Abstract: A laser surface treatment for reducing reflection loss on the surface of an optical material is provided. A metal film is formed on the surface of the optical material, and then the metal film is removed from the optical material by irradiation of an ultra-intense short-pulse laser beam having a pulse width of 1 femtosecond to 100 picoseconds, so that a fine periodic structure is formed on the surface of the optical material exposed by the removal of the metal film. The obtained fine periodic structure has asperities with a periodic interval of preferably 50 to 1000 nm, which can be controlled by changing the laser energy density.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of preventing diseases in plants which can bring about a redox reaction in the inside of plant cells thus inducing the expression of pathogen-resistance genes in the plant cells. There is no possibility that residual contents remain in soils. It is also possible to cultivate plants which are strong against diseases. By bringing water which contains reactive oxygen species and allows the reactive oxygen species to be held and to function for a long period into contact with plants, the expression of the pathogen-resistance genes which the plants possess is induced. Accordingly, the water containing reactive oxygen is absorbed into the plants to prevent diseases in plants.

Abstract: An LED luminaire is provided with a light emitting module composed of plural kinds of LEDs emitting lights of different colors, a lens unit having a lens for diffusing the mixed-color light from the light emitting module, a light output controller for controlling electric current fed to each of the LEDs, and a light sensor for sensing the light from the light emitting module. The light output controller performs feedback control on the electric current fed to each of the LEDs based upon light levels of the sensed light, so that the light emitted from the light emitting module has desired chromaticity. The lens unit contains a light guide for guiding the light from the lens to the light sensor and can guide the light from the light emitting module to the light sensor with a high efficiency.

Abstract: A starter generator has an electric rotating machine having a rotating shaft and designed to carry two reverse operations—motor and generator. A first clutch is connected between the rotating machine and the first rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the rotating machine to the first rotating shaft. A second clutch is connected between the rotating machine and the second rotating shaft for transmitting rotations of the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine. A continuously variable transmission is provided for changing the number of rotations transmitted from the second rotating shaft to the rotating machine. The rotating machine is supplied with electric power to rotate the rotating shaft, or the number of rotations of the rotating shaft is kept constant by controlling a transmission ratio of the continuously variable transmission.

Abstract: In a light-emitting device and its manufacturing method, mounting by batch process with surface-mount technology, high light extraction efficiency, and low manufacturing cost are realized. The light-emitting device comprises semiconductor layers of p-type and n-type nitride semiconductor, semiconductor-surface-electrodes to apply currents into each of the semiconductor layers, an insulating layer which holds the semiconductor layers, and mount-surface-electrodes. The semiconductor layers has a non-deposited area where the other semiconductor layer is not deposited. The insulating layer has VIA which electrically connect the mount-surface-electrodes and the semiconductor-surface-electrodes.

Abstract: In a lens-mounted light emitting unit comprising LED elements of multiple light colors, narrow-angle light distribution is enabled, and color mixing properties are improved. The lens-mounted light emitting unit 10 comprises LED elements 12 (12A to 12D) of multiple light colors placed on a base plate 11, and a lens unit 11 having a shape of a body of revolution to color-mix and emit the light from the LED elements 12. Assuming an arbitrary contact point P1 between the side incident surface 14c and the upper incident surface 14d of the lens unit 13, and that light from an LED element 12A farthest from the contact point P1 is refracted at the contact point P1 to form a light path L1 intersecting the emitting surface 14a at an intersection point P2, the emitting surface 14a inside a circle C1 formed by continuously connecting such intersection points has a diffusion angle larger than the diffusion angle of the emitting surface 14a outside the circle C1.

Abstract: The LED lighting device in this invention comprises a light source, a first face sheet, and a reflection sheet. The light source comprises a plurality of LED chips which are configured to emit lights having wavelengths which are different from each other. The first face sheet has a rear surface. The rear surface is defined as a diffusing and reflecting surface which is being configured to diffuse and reflect the lights which are emitted from the LED chips. The first face sheet is provided with a plurality of apertures. The reflection sheet has a second reflecting surface. The second reflecting surface is configured to reflect the light which is reflected from the diffusing and reflecting surface of the first face sheet toward the first face sheet. Each the aperture is shaped to pass the light which is reflected from the second reflecting surface.

Abstract: A lighting device comprising an LED chip having a light emitting surface, and being configured to emit a light from the light emitting surface, a mounting substrate being configured to mount the LED chip, a first color conversion member comprising a first light transmissive material and a first phosphor, the first phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a first light having a wavelength which is longer than a wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the first color conversion member being directly disposed on the light emitting surface of the LED chip, a second color conversion member comprising a second light transmissive material and a second phosphor, the second phosphor being excited by the light which is emitted from the LED chip, thereby giving off a second light having a wavelength which is longer than the wavelength of the light emitted from the LED chip, the second color conversion member being shaped to have a dome-shape, wherein the LED c

Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for producing water having redox activity. In the apparatus, at least one of oxygen, ozone, chlorine, nitrogen monoxide, and ammonia as a reaction precursor is previously mixed into water or running water while regulating the concentration of the dissolved substance followed by the application of ultrasonic vibrations, whereby active oxygen species are generated in water. In another embodiment, water or running water is brought into contact with a catalyst to which ultrasonic vibrations or electromagnetic waves have been applied, whereby active oxygen species are generated in water.

Abstract: An illumination device is provided for controlling a color temperature of light irradiated from a light source having a plurality of light-emitting elements of different light colors. A control setting module provides a control signal associated with a desired color temperature for the irradiated light. A light quantity determination circuit determines light quantities for each of the light-emitting elements based on a relationship between the control signal from the control setting module and an inverse color temperature. A plurality of driver circuits provide driver signals to the light-emitting elements corresponding to the determined light quantities. In this manner the color temperature for light irradiated from the light source coincides with the desired color temperature.

Abstract: An LED luminaire is provided with a light emitting module composed of plural kinds of LEDs emitting lights of different colors, a lens unit having a lens for diffusing the mixed-color light from the light emitting module, a light output controller for controlling electric current fed to each of the LEDs, and a light sensor for sensing the light from the light emitting module. The light output controller performs feedback control on the electric current fed to each of the LEDs based upon light levels of the sensed light, so that the light emitted from the light emitting module has desired chromaticity. The lens unit contains a light guide for guiding the light from the lens to the light sensor and can guide the light from the light emitting module to the light sensor with a high efficiency.

Abstract: An LED lighting device comprises a plurality of light emitting units which is configured to emit visible light having different colors which are mixed with each other to produce a white light. Each the light emitting units is composed of an LED chip and a phosphor. The LED chip is configured to generate light. The phosphor has a property of giving off a light of a predetermined color when the phosphor is excited by the light from the LED chip. The LED chip is selected from a group consisting of a blue LED chip, a UV LED chip, ad a violet LED chip. Each the phosphor is selected to give off the light of a predetermined color different from one another.

Abstract: A light emitting device including a thinned color conversion layer which emits a light with a minimized color ununiformity. The light emitting element includes an LED chip, a color conversion layer. The color conversion layer is made of a light-transmissive material containing a phosphor. The phosphor is excited by a light emitted from the LED chip to emit a light of a color having a wavelength longer than that of a luminescent color of the LED chip. The LED chip is provided at its top surface with a frame-shaped electrode which extends along its edge. The color conversion layer is formed on the top surface of the LED chip at an area surrounded by the frame-shaped electrode.

Abstract: This invention provides an aircraft electric generation system, which can achieve significantly increased capacity of electric generation, while adequately suppressing unwanted increase of a front face area of an aircraft engine as well as successfully dealing with considerably large changes of an engine spool speed. This electric generation system is driven by the engine and includes: a continuously variable transmission (CVT) connected with a rotation shaft of the engine; an electric generator located above the CVT and driven by an output of the CVT; and a lubricating oil pump unit located below the CVT and also driven by the output of the CVT.

Abstract: A light source apparatus includes a first light emitter, a second light emitter, and a third light emitter. The first light emitter has a peak wavelength within the range from 600 nm to 660 nm and a wavelength range at half peak intensity wider than the range from 600 nm to 660 nm, the second light emitter has a peak wavelength within the range from 530 nm to 570 nm and a wavelength range at half peak intensity wider than the range from 530 nm to 570 nm, and the third light emitter which a peak wavelength is 420 nm-470 nm in a spectral power distribution thereof.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for processing iTV. A request to play a first interactive television signal at a first electronic device is received. A first virtual machine for processing the first interactive television signal is instantiated at the first electronic device. A first file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the first electronic device is accessed from non-volatile storage on the first electronic device. A request to play a second interactive television signal at a second electronic device that is communicatively coupled to the first electronic device is received. A second virtual machine for processing the second interactive television signal is instantiated at the first device. A second file that includes information associated with playing interactive TV on the second electronic device is stored in non-volatile storage on the first electronic device.

Abstract: A production method for producing a light-emitting device 1 in which a light-emitting layer at least comprised of a n-type substrate bearing layer 3 and a p-type substrate bearing layer 4 is layered on a transparent crystal substrate 2 is provided with a step of forming a transfer layer 5 on at least a part of the transparent crystal substrate 2 or the light-emitting layer 3, 4, which transfer layer 5 is softened or set upon supplying an energy thereto; a step of pressing a mold 6 formed with a minute unevenness structure 61 against the transfer layer 5 to transfer the minute unevenness structure 61 to an outer surface of the transfer layer 5, and a step of forming a minute unevenness structure 21, 34 for preventing multiple reflection based on the minute unevenness structure 51 transferred to the transfer layer 5.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a television receiver for discriminating a CM broadcast from a received television broadcast and controlling a volume of the CM broadcast without complicating a configuration of a discriminating process of the CM broadcast. The present invention includes a silence detection means, a scene change detection means, a video audio changing point detection means, a first characteristic amount extraction means, a second characteristic amount extraction means, a comparison determining means and a volume control means. The comparison determining means compares the first characteristic amount which is an audio characteristic amount of a television signal before the time when the video audio changing point is detected, and the second characteristic amount which is an audio characteristic amount of a television signal after the time when the video audio changing point is detected, to determine whether a predetermined condition is satisfied or not.

Abstract: A system enables information transmission between a server which serves information by its own communication format and a client which receives service on a general network, with an efficient and simple structure. A conversion server 101 receives a video transmission request message from a client 103 in the HTTP protocol, the conversion server 101 converts the message into a message of a format of a server 102, and transmits the converted message to the server 102. Then, the conversion server 101 returns video data transferred from the server 102 to the client 103 in the HTTP protocol.

Abstract: In the formation of an oxide film on an aluminum fiber, it has been difficult to form a thick alumina coating film on the aluminum fiber which already has a natural oxide film formed thereon. To overcome this problem, there is provided a method for forming an alumina coating film which enables the deep penetration of oxygen into an aluminum fiber by employing a three-stage heating treatment and an alumina fiber formed by the method. Also provided is a system for producing water by photocatalytic reaction, in which a photocatalyst comprising the alumina fiber coated with titania is irradiated with light from a light source to generate an active oxygen species, diffusing the active oxygen species in water to impart the function of the active oxygen species to water. The system can perform washing by utilizing an oxidation reaction with the resulting water. Further, provided is a gas treatment system which comprises the alumina fiber coated with titania to impart a photocatalytic function to the aluminum fiber.