Abstract: An insert molded product in which a metal base member and a resin are bonded together includes a ground layer; a noble metal layer formed of a noble metal; a compound layer formed of a compound containing silicon (Si) and oxygen (O); and a mixture layer where the compound and the resin are mixed together, wherein the ground layer, the noble metal layer, the compound layer, and the mixture layer are formed in this order on the metal base member, and wherein nickel (Ni) is included in both the compound layer and the mixture layer.

Abstract: An insert molded product in which a metal base member and a resin are bonded together includes a ground layer; a noble metal layer formed of a noble metal; a compound layer formed of a compound containing silicon (Si) and oxygen (O); and a mixture layer where the compound and the resin are mixed together, wherein the ground layer, the noble metal layer, the compound layer, and the mixture layer are formed in this order on the metal base member, and wherein nickel (Ni) is included in both the compound layer and the mixture layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen production process, which is capable of producing hydrogen, which is a clean source of energy, simply and conveniently without using conventionally-used ammonia, with an extremely high level of safety. In accordance with the present invention, hydrogen is produced by substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.2O2?) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) and reacting the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) with water to produce hydrogen, and hydrogen is produced by substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.2O2?) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?), irradiating the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) with ultraviolet rays to obtain conductive mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4e?), and reacting the resultant conductive mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4e?) with water to produce hydrogen.

Abstract: An odor sensing system including a plurality of odor sensors, each odor sensor being configured to output a detection signal in response to at least one odor molecule; at least one chromatographic membrane disposed at the plurality of odor sensors through which the odor molecule diffuses to reach the odor sensor; and a pattern analyzer configured to analyze the detection signals over time to identify the odor molecule is described.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hydrogen production process, which is capable of producing hydrogen, which is a clean source of energy, simply and conveniently without using conventionally-used ammonia, with an extremely high level of safety. In accordance with the present invention, hydrogen is produced by substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.2O2?) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) and reacting the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) with water to produce hydrogen, and hydrogen is produced by substituting hydrogen for free oxygen in mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.2O2?) to obtain hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?), irradiating the resultant hydrogen-substituted mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4H?) with ultraviolet rays to obtain conductive mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4e?), and reacting the resultant conductive mayenite (Ca24Al28O644+.4e?) with water to produce hydrogen.

Abstract: An odor sensing system including a plurality of odor sensors, each odor sensor being configured to output a detection signal in response to at least one odor molecule; at least one chromatographic membrane disposed at the plurality of odor sensors through which the odor molecule diffuses to reach the odor sensor; and a pattern analyzer configured to analyze the detection signals over time to identify the odor molecule is described.

Abstract: An ink composition includes a water resistant aluminum pigment and water. The water resistant aluminum pigment is formed of an aluminum pigment and a covering film that contains Si and is formed on the surface of the aluminum pigment. A 50% average particle diameter of a corresponding circle obtained by calculation from areas of X-Y plain surfaces of the aluminum pigment is in a range from 0.5 pm to 3 pm. The coverage ratio of the covering film on the surface of the aluminum pigment, calculated from presence ratios of C, O, Al, and Si detected by XPS measurement at an incident angle of 30°, is in a range from 30% to 90%.

Abstract: A drain or a source of a transistor which receives an input signal at a gate is connected to a back gate of the transistor. A voltage changing circuit portion changes voltage applied to the drain or the source in accordance with a change in potential level of the input signal so that a potential difference between the gate and the drain or the source is lower than or equal to breakdown voltage of the transistor.

Abstract: A water resistant aluminum pigment dispersion includes a water resistant aluminum pigment which is an aluminum pigment covered with a silica film, wherein the water resistant aluminum pigment is formed of an aluminum pigment having an average thickness from 5 nm to 30 nm and a covering film which contains Si and is formed on the surface of the aluminum pigment; and wherein the coverage ratio of the surface of the aluminum pigment by the covering film, calculated from the composition ratio of C, O, Al, and Si detected by XPS measurement at an incident angle of 30°, is in a range from 30% to 90%.

Abstract: Provided is a surface-treated pigment that is a metallic pigment composed of plate-like particles of which surfaces are treated with an alkoxysilane compound having at least one glycidyl group and one methoxy group.

Abstract: A differential output circuit including a first output driving circuit that includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor connected in series to each other, a second output driving circuit that includes a second PMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor connected in series to each other and a control circuit, wherein, when a control signal has a first value, the control circuit selectively turns on one of the first and second PMOS transistors and selectively turns on one of the first and second NMOS transistors, thereby controlling the first and second output driving circuits to output a first pair of differential signals, and when the control signal has a second value, the control circuit supplies no current to the PMOS transistors and selectively turns on one of the NMOS transistors, thereby controlling the output driving circuits to output a second pair of differential signals.

Abstract: A water resistant aluminum pigment dispersion includes an aluminum pigment covered with a silica film, which is dispersed in an aqueous solution containing at least one selected from the group consisting of a copolymer A including a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) or the following formula (2) and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (3), a copolymer B including a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) or the following formula (2) and a structural unit represented by the following general formula (4), and a copolymer C including a structural unit represented by the following general formula (1) or the following formula (2) and a structural unit represented by the general formula (5)

Abstract: A method for producing a water-resistant aluminum pigment dispersion includes (a) adding a treatment agent containing a compound of general formula (1) described below to an aluminum pigment dispersion containing aluminum pigment particles dispersed in an organic solvent and reacting a hydroxy group present on a surface of each of the aluminum pigment particles with the compound of general formula (1) described below to form a film on the surface of each aluminum pigment particle, (b) removing at least a portion of the organic solvent, and (c) adding an aqueous solution containing at least one selected from polyoxyethylene alkyl ether phosphate and salts thereof, (wherein p represents an integer of 1 to 3, q represents an integer that satisfies the equation p+q=3, r represents an integer of 2 to 10, R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and R3 represents an acrylic group, an acryloyl group, or a methacryloyl group).

Abstract: A metal particle dispersion liquid comprises: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound.

Abstract: A differential output circuit including a first output driving circuit that includes a first PMOS transistor and a first NMOS transistor connected in series to each other, a second output driving circuit that includes a second PMOS transistor and a second NMOS transistor connected in series to each other and a control circuit, wherein, when a control signal has a first value, the control circuit selectively turns on one of the first and second PMOS transistors and selectively turns on one of the first and second NMOS transistors, thereby controlling the first and second output driving circuits to output a first pair of differential signals, and when the control signal has a second value, the control circuit supplies no current to the PMOS transistors and selectively turns on one of the NMOS transistors, thereby controlling the output driving circuits to output a second pair of differential signals.

Abstract: A metal particle dispersion liquid comprises: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a homogeneous complex oxide sol comprising Si and a metal other than Si as metal elements, and a method for producing a Si-containing hologram recording material using a homogeneous complex oxide sol. A method for producing a complex oxide sol comprising Si and a metal other than Si as metal elements, the method comprising: mixing a silanol compound with an alkoxide compound of a metal other than Si so that the silanol compound is reacted with the alkoxide compound, thereby yielding a precursor of a complex oxide, and adding water to the complex oxide precursor so as to hydrolyze an alkoxyl group bonded to the metal other than Si, and then making the resulting hydrolysate undergo a condensation reaction, thereby forming a complex oxide. A hologram recording medium (11) having a hologram recording layer (21) comprising the hologram recording material obtained by the production method.

Abstract: A metal particle dispersion liquid comprises: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound.

Abstract: A differential amplifier circuit includes a first load coupled to a first reference potential, a first MOS transistor having a drain node coupled to the first load, a second load coupled to the first reference potential, a second MOS transistor having a drain node coupled to the second load, a first constant current source coupled between a second reference potential and the source nodes of the first MOS transistor and the second MOS transistor, a third MOS transistor having a source node coupled to the first load, a fourth MOS transistor having a source node the second load, and a second constant current source coupled between the second reference potential and the drain nodes of the third MOS transistor and the fourth MOS transistor, wherein the first and second MOS transistors are of a first conduction type, and the third and fourth MOS transistors are of a second conduction type.

Abstract: A metal particle dispersion liquid compries: a compound including a sulfur atom; metal particles whose diameter ranges from 1 to 100 nm and made of a material including a precious metal material; and a dispersion medium. The metal particles is covered by the compound.