Abstract: An ink for ink jet recording is disclosed. The ink contains colored particles containing a colorant and a resin dispersed in an aqueous medium. A weight average molecular weight of the resin is from 2,000 to 50,000, and solubility parameter of the resin is from 16 to 20 (MPa)1/2.

Abstract: An ink-jet image recording method is disclosed.

Abstract: An ink-jet recording ink is disclosed. The ink contains colored particles each composed for Resin A containing a colorant, or colored particles each comprising a core composed of Resin A containing a colorant and a shell composed of Resin B covering the core, a water miscible solvent and water, and absorption coefficient “a” of the ink as itself and absorption coefficient “b” of the ink in which the colorant is dissolved satisfy the relation of 0.50≦a/b≦0.95.

Abstract: A colored particle aqueous dispersion and a water based ink containing the dispersion are disclosed, the colored particle aqueous dispersion containing colored particles comprising a colorant and a resin, wherein the difference in solubility parameter (SP) between the colorant and the resin is not more than 4.0 (J/cm3)1/2.

Abstract: A water-based ink for ink-jet printing, comprising colored particles containing: (a) a core particle having a colorant; and (b) a shell having a resin and encapsulating the core particle, wherein the resin comprises a monomer unit having a hydroxyl group in an amount of 0.1 to 50 weight % based on the total weight of the shell.

Abstract: A polymer dispersion comprising water and polymer particles having a size of 5 to 500 nm in volume average diameter and having a core-part and a shell-part in each of the polymer particles, wherein the core-part and the shell-part each comprise a colorant and a polymer, and the shell-part contains the colorant in an amount of not more than 80 weight % of the colorant in the core-part.

Abstract: A water-based ink comprising water and at least one kind of colored particles selected from the group consisting of:

Abstract: A water-based ink comprising colored particles, which comprise a dye and a polymer having an acetal group.

Abstract: A recording method comprising the step of ejecting an ink jet recording ink on an ink receiving material using an ink jet printer, the ink comprising a dye represented by the following Formula (1): ##STR1##

Abstract: A metal complex compound is disclosed.

Abstract: A novel organic non-linear optical material and a device using the same are disclosed. The material hardly makes reversal symmetrical molecular configuration in a bulk state such as a crystal and a thin layer and shows a high non-linear optical effect. A non-linear optical device using the material has an excellent properties. The organic non-linear optical material is comprised of the following compound: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are independently a hydrogen atom, a cyano group, a phenyl group, an amino group, an alkoxy group, an acylamino group, an alkylthio group, an alkyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group, carbamoyl group or a heterocyclic group, provided that R.sub.3 is allowed to link together with R.sub.4 to form a ring and R.sub.1, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 are not hydrogen atom at the same time; R.sub.2 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an acyl group; and said groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3, R.sub.4 and the ring formed by linking the groups represented by R.sub.

Abstract: A wave length conversion device of fibre type having a nonlinear optical material as a core which is consist of a single crystal of 2-methoxy-5-nitrophenol is disclosed. When the principal absorption axis of the single crystal is perpendicular to a center axis of the fibre (the material for cladding the core), the efficiency of the conversion the wave length is the highest.

Abstract: A silver halide light-sensitive color photographic material improved on the sharpness and the graininess of images is disclosed. The photographic material of the invention comprises a support having thereon photographic component layers including a red-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, a green-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer and a blue-sensitive silver halide emulsion layer, in which the photographic component layers have a total dry thickness of not more than 18 .mu.m , and at least one of the photographic component layers contains a coupler capable of releasing a scavenger which is capable of scavenging the oxidation product of a color developing agent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel magenta dye-forming coupler. The coupler is represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom or a substituent; R.sub.2 is a substituted or unsubstituted aryl group, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, a substituted or unsubstituted heterocyclic group or a substituted or unsubstituted amino group; provided, R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are allowed to bond together so as to complete a ring; Z is a hydrogen atom or a group capable of being split off upon coupling reaction with the oxidized product of a an aromatic primary amine developing agent; and EWG is an electron attractive group having a Hammet's .sigma. p value of more than 0.3. The photographic material has excellent color reproducibility and improved in color forming efficiency and graininess of images.

Abstract: A non-linear optical device applicable to use such as the generation of the higher harmonic waves and the parametric amplification of laser beam is disclosed. The device comprises a crystal of a compound represented by the following Formula I: ##STR1## wherein A is an electron attractive group having 0 to 5 carbon atoms; R.sub.1 is a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group or an alkenyl group; R.sub.2 is a hydroxyl group, an acylamino group or a ureido group; and R.sub.3 is a hydrogen atom or a mono-valent substituent.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed which comprises a support coated with photographic layers including one or more silver halide emulsion layers, at least one of said silver halide emulsion layers containing silver halide grains with a silver iodide content of 3.0-15 mol %, and at least one of said photographic layers containing a compound represented by the following general formula (I): ##STR1## where Y is an aromatic group or a 5- or 6-membered heterocyclic group.

Abstract: There is disclosed a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material containing novel cyan coupler which comprises a light-sensitive silver halide color photographic material having at least one silver halide emulsion layer on a support, characterized in that at least one layer of the silver halide emulsion layer contains at least one cyan coupler represented by the formula (I) shown below: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 each represent an alkyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic group, a dialkylamino group, an anilino group, an alkoxy group or an arloxy group; R.sub.3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R.sub.4 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, an aryl group, A R.sub.5 CO--group or a R.sub.5 SO.sub.2 --group; provided that R.sub.3 and R.sub.4 cannot be hydrogen atoms at the same time; R.sub.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic light-sensitive material containing a novel cyan dye forming coupler is disclosed. The cyan dye forming coupler is represented by the following formula. ##STR1## In the formula R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are each a substituent, and X is a group capable of being splitted off from the coupler residue upon reaction of the coupler residue with the oxydized product of a color developing agent; and the total number of carbon atoms contained in the groups represented by R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and X is from 8 to 50. The spectral absorption characteristics of cyan dye images formed by the coupler of the invention are so sharp and steep that color reproduction can be achieved very advantageously.

Abstract: A diphenylimidazole type cyan dye represented by the following Formula [I] or [II] is disclosed. The dye is capable of displaying relatively more preferable absorption characteristics so as to serve as a cyan dye, and suitable to be use in photographic, thermal transfer, ink-jet, printing or other printing media.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material containing a cyan coupler represented by the formula: ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.1 is selected from the group consisting of an acylamino group, an alkylsulfonamido group, an arylsulfonamido group, a carbamoyl group, a sulfamoyl group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an amino group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and a arylcarbonyl group, said groups have at least one carboxy group as a substituent, R.sub.2 is selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, a nitro group, a cyano group, a formyl group, a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an acylamino group, an alkylsulfonamido group, an arylsulfonamido group, an alkylureido group, an arylureido group, a sulfamoyl group, a carbamoyl group, an alkoxycarbonyl group and an aryloxycarbonyl group, R.sub.3 represents an alkyl group substituted with a phenoxy group; R.sub.