Abstract: Provided are a separator for a nonaqueous cell that has air permeability and is small in thickness while maintaining strength properties; and a nonaqueous cell having this separator. The separator includes a fiber sheet in which a polyvinyl alcohol fiber is incorporated in a proportion of 30% or more by mass (based on the fiber sheet). The fiber has a fiber breaking temperature in heated water of lower than 100° C. and higher than 85° C.

Abstract: A polymeric hybrid particle or composition comprising of polymers, such as polystyrene or methylated polystyrenes with cyclic amines and their halogenated forms, and nanoparticles (NPs). The method for the preparation thereof and uses as nano-adsorbent, or a biocide, or a dual function combination of biocide and adsorbent for use in a fluid system for the purpose of purification or remediation are also disclosed.

Abstract: Provided is a granular filtration media comprising a mixture of granular filtration media and less than 5% of nanofibers based on the dry weight, method of making the same and uses of the same for removing contaminants from water, including metals, heavy metals, synthetic or natural organic matters, colloidal or suspended particles to improve the chemical safety and purity of water for the purpose of water purification, specifically, one embodiment of the present invention disclosed is use of the granular filtration media to remove particulate lead from high pH water.

Abstract: The present invention provides a filtering material for filtering water having high collection efficiency and long filtering life, and a water filtering apparatus including the material. The present filtering material includes a laminated sheet in which a nanofiber layer formed from a nanofiber having a single fiber average diameter of 10 to 1000 nm and meeting all the following conditions and a base material including a nonwoven or woven fabric containing a hydrophilic fiber having a single fiber average diameter of not less than 1 ?m. Further, the present water filtering apparatus is configured by including the filtering material for filtering water. (1) The nanofiber layer has a basis weight of 0.1 to 10 g/m2. (2) The nanofiber is a continuous long fiber. (3) The nanofiber contains at least an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer.

Abstract: A power converter converts input power into DC power. A first switching element is connected between an output node and a high voltage node of the power converter. A second switching element is connected between the output node and a low voltage node of the power converter. First to third driver circuits have first to third power supply nodes to be supplied with first to third operating voltages based on first to third voltages at the output node, the low voltage node, and the high voltage node, respectively. The first to third driver circuits drive the first to third switching elements based on the first to third voltages, respectively. A rectifier circuit is connected between the power supply nodes of the first and second driver circuits, and supplies a current from the power supply node of the first driver circuit toward the power supply node of the third driver circuit.

Abstract: Provided are a separator for a nonaqueous cell that has air permeability and is small in thickness while maintaining strength properties; and a nonaqueous cell having this separator. The separator includes a fiber sheet in which a polyvinyl alcohol fiber is incorporated in a proportion of 30% or more by mass (based on the fiber sheet). The fiber has a fiber breaking temperature in heated water of lower than 100° C. and higher than 85° C.

Abstract: Provided are an alkaline battery separator suitably used for an alkaline battery, and an alkaline battery using the separator. The separator includes a nonwoven fabric including subject fibers; at least a part of the subject fibers containing a chelate forming fiber having a chelate formable functional group being capable of forming a chelate with a metal ion. The alkaline battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, the above-described separator placed therebetween, and an electrolyte.

Abstract: A magnetic pump includes a front casing including: a shaft supporting body that supports a leading end of a supporting shaft; and a plurality of supporting legs that extends toward an inner wall of a suction port from the shaft supporting body, and that supports the shaft supporting body in the suction port. In the magnetic pump, a leading end of the shaft supporting body is positioned further toward the inlet side of the suction port than a connecting section between the inner wall of the suction port and the supporting leg.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a filter material including a sheet-like laminate which includes an ultrafine fiber aggregate layer formed of an aggregate of ultrafine fibers produced by an electrospinning method having an average fiber diameter of not less than 10 nm and not more than 1000 nm, and a base material formed of a nonwoven fabric or a woven fabric constituted from fibers having an average fiber diameter of 1 ?m or more, said filter material satisfying all of a plurality of specific requirements, having a capability of collecting or separating ?m-order microfine particles with a high accuracy and exhibiting a less pressure loss and a long filtering life, as well as a filter cartridge using the filter material.

Abstract: A power converter converts input power into DC power. A first switching element is connected between an output node and a high voltage node of the power converter. A second switching element is connected between the output node and a low voltage node of the power converter. First to third driver circuits have first to third power supply nodes to be supplied with first to third operating voltages based on first to third voltages at the output node, the low voltage node, and the high voltage node, respectively. The first to third driver circuits drive the first to third switching elements based on the first to third voltages, respectively. A rectifier circuit is connected between the power supply nodes of the first and second driver circuits, and supplies a current from the power supply node of the first driver circuit toward the power supply node of the third driver circuit.

Abstract: In order to perform easily power cutoff of a device configuring a data processing system and to improve the power reduction effect at standby, the data processing system is configured with a microcontroller, a memory IC including a nonvolatile RAM array, and a power supply unit capable of controlling the power supply to the microcontroller and the memory IC, separately. When a control signal to control read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array is at a high level, the memory IC is enabled read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array. When the control signal is at a low level, the memory IC is disenabled read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array. The microcontroller sets the control signal at a low level, when the memory IC is shifted to a standby state by the power supply unit.

Abstract: Provided is a separator for non-aqueous batteries, capable of being usefully used in non-aqueous batteries, and a non-aqueous battery equipped with this separator. The separator for non-aqueous batteries includes: a base layer comprising a fiber aggregate, and an electrolyte-swellable resin layer formed on at least one surface of the base layer, the resin layer comprising a urethane resin (C) obtained by reacting a polyol (A) including a vinyl polymer (a1) and a polyether polyol (a2) with a polyisocyanate (B). The vinyl polymer (a1) has as a main chain a vinyl polymer (a1?) having two hydroxyl groups at one of the termini of the main chain, and a polyoxyethylene chain having a number average molecular weight of 200 to 800 as a side chain, the percentage of the polyoxyethylene chain based on the vinyl polymer (a1) being within the range of 70 mass % to 98 mass %.

Abstract: A separator for electric double layer capacitor comprising a fiber sheet containing 10% by mass (relative to 100% by mass of fiber sheet) of polyvinyl alcohol fibers (fibers A) having a hot water-dissolving temperature of lower than 100° C. and higher than 85° C., the separator having a density within a range of 0.25 to 0.7 g/cm3, and a thickness within a range of not less than 5 ?m and less than 40 ?m.

Abstract: Provided are an alkaline battery separator and an alkaline battery including the separator. The separator includes at least a coarse layer and a dense layer denser than the coarse layer. The coarse layer contains an alkaline-resistant cellulose fiber having a freeness value of 350 to 650 ml as a whole in the proportion of 25 to 65% by weight. The alkaline-resistant cellulose fiber includes at least two kinds of alkaline-resistant cellulose fibers having different freeness with each other. The difference in freeness value between the alkaline-resistant cellulose fibers having the highest and lowest freeness values is 300 to 700 ml. The dense layer contains an alkaline-resistant cellulose fiber which as a whole has a freeness value of 0 to 400 ml. The separator has a maximum pore size of 65 ?m or smaller, and a liquid absorption capacity of 5 g/g or higher.

Abstract: There is provided a semiconductor device which is simple in configuration and resistant to tampering. A user input unit receives an authentication code input by a user. A CPU determines whether a user's access is legal based on the input authentication code and activates an enable signal if the user's access is legal. A normal row decoder decodes the row address specified by the CPU and selects a normal memory cell of any row based on the result of decode. A redundancy row decoder prohibits the selection by the normal row decoder when the specified row address agrees with the row address of a predetermined normal memory cell only if the enable signal is activated and selects a redundant memory cell of any row.

Abstract: In order to perform easily power cutoff of a device configuring a data processing system and to improve the power reduction effect at standby, the data processing system is configured with a microcontroller, a memory IC including a nonvolatile RAM array, and a power supply unit capable of controlling the power supply to the microcontroller and the memory IC, separately. When a control signal to control read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array is at a high level, the memory IC is enabled read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array. When the control signal is at a low level, the memory IC is disenabled read and write of data to the nonvolatile RAM array. The microcontroller sets the control signal at a low level, when the memory IC is shifted to a standby state by the power supply unit.

Abstract: The data processing system has: a plurality of hardware resources each having at least one standby mode; a control part for controlling execution of a task achieved by using, of the plurality of hardware resources, predetermined ones, and a working status of each hardware resource; and a power-source part for controlling supply of a power source to each hardware resource. The control part performs the scheduling of a scheduled execution time of the task based on information for determining a timing of executing the task, and calculates a standby time of the hardware resource based on a result of the scheduling. The control part compares the standby time with a break-even time depending on the standby mode, thereby deciding whether or not to cause each hardware resource to transition to the standby mode.

Abstract: Provided are a separator for a nonaqueous cell that has air permeability and is small in thickness while maintaining strength properties; and a nonaqueous cell having this separator. The separator includes a fiber sheet in which a polyvinyl alcohol fiber is incorporated in a proportion of 30% or more by mass (based on the fiber sheet). The fiber has a fiber breaking temperature in heated water of lower than 100° C. and higher than 85° C.

Abstract: Provided is a separator for alkaline batteries which can not only prevent batteries from internal short circuit by inhibiting the dendrite formation at anode, but also enables to have a low electrical resistance. The separator for alkaline batteries comprises a composite sheet in which a base layer comprising a wet-type nonwoven material formed from alkaline resistant fibers is covered with a nanofiber layer comprising a modified polyvinyl alcohol fiber which has a fiber diameter of 10 to 1000 nm and a liquid absorption amount by fibers of 4.0 to 40.0 g/g after immersion in a 35% aqueous solution of KOH.

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first case that includes a first inner surface; a second case that includes a second inner surface that are opposed to the first inner surface; and a packing member that includes a packing portion formed along an entire inner circumference of the first inner surface and sandwiched and compressed between the first inner surface and the second inner surface, and a projection portion projected out from the packing portion, the packing portion includes a first part provided in an area closer to the projection portion than a second part, and the second part formed thicker in a direction perpendicular to a circumferential direction of the packing portion than the first part.