Abstract: Collapses of pillars are suppressed. An optical detecting device includes a pixel array section having multiple pixels that are arranged two-dimensionally therein. Further, each pixel of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric converting section provided on a semiconductor layer and a metasurface structure that is arranged on a light incidence surface side of the semiconductor layer and that guides incident light to the photoelectric converting section. Moreover, the metasurface structure includes multiple pillars that are arranged at distances therebetween which are shorter than a wavelength of the incident light and a transparent support that connects and supports at least some of the multiple pillars.

Abstract: A photodetector that makes it possible to attempt to improve optical characteristics in terms of oblique incidence of light at angle-of-view ends is provided. A photodetector includes multiple pixels arranged in a matrix on a semiconductor substrate. Each of the multiple pixels includes a photoelectric converting section that photo-electrically converts incident light, and a deflecting section that is arranged on a light-incidence-surface side of the photoelectric converting section, and has multiple pillars with different thicknesses, pitches, or shapes in the pixel. The pillars guide an incident principal ray that is incident at a different angle for each image height to the photoelectric converting section at a prism angle at which light is bent relative to the principal ray differently for each pixel.

Abstract: Provided are a light emitting device capable of suitably shaping light from a plurality of light emitting elements, a manufacturing method for a light emitting device, and a distance measuring device. A light emitting device of the present disclosure includes: a substrate; a plurality of light emitting elements provided on a first surface of the substrate; and a plurality of structure bodies provided on a second surface of the substrate and through which light emitted from the plurality of light emitting elements is transmitted. At least any of the structure bodies includes a first structure body through which a first portion of the light is transmitted and a second structure body having a function different from a function of the first structure body and through which a second portion of the light is transmitted.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of achieving miniaturization and height reduction of a device configuration, reducing generation of a flare or a ghost, preventing separation of a lens. A size relation of “solid-state imaging element>lens non-effective region>lens effective region” is established in a vertical direction with respect to an incident direction of incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging device.

Abstract: An optical element, which is arranged between a light source and a light deflector reflecting and two-dimensionally deflecting incident light, includes: a first region on which light from the light source is caused to be incident and which emits the light to the light deflector; and a second region which is different from the first region, on which light reflected and two-dimensionally deflected by the light deflector is incident, and which emits the light to an outside, and an optical surface having a different optical action is provided on at least one side of an incident side and an emission side of the first region and an incident side and an emission side of the second region.

Abstract: A power transmission device includes power transmission coils arranged in a line, a power transmission circuit connected to the power transmission coils, and control circuitry that switches an electrical connection between the power transmission circuit and each power transmission coil, detects a relative position between the power receiving coil and each power transmission coil, selects two or more power transmission coils adjacent to each other based on the detected relative position, and causes the power transmission circuit to supply the AC power to the selected two or more power transmission coils. In a direction perpendicular to an array direction of the power transmission coils, width Dlt of each power transmission coil is equal to or longer than width Dlr of the power receiving coil. In the array direction, width Dwt of each power transmission coil is shorter than width Dwr of the power receiving coil and satisfies 0.2?Dwt/Dwr.

Abstract: A connection pipe of a heat exchange unit includes a second refrigerant pipe made of a second metal higher in potential than a first metal of a first refrigerant pipe. The second refrigerant pipe includes a first section that is bent to protrude upward. The first section includes a first curved section disposed on a first refrigerant pipe side relative to an apex of the first section and a second curved section disposed on a side opposite to the first refrigerant pipe side relative to the apex of the first section. A covering member or a coating film is provided in intimate contact with the second refrigerant pipe to cover a first refrigerant pipe side edge of the second refrigerant pipe and the first curved section.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of preventing occurrence of flare and ghosts. The imaging device includes a solid-state imaging element including a laminate substrate in which a first substrate and a second substrate are laminated, a glass substrate positioned above the first substrate, and a lens formed on the glass substrate, in which a cavity is provided between the lens and the solid-state imaging element. The present technology can be applied to, for example, an imaging device.

Abstract: Provided is a rotor in which the magnetic resistance between magnetic poles is low. The rotor includes magnet modules arranged in an annular shape with a rotary shaft as a center. Each magnet module includes a base formed of a magnetic material, and two rotor magnets having poles different from each other and provided with a gap therebetween in the rotation direction of the rotary shaft on an outer circumferential surface of the base. The abutting rotor magnets of two magnet modules adjacent in the rotation direction have the same pole and are in close contact with each other.

Abstract: A modified pigment having excellent color tone selectivity is provided by laking dye by an environmentally friendly method without using metal. A modified pigment according to the present invention is obtained by laking a dye containing at least one of an acidic group and a basic group with at least one of an amino acid and protein.

Abstract: A permanent magnet-type rotary electric machine comprises: a stator including: a stator core having a plurality of stator teeth formed circumferentially; stator coils arranged in the respective bottoms of a plurality of stator slots formed between the stator teeth and wound on the stator teeth in a concentrated winding manner; and stator magnets arranged near the respective openings of the plurality of stator slots, a first rotor having a plurality of pole pieces and disposed coaxially with the stator to face the stator magnets; and a second rotor having a plurality of permanent magnets and disposed coaxially with the first rotor to face the first rotor, wherein the circumferential width of stator teeth positioned between the adjacent two of the stator magnets is narrower than the circumferential width of the stator slots.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an imaging device capable of achieving miniaturization and height reduction of a device configuration, reducing generation of a flare or a ghost, preventing separation of a lens. A size relation of “solid-state imaging element>lens non-effective region>lens effective region” is established in a vertical direction with respect to an incident direction of incident light. The present disclosure is applicable to an imaging device.

Abstract: To contribute to downsizing of a device while reducing sound pressure of noise over a wide band. The present technology provides a sound pressure control device that includes a sound pressure control unit that includes a first path and a second path through which infiltrating sound passes, in which the first path is formed in a cylindrical shape in a direction differing from a direction in which the sound infiltrates, and the second path is formed in a spiral shape around an outer periphery of the first path. Furthermore, the present technology provides an electronic device and a component including the sound pressure control device.

Abstract: If the patch image, referred to as a first patch image, cut from an image within the cutting range, referred to as a target range, set for one component is input to the alignment network unit, the correction amount for correcting the position of the cutting range for one component included in the patch image is output from the alignment network unit. Then, the image within the corrected cutting range obtained by correcting the cutting range by this correction amount is cut from the composite image, referred to as a stored component image, to generate the corrected patch image, referred to as a second patch image, including the one component, and the grip success probability is calculated for this corrected patch image.

Abstract: A composite image is generated by combining a gray scale image, referred to as a luminance image, and a depth image respectively representing the plurality of components. In the generated composite image, the shape of the component at a relatively high position among the plurality of components easily remains, and the composite image is useful in confirming such a component.

Abstract: Provided is a gelling composition capable of keeping a gel state in a food even when the food heated at 75° C. is cooled to around 45° C. at which the food can be eaten in a warm state. Specifically provided is a gelling composition comprising methyl cellulose, a 2.0% by weight aqueous solution of which has a storage modulus G? (75° C.) at 75° C. of 3,000 to 5,500 Pa, the 2.0% by weight aqueous solution of which has a return temperature storage modulus G? (75 to 45° C.) of 2,000 to 3,600 Pa when the temperature of the aqueous solution is returned from 75° C. to 45° C., and a 2.0% by weight aqueous solution of which has a viscosity at 20° C. of 3,000 to 10,000 mPa·s; a low temperature gelling agent; and a solvent. A food comprising the gelling composition is also provided.

Abstract: An information processing method executed by an information processing device includes: generating a new individual by changing a value of part of explanatory variables of an individual selected with a first probability from current generation data, which has n individuals (n is an integer of two or more) and in which each individual is an explanatory variable group having a plurality of explanatory variables, to a target value based on a value of a corresponding explanatory variable of another individual; generating a new individual by changing a value of part of explanatory variables of an individual selected with a second probability from the current generation data to another value; and selecting n individuals of next generation data from the n individuals and the generated individual based on a degree of fitness calculated from an explanatory variable group for each individual, wherein the explanatory variable is set to take a value within a predetermined range determined in advance.

Abstract: An information-processing method executed by an information-processing device includes: generating a new individual by changing a value of part of explanatory variables of an individual selected with a first probability from current generation data, which has n individuals (n is an integer of three or more) and in which each individual is an explanatory variable group having a plurality of explanatory variables, to a target value based on a value of a corresponding explanatory variable of another individual; generating a new individual by changing a value of part of explanatory variables of an individual selected with a second probability from the current generation data to another value; and selecting n individuals of next generation data from the n individuals and the generated individual based on a fitness degree calculated from an explanatory variable group for each individual, wherein an explanatory variable having a value defined by a combination condition is set to take a value represented by one of a

Abstract: An information processing device determines presence or absence of an explanatory condition deviating from the pullback constraint, which is a constraint condition based on four arithmetic operations across a plurality of explanatory variables for each individual that has been generated and resets a reset value based on a plurality of explanatory variables with respect to the plurality of explanatory variables deviating from the pullback constraint.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes: a fin group including plate-shaped fins; heat transfer tubes penetrating the plate-shaped fins; and a support plate at an end of the fin group. The heat transfer tubes penetrate the support plate. The heat exchanger is configured to cause a heat medium flowing through the heat transfer tubes to exchange heat with air. End portions of the heat transfer tubes form protrusions protruding from the support plate. The protrusions include: a first protrusion connected to one of the protrusions adjacent to the first protrusion; and a second protrusion connected to a flow path pipe different from one of the protrusions adjacent to the second protrusion. A distance from a tip end of the second protrusion to the support plate is shorter than a distance from a tip end of the first protrusion to the support plate.