Abstract: A light source apparatus includes: a light source configured to output light; a reflection unit (spatial light modulator) having an input unit of a control signal and configured to be able to control distribution of angles at which incident light is reflected based on the control signal; and a diffraction grating configured to disperse the light output from the light source, cause the light to be incident on the spatial light modulator, and return at least a part of the light reflected by the spatial light modulator to the light source. An optical cavity is formed by the light source and the spatial light modulator, and a bandwidth of the light returned from the diffraction grating to the light source is controlled by controlling the distribution of angles of the light reflected by the spatial light modulator based on the control signal.

Abstract: A hologram data generation system is a system that generates hologram data for realizing a hologram used for light modulation in a spatial light modulator, and includes an acquisition unit configured to acquire target information indicating an emitted light intensity distribution that is a target of emitted light from a hologram, a determination unit configured to determine a generation method used for generating the hologram data according to a type of intensity distribution indicated by the target information acquired by the acquisition unit, and a generation unit configured to generate the hologram data from the target information acquired by the acquisition unit by the generation method determined by the determination unit.

Abstract: Provided is a skin external agent composition containing taurine as crystals, which has smooth feel without any skin contact. A skin external agent composition containing fine needle-like or columnar crystals of taurine having a thickness of less than 150 micrometers and a length of less than 3000 micrometers, a method for producing fine needle-like or columnar crystals of taurine, the method including a step of growing crystals in an environment in which an aqueous solution in which taurine is dissolved is mixed with or brought into contact with a liquid substance having low solubility of taurine, and a method for producing a skin external agent composition, the method including the step of growing crystals and a step of blending the fine needle-like or columnar crystals of taurine obtained in the step of growing crystals into the skin external agent composition.

Abstract: A connector includes plural terminals, a housing holding the terminals, and an inner shield. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a first direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The terminals include two terminals arranged on both sides of the inner shield in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The inner shield includes a base extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and an extension protruding from the base. The housing includes a shield holder holding the extension. This connector reduces noise propagation between the terminals.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device capable of suppressing reflection on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and color mixing is provided. The solid-state imaging device according to the present technology includes: a semiconductor substrate on which a photoelectric conversion element is formed; and a plurality of layers including a first transparent dielectric layer, a semiconductor layer, and a second transparent dielectric layer in this order from the side of the semiconductor substrate. With the solid-state imaging device according to the present technology, it is possible to provide a solid-state imaging device capable of suppressing reflection on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and color mixing.

Abstract: Provided is an image processing device including one or more processors including hardware, wherein the processor is configured to: identify a status of observation of an observation target based on an image captured by an endoscope; determine, based on the status of observation, a processing mode concerning detection of an unobserved region that has not been observed by the endoscope. The processor is further configured to perform generation of a three-dimensional model of the observation target from the image and detection of the unobserved region according to the determined processing mode.

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure both protects a battery and provides a routing member below a floor panel that improves underfloor aerodynamic performance. Embodiments of a vehicle-body structure may include: a routing member that extends in a vehicle front-rear direction on a vehicle-width-direction outer side of a battery frame below a floor panel; a cover member that extends from a lower side of a battery to a lower side of the routing member; battery-frame fixation portions that fix the battery frame to side sills; and cover-member fixation portions that fix a vehicle-width-direction end portion of the cover member to the side sills. The routing member and the battery-frame fixation portions may be positioned on a vehicle-width-direction inner side of the cover-member fixation portions.

Abstract: In a connector, each of housings of a socket and a header serving as connector parts includes: a terminal holder extending in a first direction and includes a terminal section of the associated connector part; and a side wall connector extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and connected to one end of the terminal holder of the associated connector part in the first direction. The shield member includes a first portion on the side wall connector, and a second portion aligned with the terminal holder of the connector part in the second direction. The socket and the header are inserted into each other in a third direction intersecting the first and second directions. The second portion of at least one of the shield members includes a shield bent portion with a curved portion curving toward the other connector part to be inserted.

Abstract: A connector includes plural terminals, a housing holding the terminals, and an inner shield. The connector is configured to be connected to a mating connector by moving toward the mating connector in a first direction relatively with respect to the mating connector. The terminals include two terminals arranged on both sides of the inner shield in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The inner shield includes a base extending in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and an extension protruding from the base. The housing includes a shield holder holding the extension. This connector reduces noise propagation between the terminals.

Abstract: To arrange a power unit, an electric power conversion unit, and engine-related components compactly, a drive motor, a reduction drive, a generator, and an engine body are integrally arranged in this order in a vehicle width direction of a power unit compartment such that respective heights thereof are substantially the same. An electric power conversion unit, in which a motor inverter, an electric power generation inverter, and a DC/DC converter are integrated, is arranged above the drive motor, the reduction drive, and the generator. Engine-related components such as a low-voltage battery, an air cleaner, and an oil filter are arranged above the engine body.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a system includes a central control device connected to a plurality of sub-devices each having an embedded computer. The central control device is configured to detect an anomality caused by a cyberattack, transmit a stop instruction to each of the sub-devices to stop an operation of the system, transmit a restart instruction to each of the sub-devices to restart each of the sub-devices by secure boot, transmit a diagnostic instruction to at least one sub-device to diagnose whether or not physical elements configuring the system are degraded and determine whether or not to resume the operation of the system based on a result of the restart executed in each of the sub-devices and a result of the diagnosis executed in the at least one sub-device.

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure may include a floor panel, a dash panel extending upward from a vehicle front portion of the floor panel and partitioning a vehicle front portion of an occupant space, a cooler disposed on a vehicle front side of the dash panel, a control device disposed in the occupant space, and a supply pipe through which a heat exchange medium subjected to heat exchange at a heat exchanger is supplied to the control device. The heat exchanger may be closer to the control device than a powertrain PT mounted on an automobile.

Abstract: A vehicle-body structure increases comfort inside a vehicle cabin and improves vehicle-body stiffness. A battery housing portion in which a battery is housed and a battery non-housing portion in which the battery is not housed are provided alongside in a vehicle front-rear direction below the vehicle cabin. A second frame portion disposed at the battery non-housing portion is larger than a first frame portion disposed at the battery housing portion in a vehicle width direction.

Abstract: A high performance liquid chromatograph includes a photomultiplier tube that detects fluorescence generated from a sample and a gain adjustment device that adjusts a gain of the photomultiplier tube. The gain adjustment device includes an acquirer that acquires a detection value of fluorescence detected by the photomultiplier tube, a power supply that supplies power to the photomultiplier tube, and a power supply controller that adjusts a gain of the photomultiplier tube in one analysis for a sample by controlling the power supply in accordance with the detection value acquired by the acquirer.

Abstract: A control device for a CO2 recovery device disposed on a downstream side of a combustion furnace that combusts a combustible material in which a biomass-derived combustible material and a non-biomass-derived combustible material are mixed and recovering CO2 in exhaust gas generated includes: a first acquisition unit that acquires a ratio of weights of the biomass-derived combustible material and the non-biomass-derived combustible material to a weight of the combustible material introduced into the combustion furnace; a first calculation unit that calculates a ratio of CO2 generated from the biomass-derived combustible material and the non-biomass-derived combustible material to CO2 generated from the combustible material in accordance with the acquired ratio; and a second calculation unit that calculates an intake amount of the exhaust gas to the CO2 recovery device based on the calculated ratio of the CO2 generated from the non-biomass-derived combustible material and a flow rate of the exhaust gas.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an innovative and highly practical connection member for a vehicle structure. The present invention is a connection member for a vehicle structure equipped with at least two connection sections (2) that are used in the vehicle structure and that connect appropriate sites within the vehicle structure, the connection member for a vehicle structure being characterized in having a layered structure section (1) configured by impregnating a layered body (4) in which a plurality of fiber bodies (3) have been layered with a matrix resin and curing the impregnated layered body, and employing, as the fiber bodies (3), bodies in which bundles of unidirectionally aligned carbon fibers (5) have been interwoven with thermally fusible fibers (6).

Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a combustion facility; a CO2 absorption tower that brings an exhaust gas containing CO2, which is discharged from the combustion facility and introduced into the CO2 absorption tower, into contact with a CO2 absorption liquid to remove the CO2 from the exhaust gas; and a decarbonated gas introduction line that is connected to the CO2 absorption tower and the combustion facility and allows at least a portion of a decarbonated gas, which is the exhaust gas from which the CO2 has been removed in the CO2 absorption tower, to be introduced into the combustion facility.

Abstract: A CO2 recovery system includes: a combustion facility; a dust collector into which exhaust gas containing CO2, discharged from the combustion facility, is introduced, and which removes solid components from the exhaust gas; an exhaust gas cooling device into which the exhaust gas is introduced, and which cools the exhaust gas through contact with cooling water; a CO2 absorption tower into which the exhaust gas cooled by the exhaust gas cooling device is introduced, and which removes the CO2 from the exhaust gas in contact with a CO2 absorbent; and a cooling water introduction line which is-connected to the exhaust gas cooling device and to a supply site on an upstream side, in the flow of exhaust gas, of the dust collector, and which guides at least a portion of the cooling water inside the exhaust gas cooling device to the supply site.

Abstract: A laser apparatus includes: a laser oscillator including a wavelength adjuster and configured to output pulse laser light having a center wavelength adjusted by the wavelength adjuster; a spectrum monitor configured to generate data on a spectrum of the pulse laser light; and a processor configured to control the wavelength adjuster in such a way that the center wavelength of the pulse laser light changes in accordance with a target wavelength that periodically changes to each of multiple values including first and second wavelengths, calculate a first spectral linewidth from data on spectra of multiple pulses each having the first wavelength as the target wavelength, and calculate a second spectral linewidth from data on spectra of multiple pulses each having the second wavelength as the target wavelength.

Abstract: A composite amine absorbent to absorb at least one of CO2 and H2S in a gas includes: a chain monoamine; a diamine; a cyclic compound represented by the following chemical formula: where R1: any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, and a hydroxyalkyl group, R2: oxygen or N—R3, and R3: any one of hydrogen, a hydrocarbon group having a carbon number of 1 to 4, and a hydroxyalkyl group; and water.