an information processing unit, and a switching unit. The information processing unit is configured to encrypt information which is received from a terminal device and to transmit the encrypted information to a network and configured to decrypt information which is received from the network and to transmit the decrypted information to the terminal device. The information processing device includes a switching unit configured to directly connect a communication line between the first communication unit and the terminal device to another communication line between the second communication unit and the network, when the information processing unit comes into an inoperable state including at least electric power supply stop state, and to switch into a pass-through mode in which the terminal device and the network communicate directly with each other without through the information processing unit.

Abstract: A steam turbine valve abnormality monitoring system according to an embodiment includes a detection unit detecting the state of a steam turbine valve or a steam turbine valve drive device, a determination unit, and an abnormality processing unit. Based on the detected result of the detection unit, the determination unit determines whether or not an abnormality has occurred in the opening degree control of the steam turbine valve. The abnormality processing unit issues an alarm or issues a turbine stop command when the determination unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in the opening degree control of the steam turbine valve.

Abstract: An article supply system according to an embodiment includes an article supply apparatus and a first recognition apparatus. The article supply apparatus reads a first image from a first surface of an article conveyed by a first conveyance path, outputs the first image, and supplies the article to an article sorting apparatus. The first recognition apparatus recognizes sorting information based on the first image and outputs a first recognition result including the recognized sorting information. The article sorting apparatus causes a second conveyance path to convey the article supplied from the article supply apparatus, reads a second image from a second surface of the conveyed article, receives the first recognition result or a second recognition result including sorting information recognized from the second image, and controls sorting of the article based on the first recognition result or the second recognition result.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an anomaly detection apparatus includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to: acquire measured values from sensors installed in a system, a first function, a first threshold, and a second function to output a second threshold; generate the predicted values based on the measured value and the first function; detect that a deviation between the measured values and the predicted values exceeds the first threshold; calculate the feature quantities based on the measured values; and determine whether a number of consecutive times is equal to or larger than the second threshold to detect an anomaly or a sign of the anomaly.

Abstract: A storage battery management device according to one embodiment includes a hardware processor that causes a display device to display first remaining life information and second remaining life information. The first remaining life information indicates current remaining life of a storage battery system. The first remaining life information is calculated on the basis of a state of health (SOH) of each of multiple storage battery modules constituting the storage battery system. The second remaining life information indicates remaining life of the storage battery system and corresponds to a case where one or more of the multiple storage battery modules are replaced with one or more other storage battery modules. The second remaining life information is calculated on the basis of an SOH of each storage battery module not being replaced and an SOH of each of the one or more other storage battery modules.