Abstract: A rain sensor including: a received light amount determination unit configured to output a detection result different in when a raindrop is adherent to a windshield glass of a vehicle and when no raindrop is adherent thereto; a temperature/humidity sensor configured to detect temperature and humidity in a vehicle cabin of the vehicle; a contactless temperature sensor configured to contactlessly detect temperature of the windshield glass; a fogging detection unit configured to detect that fogging has occurred or is likely to occur on a vehicle cabin inner side of the windshield glass on a basis of detection signals of the temperature/humidity sensor and the contactless temperature sensor; and a raindrop determination unit configured to determine whether or not a raindrop is adherent to the windshield glass on a basis of a detection result of the received light amount determination unit and a detection result of the fogging detection unit.

Abstract: A musical sound generation device including a blowing pressure sensor which detects a blowing pressure, a key switch which specifies a sound pitch of a musical sound, a first sound source which outputs a first signal corresponding to an exhalation sound, a second sound source which outputs a second signal corresponding to the musical sound having the sound pitch specified by the key switch, and a processor which starts output of the first signal by the first sound source on basis of an operation performed on the key switch, starts output of the second signal by the second sound source on basis of the blowing pressure, and controls a sound volume when the exhalation sound resulting from the first signal is emitted and a sound volume when the musical sound resulting from the second signal is emitted, on basis of the blowing pressure.

Abstract: A method for producing a secondary battery including: an electrolytic solution containing a metal salt whose cation is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or aluminum and whose anion has a chemical structure represented by general formula (1) below, and a linear carbonate represented by general formula (2) below; a negative electrode; a positive electrode; and a coating on a surface of the negative electrode and/or the positive electrode, the coating containing S, O, and C, the method including forming the coating by performing a specific activation process on a secondary battery including the electrolytic solution, the negative electrode, and the positive electrode, (R1X1)(R2SO2)N??general formula (1), R20OCOOR21??general formula (2).

Abstract: A defogging device includes a temperature sensor, an infrared sensor, a surface temperature measuring unit, a humidity sensor, a dew point temperature measuring unit, and a fogging/dew condensation determining unit. When the defogging device is instructed to perform measurement, the temperature sensor measures temperature. Additionally, measurement by the infrared sensor is performed, and based on an output of the infrared sensor and an output of the temperature sensor, the surface temperature measuring unit measures glass surface temperature. Measurement by the humidity sensor is performed, and based on an output of the humidity sensor and the output of the temperature sensor, the dew point temperature measuring unit measures dew point temperature. Lastly, the fogging/dew condensation determining unit compares the glass surface temperature with the dew point temperature to determine whether fogging or dew condensation occurs or not.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution containing a specific organic solvent at a mole ratio of 1-8 relative to a metal salt, the specific organic solvent being selected from a linear carbonate represented by general formula (1-1) below, an ester represented by general formula (1-2) below, and a phosphoric ester represented by general formula (1-3) below, the metal salt being a metal salt whose cation is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or aluminum and whose anion has a chemical structure including two or three types of elements selected from boron, carbon, oxygen, a halogen, phosphorus, and arsenic, wherein R10OCOOR11??general formula (1-1) R12COOR13??general formula (1-2) OP(OR14)(OR15)(OR16)??general formula (1-3).

Abstract: Related semiconductor devices have a problem in which analysis processing with high defect reproducibility cannot be performed. According to an embodiment, a semiconductor device includes a first arithmetic core that executes a first program stored in a first code area using a first local memory area and a second arithmetic core that executes a second program stored in a second code area using a second local memory area. In an analysis mode, the semiconductor device performs first analysis processing that causes both the first arithmetic core and the second arithmetic core to execute the first program and second analysis processing that causes both the first arithmetic core and the second arithmetic core to execute the second program, and compares a plurality of arithmetic result data pieces acquired from the first and second analysis processing to thereby acquire analysis information used for defect analysis.

Abstract: A scanner may register one or more profile information to a memory, in a case where an operation for selecting specific profile information from among the one or more profile information registered to the memory is performed, send a first authentication request including first authentication information included in the specific profile information to the server, in a case where an authentication by the first authentication information fails in response to sending the first authentication request to the server, display an authentication information input screen, in a case where second authentication information is inputted in the authentication information input screen, send a second authentication request including the second authentication information to the server, and in a case where an authentication by the second authentication information is successful in response to sending the second authentication request to the server, send scan data to the server.

Abstract: An optical material of the present invention has a minimum transmittance value in a wavelength range of 445 nm to 470 nm of a transmittance curve measured at a thickness of 2 mm of the optical material.

Abstract: Relative humidity or dew point temperature depending on changes in barometric pressure is measured without using any barometric pressure sensor. A humidity measuring device includes an elevation obtaining unit configured to obtain elevation of a humidity measurement point, a barometric pressure calculating unit configured to calculate barometric pressure at the humidity measurement point from a calculation formula into which a value of the elevation obtained by the elevation obtaining unit is input, and a humidity correcting unit configured to correct humidity on a basis of a barometric pressure value calculated by the barometric pressure calculating unit.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a radiation temperature measuring device capable of preventing reduction in the accuracy of temperature measurement due to an electromagnetic wave reflected by a measurement target. A radiation temperature measuring device includes a reflective polarizing plate configured to reflect a polarized wave of one direction in an electromagnetic wave radiated from an object to be measured and transmit or absorb a polarized wave of a direction perpendicular to the one direction and an infrared sensor configured to detect the polarized electromagnetic wave of the one direction reflected by the reflective polarizing plate.

Abstract: Provided are a novel phthalocyanine compound, which has strong absorption in a near-infrared range, extremely weak absorption in a visible range, and high durability, and exhibits excellent solubility in an organic solvent or a resin, a process for producing the phthalocyanine compound, an intermediate, and uses thereof. The phthalocyanine compound is represented by General Formula (1), In which in Formula (1), R represents an alkyl group or an aryl group, X represents a hydrogen atom, a halogen atom, or an alkyl group, X's can form an aromatic ring by being bonded to each other, M represents two hydrogen atoms, a divalent metal, or a derivative of a trivalent or tetravalent metal, and n represents an integer of 3 to 6.

Abstract: A solder material includes an alloy of at least five elements including Sn, Cu, Sb, and In, and 20 mass % or less of Ag. The solidus temperature of the solder material is higher than 290° C., the liquidus temperature of the solder material is 379° C. or less and is higher than the solidus temperature, and the temperature difference between the liquidus temperature and the solidus temperature is 70° C. or less.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution containing a heteroelement-containing organic solvent at a mole ratio of 3-5 relative to a metal salt, the heteroelement-containing organic solvent containing a specific organic solvent having a relative permittivity of not greater than 10 and/or a dipole moment of not greater than 5D, the metal salt being a metal salt whose cation is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or aluminum and whose anion has a chemical structure represented by general formula (1) below: (R1X1)(R2SO2)N??general formula (1).

Abstract: Debugging a program in an apparatus using a lockstep method are more efficiently performed. A semiconductor apparatus includes a first processor core, a second processor core, a first debug circuit, a second debug circuit, and an error control circuit capable of outputting an error signal for stopping execution of a program by the first processor core and the second processor core. The second debug circuit performs setting regarding debugging different from that of the first processor core with respect to the second processor core. Even if a first processing result of the first processor core and a second processing result of the second processor core do not coincide with each other, the error control circuit invalidates the output of the error signal when the first processor core executes the program and the second processor core stops execution of the program based on the setting regarding debugging.

Abstract: Calculation is performed to provide a delay and attenuated oscillation to a blowing pressure detected by a blowing pressure sensor which detects blowing pressure, and a musical sound is generated based on the blowing pressure subjected to the calculation. As a result, for example, a blowing feeling of an electronic wind instrument can be made closer to a blowing feeling of a natural musical instrument.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution containing a heteroelement-containing organic solvent at a mole ratio of 3-5 relative to a metal salt, the heteroelement-containing organic solvent containing a specific organic solvent having a relative permittivity of not greater than 10 and/or a dipole moment of not greater than 5D, the metal salt being a metal salt whose cation is an alkali metal, an alkaline earth metal, or aluminum and whose anion has a chemical structure represented by general formula (1) below: (R1X1)(R2SO2)N??general formula (1).

Abstract: A grommet includes a hollow grommet main body comprising an elastic material and a protector placed in a hollow space of the grommet main body. The protector has a deep-side end portion located in a deep-side area of the hollow space, an opening-end-side end portion located in an opening-end-side area of the hollow space, and a protector-side engagement portion engaged with the grommet main body when the protector is placed in the grommet main body. The grommet main body has a grommet-main-body-side engagement portion to exert a preventive force to the protector-side engagement portion for preventing separation of the protector from the grommet main body, while eliminating a structure to exert the preventive force to the opening-end-side end portion.

Abstract: A connector housing includes a cylindrical side wall. The cylindrical side wall includes a concave surface on one side of an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical side wall in a first direction. The concave surface curves inwards into an arc shape and extends in a second direction, so that the concave surface is to be pressed against a cylindrical member with the second direction aligned with a direction in which the cylindrical member extends.

Abstract: An electrolytic solution contains: an electrolyte including a lithium salt represented by general formula (1) below; an organic solvent including a linear carbonate represented by general formula (2) below; and an unsaturated cyclic carbonate, wherein the linear carbonate is contained at a mole ratio of 3 to 6 relative to the lithium salt, and/or the lithium salt is contained at a concentration of 1.1 to 3.8 mol/L.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery having long life is provided. A lithium ion secondary battery includes: an electrolytic solution containing (FSO2)2NLi and a linear carbonate represented by general formula (A) below; and a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material, wherein materials having a long diameter of 30 nm or greater exist on a surface of the negative electrode active material in a range of not less than 0 counts/?m2 and less than 80 counts/?m2, R20OCOOR21 ??general formula (A) (R20 and R21 are each independently selected from CnHaFbClcBrdIe that is a linear alkyl, or CmHfFgClhBriIj that includes a cyclic alkyl in the chemical structure thereof. “n” is an integer not smaller than 1, “m” is an integer not smaller than 3, and “a”, “b”, “c”, “d”, “e”, “f ”, “g”, “h”, “i”, and “j” are each independently an integer not smaller than 0, and satisfy 2n+1=a+b+c+d+e and 2m?1=f+g+h+i+j.).