Abstract: A method for forming a functional layer includes giving information to the functional layer while forming the functional layer on a surface of an object. The functional layer includes an information area having the information and a non-information area other than the information area. The information area is different in color from the non-information area.

Abstract: A transfer medium producing apparatus is equipped with an ink ejection unit 20 that ejects ink onto a peelable sheet, an adhesive solution application unit 30 that applies an adhesive solution onto the peelable sheet onto which the ink has been ejected, and a control unit 2 that controls the ejection of ink and the application of the adhesive solution to be performed by a wet on wet method.

Abstract: Provided is a structure for individual authentication in which a pillar pattern region including a plurality of nanopillars formed of synthetic quartz glass is formed on at least a part of a surface portion of a synthetic quartz glass substrate. In the pillar pattern region, the nanopillars have an indentation elastic modulus of 35 to 100 GPa as measured by a nanoindentation method, and the nanopillars are plastically deformed.

Abstract: A congestion prediction device, a congestion prediction method, and a storage medium are provided. A mapping outputs an output variable when input variables are input to the mapping. The output variable indicates a degree of congestion in a predetermined specific area. The mapping is learned in advance by machine learning. The input variables include congestion variables. Each of the congestion variables indicates a degree of congestion in the specific area at regular time intervals within a specific period. The output variable indicates a degree of congestion after a lapse of the regular time interval from an end time of the specific period.

Abstract: A developing apparatus includes an electrostatic latent image bearer, a developing sleeve, a case, and an air filter. The case accommodates a two-component developer and the developing sleeve. The air filter is attached to the case. The air filter has a thickness of 2 to 20 mm and has a density gradient with a pressure loss of 2 to 40 Pa at a wind speed of 10 cm/s. The air filter forms an airflow sucked into the case from a gap between the developing sleeve and the case and forms an airflow discharged from the case through the air filter. The two-component developer accommodated in the case contains a magnetic particle a surface of which is coated with a resin layer. The resin layer contains at least one type of chargeable particle.

Abstract: A communication system includes a first terminal and a second terminal. The second terminal includes a storage in which first information brought in correspondence for each application executed in the first terminal is stored as pair information and a transmitter that transmits, in response to a request from an application executed in the first terminal, second information based on the first information stored in the storage and brought in correspondence with the application executed in the first terminal. The first terminal includes a determination unit that determines processing involved with data communication with the second terminal based on a result of comparison between third information brought in correspondence with a running application on the first terminal and the second information received from the second terminal.

Abstract: An MRI apparatus equipped with a magnetic shield structure to reduce flux leakage. The MRI apparatus includes: a pair of static magnetic magnets that are disposed on opposite sides of an imaging space; and a pair of gradient coils that are disposed on opposite sides of the imaging space. Each static magnetic magnet has a disk-shaped magnetic material pole 201 and a ring-shaped magnetic material pole 202. Each gradient coil has a first coil 204 that applies a magnetic field gradient in a Z axis direction in an imaging region, and a laminate 301 that shields the disk-shaped magnetic material pole from magnetic flux produced in the first coil. The laminate has a smaller thickness in the Z axis direction on the ring-shaped magnetic material pole side than that in a center portion of the imaging space.

Abstract: A laser device includes: a plurality of laser diodes that emit laser beams having different wavelengths; a partial reflection mirror that resonates the plurality of laser beams emitted by the plurality of laser diodes; and a wavelength dispersion element that causes the plurality of laser beams incident from the plurality of laser diodes in different orientations of optical axes of the laser beams to travel to the mirror with the optical axes aligned. Each of the plurality of laser diodes is integrally formed with an adjustment component that is rotatable around an emission end of the laser diode.

Abstract: A golf bag 100 according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a tubular bag main body 10 housing a golf club 101; and a bottom part 20 attached to a lower end of the bag main body 10. The bottom part 20 includes a bottom surface portion 30 protruding so as to become large in height as the bottom surface portion 30 extends toward a middle portion 31. The bottom surface portion 30 includes one or both of a bent portion 36 and a inflection portion 34. The bent portion 36 has a bent section. The inflection portion 34 has a section that changes from a depression to a projection.

Abstract: An open-type MRI apparatus includes a pair of static magnetic field magnets and a pair of gradient magnetic field coils. Each static magnetic field magnet includes a discoid magnetic pole configured to generate a static magnetic field in a Z axis direction in which the pair of static magnetic field magnets are opposed each other, and an annular magnetic pole configured to generate a static magnetic field on an X-Y plane perpendicular to the Z axis direction. Each gradient magnetic field coil includes a Z coil configured to provide a magnetic field being gradient in the Z axis direction in the imaging region, a magnetic material block configured to shield the discoid magnetic pole from a magnetic flux generated from the Z coil, and a correction coil configured to shield the annular magnetic pole from the magnetic flux generated from the Z coil.

Abstract: A laser device includes: a plurality of laser diodes that emit laser beams having different wavelengths; a partial reflection mirror that resonates the plurality of laser beams emitted by the plurality of laser diodes; and a wavelength dispersion element that causes the plurality of laser beams incident from the plurality of laser diodes in different orientations of optical axes of the laser beams to travel to the mirror with the optical axes aligned. Each of the plurality of laser diodes is integrally formed with an adjustment component that is rotatable around an emission end of the laser diode.

Abstract: A golf club comprises: a golf club shaft extending from its first end to second end in its axis direction; a golf club head attached to the second end of the golf club shaft; a grip attach to the first end of the golf club shaft and having a grip end; and a weight member attached to the golf club shaft. The specific gravity of the weight member is 2.5 or more. The length of the weight member is 20 mm or less. The weight member is disposed in a grip-end portion of the golf club shaft so that a mass distribution in the axis direction of the grip-end portion has a local maximum occurring at a position within the grip-end portion, wherein the grip-end portion is defined as extending from the grip end toward the second end by 40 mm in the axis direction.

Abstract: A golf club includes a tubular club shaft having first and second ends, a weight member, and a grip attached to the club shaft. The weight member includes a weight main body made of metal and a cover formed by rubbery elastomer. The weight main body includes a first end face, a second end face, and an outer side face extending between the first and second end faces. The cover includes a side cover portion covering an entire region of the outer side face of the weight main body, a first end cover portion covering the first end face, and a flange. The weight member is installed to the club shaft in such a manner that the side cover portion is located in a space of the club shaft and that the flange engages with the first end of the club shaft outwardly of the club shaft.

Abstract: An open-type MRI apparatus includes a pair of static magnetic field magnets and a pair of gradient magnetic field coils. Each static magnetic field magnet includes a discoid magnetic pole configured to generate a static magnetic field in a Z axis direction in which the pair of static magnetic field magnets are opposed each other, and an annular magnetic pole configured to generate a static magnetic field on an X-Y plane perpendicular to the Z axis direction. Each gradient magnetic field coil includes a Z coil configured to provide a magnetic field being gradient in the Z axis direction in the imaging region, a magnetic material block configured to shield the discoid magnetic pole from a magnetic flux generated from the Z coil, and a correction coil configured to shield the annular magnetic pole from the magnetic flux generated from the Z coil.

Abstract: A grip for a golf club includes a cylindrical portion into which a shaft is inserted; and an end cap portion. The cylindrical portion, on its outer surface, includes a minute projection region where a plurality of minute projections each of which has a maximum width of 0.2 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less are arranged at intervals of 0.05 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less. The minute projection region is disposed in a first region whose distance in an axial direction from a grip butt end is from 0 mm to 210 mm. Of the grip, a portion from the grip butt end up to 50 mm therefrom has a weight of 10 g or more, and the weight accounts for 39% or more of the whole weight of the grip.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a receiver, a memory, an information processing unit which performs information processing and makes mode transition at least between a first mode and a second mode lower, a mode management module which has the information processing unit make mode transition from the second mode to the first mode when at least any one of the number of packets stored in the memory, a data amount of a packet stored in the memory, and a content of a packet stored in the memory satisfies a first condition, and a reading module which reads the packet stored in the memory when the information processing unit makes mode transition from the second mode to the first mode. The information processing unit makes mode transition from the first mode to the second mode when it has performed processing including reading of the packet by the reading module.

Abstract: Based on first data transmitted from a game controller, a game apparatus executes game processing for catching a predetermined game character and transmits, to the game controller, second data corresponding to the game character as a target to be caught. Based on the transmitted second data, the game controller outputs a sound corresponding to the caught game character.

Abstract: A laser device includes a plurality of laser diodes that generate laser light beams having different wavelengths from each other, a partial reflective mirror constituting a resonator along with the laser diodes, a wavelength dispersive element set in the resonator, which combines parts of the laser light beams outputted by the laser diodes to each other, emits the combined parts of the laser light beams as a first laser light beam toward the partial reflective mirror, and emits other parts of the laser light beams as second laser light beams in directions different from the direction toward the partial reflective mirror, and an output detecting unit detecting intensities of the second laser light beams.

Abstract: A laser device includes a plurality of laser diodes that generate laser light beams having different wavelengths from each other, a partial reflective mirror constituting a resonator along with the laser diodes, a wavelength dispersive element set in the resonator, which combines parts of the laser light beams outputted by the laser diodes to each other, emits the combined parts of the laser light beams as a first laser light beam toward the partial reflective mirror, and emits other parts of the laser light beams as second laser light beams in directions different from the direction toward the partial reflective mirror, and an output detecting unit detecting intensities of the second laser light beams.

Abstract: A communication system as an example of an exemplary embodiment includes two mobile terminals and two BLE terminals. The mobile terminals establish connections with the BLE terminals. Specifically, one of the mobile terminals and one of the BLE terminals are connected together such that the mobile terminal is a central and the BLE terminal is a peripheral. In the state of being connected to the mobile terminal, the BLE terminal communicates with the other BLE terminal in the state of being connected to the other mobile terminal. The BLE terminals may establish a connection with each other and communicate with each other, or may communicate with each other without establishing a connection with each other.