Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition includes a polymer compound having a structure represented by Formula 1 as a component A; and an infrared absorbent as a component B. A planographic printing plate precursor includes a support; a polymer compound, which has a structure represented by Formula 1, as a component A on the support; and a recording layer, which contains an infrared absorbent, as a component B on the support. In Formula 1, R1 represents an (x+2) valent aromatic hydrocarbon ring group, and x represents an integer of 1 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an electrode current collector for a secondary battery and an electrode including an electrode current collector manufactured using the method. In particular, provided herein are a method of manufacturing an electrode current collector for a secondary battery which includes forming a CNT coating layer on a surface of an electrode current collector to increase electrical conductivity, and an electrode including an electrode current collector manufactured according to the method.

Abstract: Graphene ink compositions as can be utilized with gravure and screen printing processes, to provide flexible electronic components with high-resolution printed graphene circuitry.

Abstract: A liquid-crystalline medium which is suitable for use in a guest-host system. An LC device, preferably a device for the regulation of the passage of energy, containing the liquid-crystalline medium.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition, including at least one of: a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 below, a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2 below; and a third compound represented by Chemical Formula 2? below: The definitions of A, Z, n, R, and R? are provided herein. Also provided is a liquid crystal display, including: a first display panel including a thin film transistor; a second display panel facing the first display panel; and a liquid crystal layer including at least one of a first compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, a second compound represented by Chemical Formula 2, and a third compound represented by Chemical Formula 2? and a reactive mesogen.

Abstract: A method of making a relief image printing element comprising a plurality of relief printing dots. The method includes the steps of imagewise exposing at least one photocurable layer to actinic radiation to selectively crosslink and cure portions of the at least one photocurable layer; and developing the relief image printing element to separate and remove uncrosslinked and uncured portions of the at least one photocurable layer to reveal the relief image therein. The at least one photocurable layer includes a photoinitiator exhibiting a quantum yield of initiation (Qi) of more than 0.05 at a 365 nm wavelength. The substrate has an optical density from 0.5 to 5 in the wavelength range of 365 nm to 450 nm but preferably allows transmission of from 0.1% to 10% of incident light in the wavelength range of 365 nm to 450 nm.

Abstract: A battery wiring module that can ensure an insulation distance between an electrode of a secondary battery and a conductive part arranged above the cover portion. A housing includes first and second divided housings that respectively include a bus bar housing portion that houses a bus bar, a first cover portion that is provided in one piece with the first divided housing and covers an opening of the bus bar housing portion of the first divided housing, and a second cover portion that is provided in one piece with the second divided housing and covers an opening of the bus bar housing portion of the second divided housing, the first and second cover portions being adjacent to each other. The first cover portion is provided with a tongue piece that extends from the first cover portion toward the second cover portion and overlaps the second cover portion in the opening direction of the bus bar housing portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a liquid-crystalline medium based on a mixture of polar compounds having negative dielectric anisotropy (??), which is distinguished by the fact that it has a value for the ratio ?1/?n2 in the range 6-45 with a clearing point of >60° C. and a ?? of ??2.3. Media of this type are particularly suitable for electro-optical displays having active-matrix addressing based on the ECB, PA LCD, FFS or IPS effect.

Abstract: Photopolymerizable, preferably digitally imageable photopolymerizable, flexographic printing elements having a PET support sheet of low thermal shrinkage, methods of preparing such flexographic printing elements and their use for making flexographic printing plates by imagewise exposure to light, washing out with organic solvents and drying, wherein said drying is carried out at temperatures of more than 60° C.

Abstract: Provided is a photosensitive resin composition, including: a polymer compound which has a polycyclic structure and a sulfonamide group in a main chain thereof; and an infrared absorbent, wherein the polycyclic structure has at least one structure selected from the group consisting of a fused cyclic hydrocarbon structure and a fused polycyclic aromatic structure.

Abstract: A method of producing a flexographic printing plate using a continuous liquid interphase is provided herein. This method allows for significantly reduced production times and fewer preparation steps compared to standard non-continuous techniques and results in less waste than typical methods for preparing flexographic printing plates. The printing plate provided by using continuous liquid interphase production results in a printing plate with desirable elastomeric elongation, desirable hardness, plate thickness in the range of 0.030 inches to 0.250 inches, and comprises printing dots with desirable characteristics.

Abstract: The liquid crystal composition contains one or two or more compounds represented by general formula (I): and one or two or more compounds represented by general formula (J).

Abstract: The invention provides a light modulation element comprising a flexoelectric polarisable liquid-crystalline medium, characterized in that the switching from a boundary state A to a boundary state B comprises a combination of a distinct flexoelectric switching regime and a distinct dielectric switching regime upon application of an electric field. Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of such a light modulation element in an electro-optical device, i.e. an LCD display device, and electrooptical devices comprising the light modulation element according to the present invention. Moreover, the invention relates to a method of production of the light modulation element according to the present invention.

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

Abstract: Shown is a liquid crystal display device including a first substrate, a second substrate and a liquid crystal composition having a nematic phase, which is placed between these substrates, wherein the liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound selected from compounds represented by formula (1) as a first component: wherein in formula (1), R1 and R2 are alkyl or the like; ring A and ring C are 1,4-phenylene or the like; ring B is 2,3-difluoro-1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond or the like; and m is 1, 2 or 3, n is 0 or 1, and the sum of m and n is 3 or less.

Abstract: The invention relates to bimesogenic compounds of formula I wherein R11, R12, MG11, MG12, X11, X12 and Sp1 have the meaning given in claim 1, to the use of bimesogenic compounds of formula I in liquid crystal media and particular to flexoelectric liquid crystal devices comprising a liquid crystal medium according to the present invention.

Abstract: The invention relates to a RM lens obtainable from a polymerizable liquid crystalline medium comprising, a polymerizable liquid crystalline component A comprising one or more polymerizable mesogenic compounds, and at most 12% by weight of the total medium of a non-mesogenic component B. Moreover, the invention relates to the use of such birefringent RM lenses in electro optical devices, such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs) or other optical or electrooptical devices, for decorative or security applications.

Abstract: A polymerizable composition is provided, including an infrared absorber, a polymerization initiator, a polymerizable compound, and a polymer binder, wherein the polymer binder is a particulate random copolymer, and the polymer binder has structural units derived from a polymerizable polyalkylene oxide-based monomer and a polymerizable nitrogen-free non-polyalkylene oxide-based monomer. The polymerizable composition may be used in the production of imageable elements or printing plates.

Abstract: To show a liquid crystal composition containing a polymerizable compound, to exhibit excellent persistence characteristics and display unevenness characteristics, a liquid crystal display device including such a composition, and an optical device. To show a liquid crystal composition containing the polymerizable compound and satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy and large specific resistance; and an AM device having characteristics such as a small persistence ratio, a short response time, a low threshold voltage, a large voltage holding ratio, a large contrast ratio and a long service life. The liquid crystal composition contains as a first component a polymerizable monomer that has a capability of a hydrogen bond donor and can form a hydrogen bond with an alignment film surface, or an oligomer, a prepolymer or a polymer of the monomer.

Abstract: A photoresist composition comprising a resin which comprises a structural unit derived from a compound having an acid-labile group and which is insoluble or poorly soluble in an alkali aqueous solution but becomes soluble in an alkali aqueous solution by the action of an acid, an acid generator and a compound represented by the formula (I?): wherein R51, R52, R53 and R54 independently each represent a C1-C8 alkyl group, and A11 represents a C3-C36 divalent saturated cyclic hydrocarbon group which can contain one or more heteroatoms and which have one or more substituents or a C6-C20 divalent aromatic hydrocarbon group which can contain one or more heteroatoms and which have one or more substituents.