Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic apparatus includes an electrolytic cell including a cathode chamber, an intermediate chamber, and an anode chamber, a supply portion which supplies an electrolyte solution to the intermediate chamber, a drain pipe which discharges the electrolyte solution from the intermediate chamber, and a valve in the drain pipe. The supply portion includes a pressure apply portion which applies hydrostatic pressure to the electrolyte solution in the intermediate chamber made static, and which includes a supply pipe, a pump in the supply pipe, and a circulation pipe configured to circulate a part of the electrolyte solution fed from the pump.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic apparatus includes a diaphragm of a porous membrane having a water permeability of 0.0024 to 0.6 mL/min per cm2 at a differential pressure of 20 kPa, a first electrode provided to oppose the diaphragm, and a second electrode opposing the first electrode via the diaphragm, and the difference between the hydraulic pressures applied onto both sides of the porous membrane is within ±20 kPa.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic water generator includes a plurality of electrolytic cells configured to generate electrolytic water by energizing a pair of electrodes arranged in water to be electrolyzed. An inflow unit is configured to let the water to be electrolyzed flow in parallel. An inflow disconnecting unit is configured to individually disconnect the water to be electrolyzed flowing in parallel is provided in the inflow unit. An electrode disconnecting unit is configured to individually disconnect between the pair of electrodes is provided. Power is supplied with a constant current from a power source by connecting the pair of electrodes of the plurality of electrolytic cells in series through the electrode disconnecting unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source, and at least one light distribution control member configured to control distribution of light from the light source. The light distribution control member includes a base member higher in refractive index than air, and two optical control layers located opposite each other with a predetermined space therebetween on either side of the base member. The two optical control layers each includes a first region and a second region formed in correlative patterns. The light distribution control member is configured to control the light distribution based on a change of an overlap between the first and second regions depending on a direction of transmitted light.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic apparatus includes an electrolytic cell including an anode chamber, an intermediate chamber, a cathode chamber, separating membranes, an anode in the anode chamber, and a cathode in the cathode chamber, a water supply portion which supplies water to the anode and cathode chambers and intermittently changes a water supply and discharge amount, an electrolyte fluid supply portion which supplies and discharges an electrolyte fluid to the intermediate chamber, and a controller which applies potential to the anode and the cathode and electrolyzes the electrolyte fluid in a state where the water supply and discharge amount is small or in a water static state in at least one of the anode and the cathode chambers.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrolytic device includes an electrolytic cell including a first electrode, a second electrode opposing the first electrode and a diaphragm provided between the first electrode and the second electrode. The first electrode is formed of a plate including a first surface opposing the diaphragm, a second surface located on an opposite side to the diaphragm, and first recess portions formed in the first surface with a first pattern. The first recess portions include a bottom surface apart from the first surface and through-holes opening to the second surface of the first electrode and to a part of the bottom surface.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode unit of an electrolytic device includes a first electrode including a first surface, a second surface located on a side opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of through-holes opening on the first surface and the second surface, a second electrode opposed to the first surface of the first electrode, and a porous membrane containing an inorganic oxide and provided on the first surface of the first electrode to cover the first surface and the through-holes.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electrode unit of an electrolytic device includes a first electrode including a first surface, a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a plurality of first pores opened in the first surface, a plurality of second pores opened in the second surface and having an opening area greater than that of the first pores, and a plurality of the first pores communicating with a respective one of the second pores, a second electrode opposing the first surface of the first electrode, and a continuous porous membrane arranged between the first electrode and the second electrode, so as to cover the first surface of the first electrode.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light-transmitting cover configured to cover the light source and to emit light emitted from the light source to the outside, and a light guide body provided opposite the light source and configured to guide, to the rear of the light source, at least part of the light from the light source. The cover includes a back light-transmitting region having a plane-normal line directed rearwardly. The light guide body includes a light-incident portion facing the light source and a light guide-emitting portion curvedly extending outward from the light-incident portion, having a distal end portion extending along the back light-transmitting region and directed to the rear.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source, and at least one light distribution control member configured to control distribution of light from the light source. The light distribution control member includes a base member higher in refractive index than air, and two optical control layers located opposite each other with a predetermined space therebetween on either side of the base member. The two optical control layers each includes a first region and a second region formed in correlative patterns. The light distribution control member is configured to control the light distribution based on a change of an overlap between the first and second regions depending on a direction of transmitted light.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a light source with a directivity and a light-transmitting cover including a light-transmitting area configured to emit light from the light source to the outside. The light-transmitting cover is in a dome shape and formed of a material doped with scattered fillers dispersed in a volume thereof. The light-transmitting cover includes a vertically elongated shape with an aspect ratio higher than 0.6, and having a transmittance of 70% or less. The aspect ratio is the quotient of a height of the light-transmitting area in an optical axis thereof divided by the width of a rear-end portion of the light-transmitting area.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lighting device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light-transmitting cover configured to cover the light source and to emit light emitted from the light source to the outside, and a light guide body provided opposite the light source and configured to guide, to the rear of the light source, at least part of the light from the light source. The cover includes a back light-transmitting region having a plane-normal line directed rearwardly. The light guide body includes a light-incident portion facing the light source and a light guide-emitting portion curvedly extending outward from the light-incident portion, having a distal end portion extending along the back light-transmitting region and directed to the rear.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a lightning device includes a base member, a light source on the base member, a light guide body configured to guide at least part of light forwardly emitted from the light source. The light guide body includes an incident portion covering the front of at least the part of the light source, a bent light guide portion outwardly bent from the incident portion and configured to curvedly guide incident main light to the outside, and a light-emitting surface located on the distal end of the bent light guide portion, directly exposed to the outside of the device, and configured to emit the curvedly guided light laterally or rearwardly relative to the light source.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly includes a fuel electrode, an oxidizing agent electrode, and an electrolyte membrane provided between the fuel electrode and the oxidizing agent electrode with at least one of the fuel electrode and the oxidizing agent electrode contains a proton conductive inorganic oxide, which includes an oxide carrier containing Ti, Zr, Si and/or Al; and W, Mo, Cr and/or V oxide particles supported on a surface of the oxide carrier.

Abstract: A polyelectrolyte material includes as a main chain: a benzene ring; an ether; and a carbonyl group. A part of the benzene ring is sulfonated. A method for manufacturing a polyelectrolyte material includes: synthesizing disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone; and polymerizing the disulfonyl difluorobenzophenone, 4,4?-difluorobenzophenone, and phenolphthalein with a crown ether as a catalyst. The synthesizing is performed by reacting 4,4?-difluorobenzophenone with fuming sulfuric acid, performing salting-out the reaction product, and recrystallizing the salting-out product.

Abstract: A proton conductive inorganic material includes oxide particles containing at least one element X selected from the group consisting of W, Mo, Cr, B and V, an oxide carrier carrying the oxide particles and containing at least one element Y selected from the group consisting of Sn, Hf, Ge, Ga, In, Ce and Nb.

Abstract: An antenna switch selectively connects one of a transmission signal terminal and a reception signal terminal to a common terminal, and includes a plurality of external terminals including the common terminal, the transmission signal terminal, and the reception signal terminal, a semiconductor chip having a plurality of terminals formed therein, and a plurality of bonding wires that connect the external terminals and the plurality of terminals formed in the semiconductor chip. Two bonding wires that are adjacent to each other among the plurality of bonding wires are used as directional couplers.

Abstract: In an electronic device, state detection elements are arranged at various locations of a fuel cell system supplies an electric power to a phone unit, the state detection elements detect states of the fuel cell system at the locations. A cell state detection unit detects an operating state of the fuel cell from an output signal of each of the state detection elements. A determination unit determines an operating mode to prompt action to be taken for the operating state of the fuel cell detected by the cell state detection unit. A content of the operating mode is displayed with an image of a character or a fictitious creature based on a determination by the determination unit.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide an electrolyte membrane for fuel cell of low fuel permeability and high proton conductivity and to provide a fuel cell comprising the electrolyte membrane. According to the present invention, a polymer membrane including repeating unit of five-membered heterocyclic rings is used as an electrolyte membrane of the fuel cell. The electrolyte membrane has high proton conductivity with free from moves of the fuel or water when the proton conducts in the electrolyte membrane.

Abstract: A supported catalyst includes: a particulate first carbon material; and a particulate second carbon material supporting a catalyst, having a smaller center particle diameter than the first carbon material, and adsorbed on a surface of the first carbon material.