Abstract: The present disclosure acquires information on a cold insulator. The cold insulator includes: at least one cold storage material; a packaging unit configured to package the at least one cold storage material; one or more first temperature sensors disposed on the packaging unit; and a transmission unit disposed on the packaging unit to transmit a result of measurement performed by the one or more first temperature sensors to an external device.

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell (100) includes: a first electrode containing first metal oxide particles and including a porous semiconductor layer (16A) carrying dye; a second electrode acting as a counter electrode of the first electrode; and a porous insulating layer (36A) provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, the porous insulating layer (36A)(i) holding an electrolytic solution (42) containing a redox couple and a pyrazole-based compound, and (ii) containing second metal oxide particles.

Abstract: The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a first electrode including a porous semiconductor layer supporting a dye; and a second electrode serving as a counter electrode of the first electrode. The second electrode includes a counter electrode conductive layer containing an absorbent supporting a dye that is the same as or different from the dye supported by the porous semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a first electrode including a porous semiconductor layer supporting a dye; and a second electrode serving as a counter electrode of the first electrode. The second electrode includes a counter electrode conductive layer containing an absorbent supporting a dye that is the same as or different from the dye supported by the porous semiconductor layer.

Abstract: The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a first electrode including a porous semiconductor layer supporting a dye, a second electrode serving as the counter electrode of the first electrode, and an electrolytic solution filled between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a counter electrode conductive layer containing carbon microparticles and supporting a dye that is the same as that supported by the porous semiconductor layer.

Abstract: An information processing system using a mobile terminal device includes: a plurality of transmission devices that are distributed over a predetermined region and that transmit mutually different identification information; a receiver, provided in the mobile terminal device, that receives the identification information; an information storage memory that stores device information including, for each of the plurality of transmission devices, the identification information and position information of the transmission device; an input device, provided in the mobile terminal device, that accepts an input of event information related to a subject; an acquisition circuitry that, based on the identification information received by the receive and the position information, acquires the position information of the mobile terminal device at the point in time when the input of the event information was accepted; and an output device that outputs event history information about the subject that includes the event informa

Abstract: A dye-sensitized solar cell includes: a first light-transmitting substrate and a second substrate; an electrolytic solution; a transparent conductive layer; a porous semiconductor layer; a photosensitizer supported on the porous semiconductor layer; a first sealing member that forms a space between the first light-transmitting substrate and the second substrate, the space being filled with the electrolytic solution, the space including an injection hole that has an opening for injecting the electrolytic solution; and a second sealing member that seals the injection hole to thereby hermetically seal the space. In a cross section parallel to a principal surface of the first light-transmitting substrate and including the injection hole, a distance H is larger than a width h of the opening of the injection hole, where the distance H is the distance between two contact points at which the first sealing member, the second sealing member, and the electrolytic solution are in contact with each other.

Abstract: The dye-sensitized solar cell comprises a first electrode including a porous semiconductor layer supporting a dye, a second electrode serving as the counter electrode of the first electrode, and an electrolytic solution filled between the first electrode and the second electrode. The second electrode includes a counter electrode conductive layer containing carbon microparticles and supporting a dye that is the same as that supported by the porous semiconductor layer.

Abstract: A photoelectric conversion element comprising; a conductive layer, a porous semiconductor layer disposed on the conductive layer, a counter electrode facing the porous semiconductor layer, a dye included in the porous semiconductor layer, a electrolyte filling a space between the porous semiconductor and the counter electrode, I-/I3-based redox species and an additive included in the electrolyte, wherein the additive is at least one selected from group consisting of pyrazole and pyrazole derivative, which have two lone pairs of nitrogen atoms in pyrazol ring when the additives dissolved in the electrolyte.

Abstract: In a photoelectric conversion element, a conductive layer, a photoelectric conversion layer, and a counter electrode are disposed, and at least the photoelectric conversion layer is filled with an electrolyte. In the photoelectric conversion layer, at least one of a dye formed of a compound having one thiocyanate group and a dye formed of a compound not having a thiocyanate group is adsorbed onto a porous semiconductor layer formed of a semiconductor material. The electrolyte includes at least one of pyrazole and a pyrazole derivative.