Abstract: The present invention provides a process for producing a glass resin composite which has sufficient transportability, handling efficiency and fabrication properties even when the glass is extremely thin, without impairing the chemical resistance, the abrasion resistance, the gas barrier properties, etc. of the glass, and the process being capable of continuous operation.

Abstract: A glass used for a scattering layer of an organic LED element, and an organic LED element using the scattering layer are provided. The present invention relates to an organic LED element including a transparent substrate, a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode in this order, which includes a scattering layer including, in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides thereof: 15 to 30% of P2O5; 5 to 30% of Bi2O3; 5 to 27% of Nb2O5; and 4 to 40% of ZnO, wherein a total content of alkali metal oxides consisting of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O is 5 mass % or less.

Abstract: To provide a near infrared cut filter glass which has few bubble defects and exhibits high climate resistance. A near infrared cut filter glass made of fluorophosphate glass, which comprises, as represented by cation percentage, 25 to 55% of P5+, 1 to 25% of Al3+, 1 to 50% of R+ (wherein R+ is a total content of Li+, Na+ and K+), 1 to 50% of R2+ (wherein R2+ is a total content of Mg2+, Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+ and Zn2+), 1 to 10% of Cu2+ and 0 to 3% of Sb3+, and comprises as represented by anion percentage, 35 to 95% of O2? and 5 to 65% of F?, and which has a ?-OH value of from 0.001 to 0.1 mm?1.

Abstract: To provide an infrared reflecting substrate, from which a laminated glass with surface having favorable neutral color tone without stimulus color tone is obtained. An infrared reflecting substrate 1 comprises a transparent substrate 2, and an infrared reflecting film 3 having at least 7 layers of a high refractive index dielectric film 3H and a low refractive index dielectric film 3L alternately laminated, formed on one principal surface of the transparent substrate 2. The infrared reflecting film 3 has a first laminate portion having at least 5 layers of dielectric films 311 having a n·d/? value of 0.44 to 0.55 where the refractive index is n when the thickness is d (nm) and the wavelength is ? (nm), continuously laminated, and a second laminate portion 32 having at least 2 layers of dielectric films having a n·d/? value of 0.03 to 0.12 continuously laminated.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polishing agent for polishing a surface to be polished of an object to be polished, the polishing agent including: first silicon oxide fine particles having an average primary particle size of 5 to 20 nm; second silicon oxide fine particles having an average primary particle size of 40 to 110 nm; and water, in which a ratio of the first silicon oxide fine particles to a total amount of the first silicon oxide fine particles and the second silicon oxide fine particles is from 0.7 to 30% by mass.

Abstract: There is provided a colored glass housing having characteristics suitable for a housing of an electronic device, that is, a light blocking property, high strength, and superior manufacturing cost. The colored glass housing includes glass whose absorbance at wavelength from 380 nm to 780 nm is 0.7 or more, suitably, whose absorption constant is 1 mm?1 or more, and is provided on an exterior of the electronic device. In order to obtain the above glass, it is preferable that, as a coloring component in the glass, at least one component selected from a group consisting of oxides of Co, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Cr, V, and Bi amounting to 0.1% to 7% in terms of molar percentage on an oxide basis.

Abstract: A fluorine-containing aromatic compound represented by a formula: Q(W—ArF(Z)k)n is provided. The Q is an n-valent aromatic hydrocarbon group obtained by removing n-pieces of hydrogen atoms from a monocyclic structure, a polycyclic assembly structure, or a condensed polycyclic structure of one or more benzene rings or heterocycles. The W is a hydrocarbon group having an unsaturated bond of which carbon number is two. The ArF is a fluorine-containing aromatic hydrocarbon group. The Z is a monovalent organic group selected from —R, —OR, —Rf, or the like. The “R” is an alkyl group of which carbon number is one to 12, the “Rf” is a fluorine-substituted alkyl group of which carbon number is one to 12.

Abstract: A method of constructing a host for expression of an exogenous gene which comprises deleting or inactivating at least one gene selected from the protease-associated genes of Schizosaccharomyces pombe such as psp3 (SPAC1006.01), sxa2 (SPAC1296.03c), ppp51 (SPAC22G7.01c) or ppp52 (SPBC18A7.01). An isolated or purified host cell in which a protease-associated gene is deleted or inactivated, a transformant obtained by introducing an exogenous gene into the host cell and a method of producing an exogenous or heterologous protein using the transformant.

Abstract: A process for producing a rigid foamed synthetic resin, which comprises reacting a polyol mixture (P) containing a polyol (A) and a polyol (B) and a polyisocyanate compound (I) in the presence of a blowing agent containing water, a catalyst, a foam stabilizer and a flame retardant. The polyol (A) is a polyether polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 56 to 250 mgKOH/g, obtainable by subjecting an alkylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization to a bisphenol compound. The polyol (B) is a polyether polyol having a hydroxyl value of from 100 to 800 mgKOH/g, obtainable by subjecting an alkylene oxide to ring-opening addition polymerization to a Mannich condensation product.

Abstract: To provide a curable composition which is sufficiently cured even without a heating step at high temperature and from which a low dielectric constant cured film excellent in the solvent resistance is obtained. A curable composition comprising a fluorinated polyarylene prepolymer (A) having a crosslinkable functional group, a compound (B) having a number average molecular weight of from 140 to 5,000, having at least two crosslinkable functional groups and having no fluorine atoms, a copolymer (C) having the following units (c1) and (c2) and a radical polymerization initiator (D): unit (c1): a unit having a fluoroalkyl group having at most 20 carbon atoms, which may have an etheric oxygen atom between carbon atoms, and having no crosslinkable functional group; unit (c2): a unit having a crosslinkable functional group.

Abstract: To provide a fluorinated compound having an RF group with at most 6 carbon atoms, whereby a fluorinated polymer having a highly durable water/oil repellency can be produced, and an environmental load is little, and a fluorinated polymer and a fluorinated copolymer having a highly durable water/oil repellency and presenting little environmental load, obtainable by polymerizing such a fluorinated compound. A fluorinated compound represented by the following formula (I) and its polymer: CH2?C(M)COO(CH2)nPhCOO(CH2)mCrF2r+1??(I) (in the formula (I), M is a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or a halogen atom, n is an integer of from 0 to 2, Ph is a phenylene group, m is an integer of from 1 to 4, and r is an integer of from 1 to 6).

Abstract: According to the invention, an image of the end surface Z, which is imaged by a laser microscope 14, is processed with white and black binarization to identify a recess present in the end surface and a mirror surface of the end surface as a white image and a black image, respectively, and then the properties and state of the end surface of the glass substrate are evaluated on the basis of a ratio of an area of the white image with respect to an area of the black image. According to this evaluation method, compared to an evaluation method in which reliability of a degree of precision greatly depends on the size of the recess that is present in the end surface Z, the properties and state of the end surface Z of the glass substrate G may be evaluated in a relatively accurate manner.

Abstract: To provide a reflective frame for a light-emitting element, which can be preferably used for a light-emitting device having a metal member on which a light-emitting element is mounted, whereby the light extraction efficiency, the reliability and the productivity, etc. can be improved. A reflective frame for a light-emitting element, which is made of a sintered body comprising a glass material and a ceramic powder; and the sintered body is one fired at at most 900° C. and has a porosity of at most 15% and an average reflectance at a wave length of from 400 to 700 nm being at least 86% when the thickness is 1 mm.

Abstract: To provide a CIGS type solar cell capable of diffusing an alkali metal in a CIGS layer without increasing steps of its manufacturing process or complicating its layer structure. A CIGS type solar cell comprising a glass substrate, a rear surface electrode layer provided on the glass substrate, a CIGS layer provided on the rear surface electrode layer, a buffer layer provided on the CIGS layer and a transparent front surface electrode layer provided on the buffer layer, wherein the rear surface electrode layer contains Mo (molybdenum) and W (tungsten), and the total W content in the rear surface electrode layer is at most 50 mol %.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a TiO2-containing quartz glass substrate, having a TiO2 concentration of from 3 to 8% by mass, an OH concentration of 50 ppm by mass or less, and an internal transmittance T365 per 1 mm thickness at a wavelength of 365 nm of 95% or more.

Abstract: To provide an EUV mask blank whereby deterioration in reflectance due to oxidation of a Ru protective layer is suppressed, a functional film-attached substrate to be used for the production of the EUV mask blank, and a process for producing the functional film-attached substrate. A substrate with a reflective layer for EUV lithography, comprising a substrate, and a reflective layer for reflecting EUV light and a protective layer for protecting the reflective layer formed in this order on the substrate, wherein the reflective layer is a Mo/Si multilayer reflective film, the protective layer is a Ru layer or a Ru compound layer, between the reflective layer and the protective layer, an interlayer is formed which is composed of a first layer containing from 0.5 to 25 at % of nitrogen and from 75 to 99.5 at % of Si, and a second layer containing from 60 to 99.8 at % of Ru, from 0.1 to 10 at % of nitrogen and from 0.1 to 30 at % of Si and which has a total thickness of the first and second layers being from 0.

Abstract: To provide an optical film wherein deterioration of a diimonium compound in an adhesive layer is prevented, and a process for its production. An optical film comprising a base film and an adhesive layer which is formed on the base film and has a massive material dispersed in an adhesive, wherein the massive material contains a diimonium compound represented by the following formula (1) and has a melting point of at least 200° C.: wherein R1 to R8 represent each independently an unsubstituted or substituted, same or different, C1-6 aliphatic hydrocarbon group, provided that from 4.9 to 8 groups among R1 to R8 are a C1-3 aliphatic hydrocarbon group (in which some of hydrogen atoms may be substituted by halogen atoms), and X? represents (R9SO2)3C? wherein R9 represents a C1-4 aliphatic hydrocarbon group which is unsubstituted or substituted by a halogen atom.

Abstract: To provide a near infrared cut filter glass which can suppress the near infrared transmittance to be low while maintaining a high ultraviolet transmittance, at a low cost. Ultraviolet transmitting near infrared cut filter glass comprising, as represented by mass %, from 50 to 85% of P2O5, from 1 to 20% of Al2O3, from 1 to 5% of B2O3, from 0 to 2% of Li2O, from 0 to 15% of Na2O, from 0 to 20% of K2O, from 7 to 20% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, from 0 to 2% of MgO, from 0 to 1% of CaO, from 0 to 4% of SrO, from 1 to 22% of BaO, from 1 to 22% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO, from 0.1 to 2% of CuO, from 0 to 1% of Co3O4 and from 0 to 5% of Sb2O3.

Abstract: To provide a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, which has a long term flame retardancy and which is excellent in cycle properties particularly under high voltage conditions and in high rate charge/discharge properties, and a secondary battery using such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries. A non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries, comprising a lithium salt and a solvent for dissolving the electrolyte salt, which comprises a specific hydrofluoroether, a specific ether compound and a specific carbonate compound, wherein the ratio (N0/NLi) of the total number of moles (N0) of etheric oxygen atoms derived from the above ether compound to the total number of moles (NLi) of lithium atoms derived from the lithium salt, contained in the solvent for dissolving the electrolyte salt, is more than 1 and at most 6; and a secondary battery using such a non-aqueous electrolyte solution for secondary batteries.

Abstract: To provide a lubricant base oil for a refrigeration system, which has an appropriate viscosity and an appropriate compatibility with a hydrocarbon refrigerant. A lubricant base oil for a refrigerant consisting essentially of a C1-8 hydrocarbon compound, wherein the lubricant base oil is a polyoxypropylene monohydrocarbyl ether having a number average molecular weight of from 500 to 3200, and the hydrocarbyl group has from 6 to 32 carbon atoms.