Abstract: Shown is a compound represented by formula (1). For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; MES is a mesogen group having at least one ring; Sp1 is a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; M1 is methyl; and R2, M2 and M3 are hydrogen.

Abstract: A short circuit detection device has a voltage sensor and a control unit. The voltage sensor detects a voltage of a secondary battery. The control unit determines whether a first voltage value of the voltage of the secondary battery discharging to a load is below a threshold value. Upon determining the first voltage value is below the threshold value, the control unit adjusts the load to reduce the current that flows from the secondary battery to the load. The control unit then determines whether a second voltage value of the voltage of the secondary battery after the adjustment of the load is less than the first voltage value. Upon determining the second voltage value is less than the first voltage value, control unit recognizes that an internal short circuit of the secondary battery has occurred.

Abstract: A plant growth promoting agent which contains cellulose nanofibers and which is directly or indirectly applied to, sprinkled on, or sprayed on a plant. By using cellulose nanofibers having a specific average fiber diameter and a specific average fiber length, agglomeration of the cellulose fibers is thereby suppressed. This enables efficient insecticidal effect to be realized, wherein the insecticidally active ingredient is a non-chemosynthetic material.

Abstract: A frame equipped membrane electrode assembly includes a membrane electrode assembly and a frame member. The frame member includes a first frame shaped sheet and a second frame shaped sheet. An inner peripheral portion of the first frame shaped sheet is joined to an outer peripheral portion of the membrane electrode assembly. The inner peripheral portion of the first frame shaped sheet is positioned between an outer peripheral portion of an anode and an outer peripheral portion of a cathode. An inner end of the second frame shaped sheet is positioned outside an outer end of the anode over the entire periphery. The outer end of the cathode is positioned outside the inner end of the second frame shaped sheet over the entire periphery.

Abstract: A wireless communication device including: a processor configured to: serve a wireless network with one or more other wireless communication devices, the wireless communication device and the one or more other wireless communication devices wirelessly publishing a specified identifier of the wireless network in common and wirelessly communicating with a wireless terminal when receiving a request, for coupling to the wireless network, transmitted based on the specified identifier from the wireless terminal, transmit to the other wireless communication device, when the wireless communication device detects that a scanned wireless signal from another wireless communication device publishes the specified identifier, a specified request for coupling to the wireless network, and determine whether the other wireless communication device is one of the one or more other wireless communication device or not based on a response, originating with the specified request, from the other wireless communication device.

Abstract: A fuel cell stack and a method of assembling a fuel cell stack includes compressing fuel cells along their stacking axis. A compression retention device made up of an enclosure may be used with one or more optional insertable shims to correct for any stack height variations. Significantly, the enclosure is formed to allow the stack to be loaded in compression by a press such that the cells that make up the stack are placed into and maintained in a substantially compressed state while the compression force is not imparted to the enclosure. By resolving any stack height variances while the cells of the stack are maintained in their substantially compressed state, assembly operations are simplified in that repeated compression and decompression of the stack is avoided while trying to ensure that the stack and enclosure are joined into their final assembly form.

Abstract: A first terminal housing chamber of a terminal body includes a first elastic contact part that contacts the first counterpart terminal while imparting resilient force in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the first counterpart terminal, and gaps with respect to the first counterpart terminal in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the first counterpart terminal and the resilient force imparting direction of the first elastic contact part. A second terminal housing chamber of the terminal body includes a second elastic contact part that contacts the second counterpart terminal while imparting resilient force in a direction orthogonal to an insertion direction of the second counterpart terminal, and gaps with respect to the second counterpart terminal in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction of the second counterpart terminal and the resilient force imparting direction of the second elastic contact part.

Abstract: An electrode for a secondary cell includes a current collector and an electrode layer. The electrode layer has a gas flow passage disposed on the surface and/or in the interior of the electrode layer. The gas flow passage extends in the in-plane direction of the electrode layer. The electrode layer is made from an electrode layer forming material that contains an electrode active material and an ion conductive liquid and is a non-bonded body. A secondary cell comprises a power generation element having an electrolyte layer, a positive electrode disposed on a first surface side of the electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode disposed on a second surface side on the back of the first surface side of the electrolyte layer; and an outer casing that houses the power generation element. At least one of the positive electrode and the negative electrode is the electrode for a secondary cell.

Abstract: A touch panel driving device, for sequentially performing scanning for selecting a pair of adjacent transmission signal lines and a pair of adjacent reception signal lines on a touch panel, includes a reception circuit configured to receive reception signals whose waveforms are changed by a capacitance change caused by an operation from the pair of reception signal lines of the touch panel and generate a detection value for monitoring a touch panel operation. The reception circuit generates the detection value by comparing levels of the reception signals from the reception signal lines while sequentially switching capacitance values of a measurement capacitance unit connected to one of the reception signal lines. The measurement capacitance unit includes capacitance units each forming a certain capacitance value by parallel connection or series connection of capacitors as a capacitance unit forming one capacitance value used for switching the capacitance value of the measurement capacitance unit.

Abstract: A first continuous fiber component and a second continuous fiber component are stacked with a non-woven fabric interposed therebetween to thereby prepare a fiber base material. The fiber base material is placed between an upper mold and a lower mold. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought close to each other to thereby form an enclosed space therebetween. The enclosed space is larger in volume than a product cavity. A liquid matrix resin is supplied to the enclosed space. The upper mold and the lower mold are brought closer to each other to thereby form the product cavity in a manner that a pressing load is applied to the fiber base material. Then, the liquid matrix resin with which the fiber base material has been impregnated is hardened in the product cavity, whereby a fiber-reinforced plastic molded article is produced.

Abstract: A short circuit detection device has a voltage sensor and a control unit. The voltage sensor detects a voltage of a secondary battery. The control unit determines whether a first voltage value of the voltage of the secondary battery discharging to a load is below a threshold value. Upon determining the first voltage value is below the threshold value, the control unit adjusts the load to reduce the current that flows from the secondary battery to the load. The control unit then determines whether a second voltage value of the voltage of the secondary battery after the adjustment of the load is less than the first voltage value. Upon determining the second voltage value is less than the first voltage value, control unit recognizes that an internal short circuit of the secondary battery has occurred.

Abstract: Provided is a catalyst that can exhibit high activity. The catalyst is an electrode catalyst having catalytic metals supported on a catalyst support, in which the catalytic metals include platinum and a metal component other than platinum; the electrode catalyst has mesopores having a mode radius of pore distribution of mesopores having a radius of 1 nm or more, of 1 nm or more and less than 2.5 nm; alloy microparticles of platinum and the metal component other than platinum are supported inside the mesopores; and a molar content ratio of platinum with respect to the metal component other than platinum in the alloy microparticles supported inside the mesopores is 1.0 to 10.0.

Abstract: An alternating stack of insulating layers and word-line-level spacer material layers is formed over a substrate. Memory opening fill structures including a respective memory film, a respective word-line-level semiconductor channel portion, a respective word-line-level dielectric core laterally, and a respective sacrificial dielectric material portion are formed through the alternating stack. Drain-select-level material layers are formed over the alternating stack and the memory opening fill structures. Drain-select-level openings are formed through the drain-select-level material layers and over the memory opening fill structures. The sacrificial dielectric material portions are removed selective to the word-line-level semiconductor channel portions underneath the drain-select-level openings. Drain-select-level semiconductor channel portions are formed directly on a respective one of the word-line-level semiconductor channel portions.

Abstract: An acoustic wave device 1 includes a piezoelectric substrate 2 including a first surface 2A and a second surface 2B, a support substrate 6 bonded to the second surface 2B of the piezoelectric substrate 2, and a first filter 10a and a second filter 10b a passband of which is higher than that of the first filter, both being on the first surface 2A of the piezoelectric substrate 2. The first filter 10a and the second filter 10b each includes an IDT electrode 3. A thickness of the IDT electrode 3 of the first filter 10a and a thickness of the IDT electrode 3 of second filter 10b are different.

Abstract: A negative electrode for non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery provides a means for improving output characteristics at a high rate. The negative electrode has a negative electrode active material layer having a thickness of 150 to 1500 ?m formed on a surface of a current collector. In addition, the negative electrode active material layer includes coated negative electrode active material particles in which at least a part of a surface of a negative electrode active material is coated with a coating agent containing a coating resin and a conductive aid. Furthermore, a porosity of the negative electrode active material layer is 39.0% to 60.0% and a density of the negative electrode active material layer is 0.60 to 1.20 g/cm3.

Abstract: An IDT electrode of a SAW element has a plurality of first dummy electrodes which extend from the first bus bar to the second bus bar side and have tips which face the tips of the plurality of second electrode fingers through a plurality of first gaps, and a plurality of second dummy electrodes which extend from the second bus bar to the first bus bar side and have tips which face the tips of the plurality of first electrode fingers through a plurality of second gaps. The plurality of first gaps and the plurality of second gaps are arranged to be inclined to the same side relative to the propagation direction of SAW. When the inclination angles of the first gaps and the second gaps relative to the propagation direction are a first angle ?A and a second angle ?B, the following are true: 10°??A?26°, and 10°??B?26°.