Abstract: A laminated material on which information is recorded is provided. The laminated material includes a microsphere fixing layer in which many transparent microspheres are arranged and buried with parts thereof exposed, a reflection layer disposed at almost the focus positions of the transparent microspheres, and a transparent resin layer provided at least partially on a surface of the microsphere fixing layer, where the transparent microspheres are exposed. The transparent resin layer shifts the focus positions of the transparent microspheres to reduce the retroreflectance of the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided. The information is recorded with the use of a difference in retroreflectance between the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided and portions where the transparent resin layer is not provided.

Abstract: A humic substance dispersion fluid is obtainable by at least milling at least one of a humic substance and a humic substance derivative.

Abstract: A laminated material on which information is recorded is provided. The laminated material includes a microsphere fixing layer in which many transparent microspheres are arranged and buried with parts thereof exposed, a reflection layer disposed at almost the focus positions of the transparent microspheres, and a transparent resin layer provided at least partially on a surface of the microsphere fixing layer, where the transparent microspheres are exposed. The transparent resin layer shifts the focus positions of the transparent microspheres to reduce the retroreflectance of the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided. The information is recorded with the use of a difference in retroreflectance between the portions where the transparent resin layer is provided and portions where the transparent resin layer is not provided.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminated member with an recorded information code, having a high reading accuracy, which do not detract from product design and which do not require a special reading apparatus. A laminated member 10 of the present invention comprises a transparent material layer 12 on which an information code is recorded, and a reflection-reduction layer 14 provided at the opposite side from a side where the information code is observed. The transparent layer 12 comprises low-reflectance portions 18 and high-reflectance portions 16 having a higher reflectance than the low-reflectance portions 18. The information code is recorded as a distributed pattern of the high-reflectance portions 16. The reflection-reduction layer 14 reduces reflected light advancing to the transparent material layer 12.

Abstract: A multi color changing powder with a bluish base appearance color of which color tone varies according to the observation direction is provided. A pleochroism powder of the present invention comprises a flaky mica having a coating which consists of two layers wherein one of said two layers is a first layer comprising a metal oxide of titanium coated on said flaky mica and the other is a second layer comprising metal oxides of cobalt and aluminum coated on said first layer.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminated member with an recorded information code, having a high reading accuracy, which do not detract from product design and which do not require a special reading apparatus. A laminated member 10 of the present invention comprises a transparent material layer 12 on which an information code is recorded, and a reflection-reduction layer 14 provided at the opposite side from a side where the information code is observed. The transparent layer 12 comprises low-reflectance portions 18 and high-reflectance portions 16 having a higher reflectance than the low-reflectance portions 18. The information code is recorded as a distributed pattern of the high-reflectance portions 16. The reflection-reduction layer 14 reduces reflected light advancing to the transparent material layer 12.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a forgery/alteration protective material which containing a retroreflecting material and having an improved forgery/alteration protecting effect against the process of the upper part of the material. In order to achieve the above purpose, the forgery/alteration protective material 2 according to the invention where a retroreflecting material 4 for returning the incident light substantially along the path along which the incident light travels is provided and a transparent film 6 is layered on the retroreflecting material 4 is characterized in that a low transmittance layer 8 formed of a material having a lowerer light transmittance than that of the transparent film 6 is provided between the retroreflecting material 4 and the transparent film layer 6, and the light transmittance of the low transmittance layer 8 is 45% or higher to the light in the wavelength range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

Abstract: A rod-shaped mesoporous powder which is mainly composed of silicon oxide and has homogenous pore, and obtained by a process comprises, a dissolution step wherein a concentration of 0.3-1.2M of a silicate which is in the range of 0<SiO2/Y2O<2 (Y: alkali metal atom) is dissolved in the presence of a cationic surfactant and the pH is 11 or more, a condensation step wherein the pH is adjusted to 10.5 or less within 30 minutes, a rod micelle is formed with said cationic surfactant and a silicate is condensed on said rod micelle, and a removal step wherein said cationic surfactant is removed from a micelle state condensation which has an outer shell made of the silicate by said condensation.

Abstract: The purpose of the invention is to provide a forgery/alteration protective material which containing a retroreflecting material and having an improved forgery/alteration protecting effect against the process of the upper part of the material.

Abstract: A multi color changing powder with a bluish base appearance color of which color tone varies according to the observation direction is provided. A pleochroism powder of the present invention comprises a flaky mica having a coating which consists of two layers wherein one of said two layers is a first layer comprising a metal oxide of titanium coated on said flaky mica and the other is a second layer comprising metal oxides of cobalt and aluminum coated on said first layer.

Abstract: A non-laminar silicon oxide powder manufactured by a process comprising, a dissolution step wherein a concentration of 0.1-5.0M of a silicate which is in the range of 0<SiO2/Y2O<2 (Y: alkali metal atom) is dissolved in the presence of a cationic surfactant and the pH is 11 or more, a condensation step wherein the pH is adjusted to 10.5 or less and a rod-like micelle is formed with said cationic surfactant and a silicate is condensed on said rod-like micelle, and a removal step wherein said cationic surfactant is removed from the micelle state condensation which has an outer shell made of the silicate by said condensation. The silicon oxide powder is useful as a carrier for cosmetics, pharmaceutical drugs and perfumes.

Abstract: An observation device for observing a reproduced image which is reproduced by an image reconstructor uses a special light different from normal light. A special image reproducing and observing device 2 enables observation of reproduced image by irradiating an image reconstructor 4 with a special light to reproduce an image. The special image reproducing and observing device 2 has: light sources 6 and 8 which produce special light; a power supply 10 which causes a light emission by the light sources 6 and 8; and a irradiation device 8 and 12 which enables irradiation of an image reconstructor 4 with a special light that is produced at the light source 6 and 8.

Abstract: A rod-shaped mesoporous powder which is mainly composed of silicon oxide and has homogenous pore, and obtained by a process comprises, a dissolution step wherein a concentration of 0.3-1.2M of a silicate which is in the range of 0<SiO2/Y2O<2 (Y:alkali metal atom) is dissolved in the presence of a cationic surfactant and the pH is 11 or more, a condensation step wherein the pH is adjusted to 10.5 or less within 30 minutes, a rod micelle is formed with said cationic surfactant and a silicate is condensed on said rod micelle, and a removal step wherein said cationic surfactant is removed from a micelle state condensation which has an outer shell made of the silicate by said condensation.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a powder and an external preparation for skin using the same which has good spreadability and does not spoil fatty acid-solidity ability of zinc oxide. A zinc oxide-coated material characterized as coating an amorphous state of zinc oxide on a substrate.

Abstract: Provided are a composite powder comprising a core particle which is spherical and has a refractive index of from 1.40 to 1.60, and a coating component which is coated on the surface of the core particle in film form and has a refractive index of from 2.00 to 2.90, and a coloring composition containing the composite powder. The composite powder or coloring composition is coated on a coating surface to form a composite powder layer. The composite powder layer causes light interference to exhibit a color on the surface. The composite powder and coloring composition are used in various fields.

Abstract: The present inventors conducted investigations in order to develop a metal oxide which enables effective UV-screening; i.e. which has excellent screening ability against ultraviolet rays, particularly against long-wavelength ultraviolet rays, as well as excellent visible-light transmission; and to provide a UV-screening composition that contains the metal oxide and can be applied to external use. As a result, the present inventors have found that zinc oxide produced by a particular method has a characteristic form; i.e., primary particles having an average particle diameter of 50-100 nm aggregate in a planer shape, and a ratio represented by lnT360nm/lnT400nm (Txnm: transmittance of transmitted light of X nm) of 10 or more, and exerts excellent screening effect against long-wavelength ultraviolet rays as well as excellent visible-light transmission. The present invention has been accomplished based on this finding.

Abstract: This invention is to provide a diffusing film, a lighting unit, and a liquid crystal display element which can efficiently uses a light from a light source and which can obtain a beautiful image.A diffusing film comprising a powder which diffuses an incident light and which has an interference color of the same wave range with an absorption wave range, in uniformly and a diffusing film comprising two or more of a powder whose interference colors are complementary to each other, and a liquid crystal display element using the same.

Abstract: A color titanium dioxide coated mica pigment and a coated body applied the pigment which comprise a flaky mica substrate and a composite oxide that is coated onto said mica substrate, and titanium, iron, and nickel are comprised as a metal that is composed of said composite oxide, can improve the color tone of the titanium dioxide coated mica pigment without using an organic substance and a color titanium dioxide coated mica pigment and a coated body applied the pigment which coats a titanium dioxide layer onto said composite oxide can provide a pigment which has color tone flip-flop property that the color tone changes according to the observed direction.

Abstract: To provide a retroreflective material which has high utilization efficiency of light and which can give a reflected light to various color tones: the retroreflective material in accordance with the present invention, which comprises synthesizing an incident light by giving a phase contrast to a part of the incident light, and emphasizing a light component of specific wavelength region by interference and returning a colored light that the color tone is different from the incident light to the incident direction of the light, and to provide a hologram reconstructor which reflect the light to the almost the same direction as the incident direction, when the linear light that has regular directionality is irradiated, and which comprises graphic design function, decorating function and high forgery prevention property by using said retroreflective material as the hologram reconstructor: the retroreflective reconstructor in accordance with the present invention laminates said retroreflective material and a hologra

Abstract: A loudspeaker diaphragm is provided as an injection molded material including 50 to 80 weight % of a matrix resin of polyolefins and 20 to 50 weight % of flaky mica having an average aspect ratio of more than 10 and including at least 3 weight % or more of pearl mica. The matrix resin of polyolefins includes respective flakes of the flaky mica orientated in parallel to thereby improve the acoustic characteristics and concurrently the design appearance of the diaphragm. The design appearance of the diaphragm can have bright colors and a pearly luster.