Abstract: A cold cathode discharge lamp includes: a transparent hollow housing; a fluorescent film formed on inner surfaces of the hollow housing; a pair of cold cathodes that are located in the hollow housing; and a discharge gas that contains hydrogen gas sealed within the hollow housing. Each of the cold cathodes includes: a supporting body that has conductivity; an insulating diamond film formed on the supporting body; and an insulating layer that insulates the supporting body from the insulating diamond film.

Abstract: A promotion method and a system which can realize thoughtful promotion by facilitating changing settings such as the number of points issued for each commodity, a promotion period and the like without the necessity for changing settings of target automatic vending machines all at once. A commodity code peculiar to each commodity is added to point information, and a data center selectively adds the number of points of the point information of the specific commodity on the basis of the commodity code.

Abstract: A cartridge for fuel cell for supplying a fuel to a fuel cell, the cartridge for fuel cell including: a cartridge case 32 having a plurality of holes 34 formed at least in one side 32a; a fuel vaporization stabilization layer 38 formed on the side with said plurality of holes 34 formed in inside the cartridge case 32; and a fuel impregnation material 36 sealed inside the cartridge case 32.

Abstract: Provided is a compressor control unit with a high response ability to changes of gas condition of a compressor (compressor suction temperature, pressure, gas specific gravity, pressure ratio of suction pressure and discharge pressure). In the control unit for a compressor that supplies gas into a gas turbine through a header tank, an inlet gas condition is measured and a load command value from a gas turbine controller is corrected to be increased or decreased corresponding to the measured inlet gas condition.

Abstract: A discharge light-emitting device includes a chamber that encapsulates a discharge gas and has a light permeable portion; and at least a pair of electrodes that are arranged in the chamber and are made of a wide-gap semiconductor, wherein the pair of electrodes are connected to each other and at least a portion where the electrodes are connected to each other is formed into a narrow portion.

Abstract: A cold cathode for a discharge lamp includes a metal plate that has bending portions; a diamond film that is formed on a face of the metal plate, except for the bending portions; and a metal member that is mounted on the metal plate.

Abstract: Disclosed is an efficient heat treatment method which can be performed in a short time. Specifically disclosed is a method for heat-treating a steel material wherein a plastically deformed steel work is introduced into a heat treatment furnace when the work still retains the heat applied thereto during the plastic deformation, then the work is heated preferably at a heating rate of 15-50 DEG C./min and held at a temperature between Ac1 and Ac3 for 10 minutes or less, and then the work is slowly cooled at a cooling rate of 5-45 DEG C./min. This heat treatment method enables to easily produce a steel material having a uniform metal structure by simple facilities.

Abstract: A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell is provided which is capable of improving output characteristics of the fuel cell. Metal fine particles making up the catalyst for the fuel cell to be used as a fuel electrode and air electrode are formed by reducing platinum salt with molybdenum carbonyl. The catalyst for the fuel cell is formed by supporting platinum-molybdenum fine particles on carbon particles. By employing this reducing method, platinum-molybdenum fine particles being small in size and high in dispersibility can be obtained, making the catalyst for the fuel cell highly active. By constructing the fuel and air electrodes using the catalyst for the fuel cell, high outputs from the fuel cell are made possible.

Abstract: A discharge electrode emitting electrons into a discharge gas, encompasses an emitter and current supply terminals configured to supply electric current to the emitter. The emitter embraces a wide bandgap semiconductor having at 300 K a bandgap of 2.2 eV or wider. Acceptor impurity atoms and donor impurity atoms being doped in the wide bandgap semiconductor, the activation energy of the donor impurity atoms being larger than the activation energy of the acceptor impurity atoms.

Abstract: A closed-loop IC design optimization process by automatically or manually creating design-specific cells with desired characteristics (e.g., performance, area, power, noise, etc.), which will be then implemented as a standard cell (also known hereafter as metacell), from a set of post-layout patterns. A post-layout pattern represents a part or whole of a standard cell and contains information regarding the pattern including, but not limited to, layout, timing, area, power and noise. As the metacells are created from post-layout patterns, the inaccuracies of prior dynamic library techniques are easily avoided. Such metacells, being design-specific, are optimized to satisfy the constraints imposed by the design context, thus bringing the powerful design-specific customization to standard cell-based design methodology.

Abstract: Movement of an imaging device is detected using a camera shake detection sensor or a motion vector obtained from an image signal, and camera shake correction is performed by shifting an extraction frame (valid photographing region) within a photographable maximum region based on the motion detection result. When movement of the imaging device is causing a face region located at the edge of the extraction frame to move towards out of the frame, it is determined that the movement is due to camera shake, and the extraction frame is moved so that the face region can stay within the frame. Meanwhile, when movement of the imaging device is causing the face region to move inward within the frame, it is determined that the movement is due to a pan or tilt operation, and position control is performed so that the deliberate movement is not inhibited.

Abstract: A field emission electron source includes a substrate. A wiring layer is formed on the substrate, and an insulation layer is formed over the wiring layer. In the insulation layer, a plurality of through holes are provided, and conductive via plugs are disposed in the through holes. A diamond layer is formed to cover tops of the insulation layer and the conductive via plugs.

Abstract: A discharge electrode emitting electrons into a discharge gas, encompasses an emitter and current supply terminals configured to supply electric current to the emitter. The emitter embraces a wide bandgap semiconductor having at 300 K a bandgap of 2.2 eV or wider. Acceptor impurity atoms and donor impurity atoms being doped in the wide bandgap semiconductor, the activation energy of the donor impurity atoms being larger than the activation energy of the acceptor impurity atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process of producing a permanent magnet, which includes extruding a preform to form a plate-shaped permanent magnet, in which the preform is extruded in such a way that a dimension of a cross section of the preform is reduced in an X-direction and enlarged in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction. The present invention also relates to a plate-shaped permanent magnet formed by extruding a preform, in which the preform is extruded in such a way that a dimension of a cross section of the preform is reduced in an X-direction and enlarged in a Y-direction perpendicular to the X-direction, whereby the permanent magnet has a strain ratio ?2/?1 with respect to the preform in a range of 0.2 to 3.5, in which ?1 is a strain in the direction of the extrusion of the preform and ?2 is a strain in the Y-direction.

Abstract: An image-taking apparatus generates an output image from a photographed image obtained by photographing and displays this output image on a display screen of a display section. The image-taking apparatus includes a recognition processing section for recognizing a specific subject (facial region of a person, or a facial component such as eyes) included in the photographed image. Referring to results of this recognition, the image-taking apparatus evaluates the dimension of the specific subject in each photographed image. If the dimension evaluated is relatively large, a relatively small magnification ratio to be employed upon the generation of the output image from the photographed image is provided. If the dimension evaluated is relatively small, a relatively large magnification ratio to be employed upon the generation of the output image from the photographed image is provided. As a result, the dimension of the specific subject in the output image is kept substantially constant.

Abstract: A direct methanol type fuel cell is provided with a generated gas ejection part having a bundle made up of hollow fiber membranes extending between a fuel electrode and a liquid fuel vaporizing layer that vaporizes a methanol aqueous solution and supplies methanol gas to the fuel electrode. The hollow fiber membranes selectively pass carbon dioxide within a mixture gas that includes methanol, the carbon dioxide generated at the fuel electrode and the like, and eject the carbon dioxide via end portions of the hollow fiber membranes that open at a side surface of the fuel cell via hollow portions. The fuel cell as a high carbon dioxide ejection capability, and suppresses leak of methanol gas. A pressure applying part may be provided to apply a back pressure to the methanol aqueous solution within a fuel storage part, so as to further improve the carbon dioxide ejection capability.

Abstract: Based on, for example, the image at the start of a movie, a thumbnail image is tentatively generated and is stored in a header file. If a predetermined triggering condition is fulfilled during movie shooting, a thumbnail image is generated from the frame image at the timing that the triggering condition is fulfilled, and the thumbnail image existing in the header file is replaced with the newly generated thumbnail image. The triggering condition is fulfilled, for example, if, after zooming-in, the angle of view has been kept fixed for a predetermined period or longer, or if the focus has been kept locked for a predetermined period.

Abstract: A heat sink includes a base portion formed of insulating diamond, and a plurality of pressure contacting members formed of the insulating diamond and arranged on the base portion

Abstract: A diamond film formation method includes forming, in a composite of a metal material and a semiconductor material, diamond nuclei on a surface of the metal material at a temperature below 650° C. in a first mixed gas containing at least carbon and hydrogen, and growing the diamond nuclei formed in the composite at a temperature below 750° C. in a second mixed gas containing at least carbon and hydrogen to form a diamond film.

Abstract: Termoconductive addition-curable liquid silicone rubber composition that comprises (A) 100 parts of liquid diorganopolysiloxane that contains at least two silicon-bonded alkenyl groups in each molecule, (B) 50 to 600 parts of alumina micropowder, (C) 20 to 100 parts of iron oxide micropowder, (D) 0.1 to 2.0 parts of cerium oxide micropowder, cerium hydroxide micropowder, or cerium-containing heteroorganosiloxane, (E) organopolysiloxane that contains at least two silicon-bonded hydrogen atoms, and (F) platinum catalyst in a catalytic quantity, and coated fixing roll comprising a fluororesin layer or a fluororubber layer disposed on the peripheral surface of a roll shaft, and a silicone rubber layer interposed between them, which silicone rubber layer being the cured product of the aforementioned silicone rubber composition.