Abstract: A control device controls a plurality of light emitting devices, and includes: a controller that: collects device information from the light emitting devices that are repeatedly turned on and off in a lighting pattern, wherein a turn-on period and a turn-off period are defined within a cycle in the lighting pattern; determines an arrangement order of the light emitting devices based on the device information; calculates a start time at which each of the light emitting devices starts repetition of the lighting pattern using the arrangement order; and transmits lighting information including the start time to each of the light emitting devices and causes each of the light emitting devices to start the repetition of the lighting pattern.

Abstract: A crankshaft includes a first oil hole, a second oil hole, and a through hole. The second oil hole extends in a direction in which the second oil hole intersects the first oil hole. A first extension is an imaginary line extending from an inner wall surface of the first oil hole on a second oil hole side. A second extension is an imaginary line extending from an inner wall surface of the second oil hole on a first oil hole side. The through hole passes through an intersection between the first extension and the second extension. At least one end of the through hole opens on an outer peripheral surface.

Abstract: An actuator is configured to drive a boost pressure control valve of a supercharger and includes an electric motor, an output shaft, a speed reducer, a rotational angle sensor and a magnetic circuit holder member. The speed reducer includes a final gear. The final gear is made of metal and is fixed to the output shaft, and the speed reducer reduces a speed of rotation outputted from the electric motor and transmits the rotation of the reduced speed to the output shaft. The rotational angle sensor includes a magnetic circuit device and a sensing device and senses a rotational angle of the output shaft. The magnetic circuit holder member is a non-magnetic member fixed to the output shaft. The magnetic circuit holder member is formed separately from the final gear and holds the magnetic circuit device.

Abstract: A wireless power transfer system can be achieved at a low cost, can be used as both a power transmission apparatus and a power reception apparatus, and can cope with a change in coupling coefficient of a resonant coil of the power transmission apparatus and a resonant coil of the power reception apparatus. The wireless power transfer system is a power transmission apparatus that is able to perform bidirectional wireless power transmission, and includes the following: a power supply; a switching circuit that includes a plurality of switching devices; a resonator that includes a coil and a capacitor; a drive control circuit that controls an ON/OFF operation of each switching device of the switching circuit; and a detector that detects a resonance current flowing through the switching circuit.

Abstract: There is provided a laser processing method for cutting a semiconductor object along a virtual plane facing a surface of the semiconductor object in the semiconductor object. The laser processing method includes a first step of forming a plurality of first modified spots along the virtual plane by causing laser light to enter into the semiconductor object from the surface, and a second step of forming a plurality of second modified spots along the virtual plane so as not to overlap the plurality of first modified spots, by causing laser light to enter into the semiconductor object from the surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a novel anti-CCR8 antibody. The antibody can be used for treating or preventing cancers or the like.

Abstract: There is provided a laser processing method for cutting a semiconductor object along a virtual plane facing a surface of the semiconductor object in the semiconductor object. The laser processing method includes a first step of forming a plurality of first modified spots along the virtual plane to obtain first formation density, by causing laser light to enter into the semiconductor object from the surface, and a second step of forming a plurality of second modified spots along the virtual plane so as to obtain second formation density higher than the first formation density, by causing laser light to enter into the semiconductor object from the surface after the first step.

Abstract: An atomic beam is irradiated with a first laser beam, a second laser beam, and a third laser beam. The first laser beam and the third laser beam each have a wavelength corresponding to a transition between a ground state and a first excited state. The second laser beam has a wavelength corresponding to a transition between the ground state and a second excited state. First, atoms each having a smaller velocity component than a predetermined velocity in a direction orthogonal to the traveling direction of the atomic beam are changed from the ground state to the first excited state by the first laser beam. Subsequently, a momentum is provided for individual atoms in the ground state by the second laser beam, which removes the atoms from the atomic beam. Finally, atoms in the first excited state are returned from the first excited state to the ground state by the third laser beam.

Abstract: A substrate placing table, which is installed inside a processing container for processing a wafer, includes: a stage configured to place a wafer on an upper surface thereof and including an inner peripheral flow channel and an outer peripheral flow channel formed therein to circulate a heat medium of a predetermined temperature therethrough; a support table configured to support the stage; and a temperature adjusting plate installed between the stage and the support table, and including a temperature adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a temperature of a heat radiation portion at which heat is radiated between the stage and the support table.

Abstract: A physical quantity detection circuit includes: an analog/digital conversion circuit performing analog/digital conversion processing on an analog signal based on an output signal from a physical quantity detection element and outputting a first digital signal; a digital arithmetic circuit having the first digital signal inputted thereto, performing arithmetic processing on the first digital signal, and outputting a second digital signal; and a regulator circuit supplying a power-supply voltage to the analog/digital conversion circuit and the digital arithmetic circuit. The digital arithmetic circuit does not perform an arithmetic processing start operation to start the arithmetic processing and an arithmetic processing end operation to end the arithmetic processing, during an analog/digital conversion period when the analog/digital conversion is performed.

Abstract: An information presentation method includes: sequentially obtaining, from a first appliance, appliance data including an operation status of the first appliance; receiving, from a second appliance different from the first appliance, notification of an opportunity of presenting information by the second appliance; determining, after receiving the notification in the receiving, whether to present the information by the second appliance, based on the appliance data obtained in the sequentially obtaining; and instructing the second appliance to present the information when determining to present the information by the second appliance in the determining, and prohibiting the second appliance from presenting the information when determining not to present the information by the second appliance in the determining.

Abstract: An electrode foil that progresses an enlargement of the surface area of a dielectric film and that barely causes cracks at the time of winding, a winding capacitor obtained by winding the electrode foil, an electrode foil manufacturing method, and a winding capacitor manufacturing method are provided. An electrode foil 1 is formed of a belt-like foil, and has a surface enlarged part 3, a core part 2, and a plurality of separation parts 4. The surface enlarged part 3 is formed on the surface of the foil, and the core part 2 is a part remained when excluding the surface enlarged part 3 within the foil. The separation part 4 extends on the surface enlarged part 3, dividing the surface enlarged part 3. The plurality of separation parts 4 share bending stress when the electrode foil 1 is wound, preventing concentration of stress.

Abstract: In an electrical connection device in which a adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer.

Abstract: A semiconductor film includes a cluster of semiconductor quantum dots each having a metal atom and ligands coordinating to respective semiconductor quantum dots, and the semiconductor quantum dots have an average shortest inter-dot distance of less than 0.45 nm. A solar cell, a light-emitting diode, a thin film transistor, and an electronic device include the semiconductor film.

Abstract: A linear conveyor to transport an article includes a base platform provided with a stator, movers configuring the linear motor and holding members for holding an article provided on the movers. The holding member is arranged at a position which is radially outwardly apart from the traveling track of the mover by a predetermined distance. When the movers travel on a curved traveling track served by the stator, the controller controls the interval of the adjacently arranged movers to narrower than the interval when the movers travel on an immediately preceding linear traveling track, and so that when the movers travel on a linear traveling track on the stator, the interval between the adjacently arranged movers is wider than the interval when the movers travel on the immediately preceding curved traveling track, thereby setting the interval between the holding members of the adjacently arranged movers to be constant.

Abstract: Provided is a convenient display device including: a display unit capable of projecting a projection image on a domain in accordance with a position of a user; and a judgment unit that judges whether the projection image can be projected on the domain.

Abstract: A method of controlling a fuel injection amount of an internal combustion engine includes a target injection amount calculation step, a component-by-component wear amount estimation step at which a component-by-component wear amount of an injector component is estimated, the injector component being a plurality of members or a part of the member constituting the injector and selected in advance as the injector component affects an accuracy of the fuel injection amount, a component-by-component correction amount calculation step, a total correction amount calculation step, and a total correction amount reflection step at which the injector injects a corrected target injection amount.

Abstract: Provided is a cold atomic beam generation technology that causes a cold atomic beam to travel in a direction different from the traveling direction of a pushing laser beam. The pushing laser beam is used to generate a cold atomic beam from atoms trapped in a space. Next, the cold atomic beam is deflected by using a zero magnetic field line of a quadrupole magnetic field in a two-dimensional magneto-optical trap mechanism or by using a drift direction of a standing light wave in a moving molasses mechanism.

Abstract: A connector assembly of the present invention includes a first connector having a first electrical-connection member arranged on a base member, and a second connector having a second electrical-connection member arranged on a base member at a position opposite that of the first electrical-connection member. The first connector and the second connector further include engagement members at positions opposite each other. The first electrical-connection member includes an elastic protrusion and a first electrode arranged at a tip of the protrusion. The second electric-connection member includes a recess and a second electrode arranged at a bottom of the recess. At least one of the base member of the first connector and the base member of the second connector has flexibility. When the engagement members engage, the first electrode and the second electrode are brought into contact, and the protrusion and the recess are brought into contact.

Abstract: A physical quantity detection circuit includes an analog/digital conversion circuit having an input capacitance and sampling an analog signal in the input capacitance to convert the analog signal into a digital signal, a precharge circuit for precharging the input capacitance before the analog/digital conversion circuit sample the analog signal in the input capacitance, a digital arithmetic circuit for performing arithmetic processing to the digital signal, and a reference voltage circuit for supplying a power supply voltage to the precharge circuit and the digital arithmetic circuit, wherein the arithmetic processing start timing and the arithmetic processing end timing of the digital arithmetic circuit are set to the timings avoiding the precharge period in which the precharge circuit precharges the input capacitance.