Abstract: One aspect of the disclosure relates to a sliding member. The sliding member includes: a first sliding portion having a first lubricant placed between first parts of a first friction sliding mechanism; a second sliding portion having a second lubricant placed between second parts of a second friction sliding mechanism; and a third sliding portion having a third lubricant placed between third parts of a third friction sliding mechanism. The first sliding portion is in contact with the third lubricant, and the second sliding portion is not in contact with the third lubricant. The second lubricant contains an additive containing conductive carbon, and the third lubricant contains no conductive carbon. The second lubricant contains a relatively larger amount of the conductive carbon than the first lubricant.

Abstract: A printing apparatus configured to print a can body includes: a plurality of printing plates; a blanket; a blanket transfer device configured to transfer inks on the plurality of printing plates to the blanket; and a can body transfer device configured to transfer the inks transferred to the blanket to the can body. The blanket transfer device transfers the inks such that at least part of an ink transferred from one printing plate is superimposed onto at least part of inks in other colors transferred from other printing plates.

Abstract: Provided is a discharge valve mechanism capable of improving responsiveness when a discharge valve is opened, and a high-pressure fuel supply pump including the discharge valve mechanism. A discharge valve mechanism 500 includes a valve seat portion 51 having a primary-side flow path, a valve body 52 which can be seated on and separated from the valve seat portion 51, and a guide portion 542a which is formed to be slidable on an outer surface of the valve body 52 and guides movement of the valve body 52 in a contacting/separating direction with respect to the valve seat portion 51. The guide portion 542a includes a portion in which a gap from the outer surface of the valve body 52 is set to a predetermined value or less.

Abstract: A printing apparatus configured to print an image on a can body includes: a blanket transfer device configured to transfer ink on a plurality of printing plates to a blanket; and a can body transfer device configured to transfer the ink having been transferred on the blanket to the can body to print the image on the can body. The plurality of printing plates include a first printing plate and a second printing plate to print a specified image of the image. The first printing plate is configured to print a border image which is a border part of the specified image, and the second printing plate is configured to print a vicinity of the border image in the specified image.

Abstract: To implement, when a plurality of patterns are included in a field of view during measurement of scattered light in spectral scatterometry, removal of an influence of a pattern outside a dimension (three-dimensional shape) management target from spectral reflection intensity in the field of view without modeling the pattern outside the dimension management target. A three-dimensional shape detection apparatus 100 includes a spectral reflection intensity measurement unit configured to measure spectral reflection intensity in a field of view of a light spot by irradiating a sample 103 as a target with the light spot, and detects a three-dimensional shape in the field of view of the light spot based on the measured spectral reflection intensity.

Abstract: A magnetic head includes a first magnetic pole, a second magnetic pole, a magnetic element, and a magnetic member. The magnetic element is provided between the first and second magnetic poles, and includes a first magnetic layer. The magnetic member includes a first magnetic part. A second direction from the first magnetic part to the magnetic element crosses a first direction from the first to second magnetic pole. The first magnetic part includes a magnetic material including at least one of first to third materials. The first material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of Mn3Sn, Mn3Ge and Mn3Ga. The second material includes at least one selected from the group consisting of a cubic or tetragonal compound including Mn and Ni, a cubic alloy including ?-phase Mn, and a cubic alloy including Fe. The third material includes an antiferromagnet.

Abstract: Provided are a method for producing a complicated peptide molecule, such as a dimeric peptide, in a simpler manner at lower cost compared with the conventional chemical synthesis methods; and a dimeric peptide which comprises a specific short linker and has a satisfactory activity; and others.

Abstract: A heat exchanger includes a heat exchanger body having a plurality of layer portions each having a plurality of flow paths, and having a configuration in which adjacent layer portions are joined to each other, an inflow header being configured that a fluid is introduced into the inflow header to flow into the plurality of flow paths, an outflow header being configured that a fluid flowing through the plurality of flow paths merges, a cover portion covering all joint portions of the adjacent layer portions or all joint portions of components of layer portions, the joint portions exposed on an outer surface of the heat exchanger body at a portion other than a portion where the inflow header and the outflow header are disposed, and a lead-out portion connected to the cover portion and forming an internal flow path communicating with a space between the cover portion and the heat exchanger body. The lead-out portion is configured to emit a fluid to a predetermined region set in advance.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel supply pump capable of improving welding quality while securing a function of a valve body. A fuel supply pump of the present invention includes a regulating member (discharge valve stopper 84) that guides movement of a valve body (discharge valve 82), a main body portion (body 1) provided with a valve chamber (discharge valve chamber 1d) that houses the regulating member, a sealing member (plug 85) that seals the valve chamber, and a welded portion (welded portion 86) that fixes the sealing member to the main body portion. An annular space portion (annular space portion 60) along an outer periphery of the regulating member is formed between the welded portion and the regulating member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a conductive member including a first corresponding portion, an element current circuit configured to supply an element current to the first magnetic element, and a first current circuit configured to supply a first current to the first corresponding portion. The first corresponding portion is along the first magnetic element. The first current includes an alternating current component. The first current includes a first duration of a first current value of a first polarity, a first pulse duration of a first pulse current value of the first polarity, a second duration of a second current value of a second polarity, and a second pulse duration of a second pulse current value of the second polarity. The second polarity is different from the first polarity.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a vehicle which includes: an electrostatic eliminator that reduces a positive charge of a specific portion or that charges the specific portion with a negative charge, the specific portion being defined as a portion to be positively charged at which a positively charged air flow that flows around a vehicle body during travel starts to vary from a flow along a surface of the positively charged vehicle body to a flow separated from the surface as negative charges are accumulated because of the external factors. The specific portion is constituted from a conductive material with a surface resistance value that is less than a surface resistance value of the electrostatic eliminator. The electrostatic eliminator is constituted from a conductive resin with a surface resistance value in a range of 102? or more and less than 1011?.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first magnetic element, a conductive member including a first corresponding portion, an element current circuit configured to supply an element current to the first magnetic element, and a first current circuit configured to supply a first current to the first corresponding portion. The first corresponding portion is along the first magnetic element. The first current includes an alternating current component. The first current includes a first duration of a first current value of a first polarity, a first pulse duration of a first pulse current value of the first polarity, a second duration of a second current value of a second polarity, and a second pulse duration of a second pulse current value of the second polarity. The second polarity is different from the first polarity.

Abstract: A surface shape detection device using differential interference optics achieves restoration error reduction of a surface shape while maintaining resolution.

Abstract: To implement, when a plurality of patterns are included in a field of view during measurement of scattered light in spectral scatterometry, removal of an influence of a pattern outside a dimension (three-dimensional shape) management target from spectral reflection intensity in the field of view without modeling the pattern outside the dimension management target. A three-dimensional shape detection apparatus 100 includes a spectral reflection intensity measurement unit configured to measure spectral reflection intensity in a field of view of a light spot by irradiating a sample 103 as a target with the light spot, and detects a three-dimensional shape in the field of view of the light spot based on the measured spectral reflection intensity.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first element, a first wire, and a first magnetic part. The first element includes a first magnetic layer, a first counter magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first counter magnetic layer. A direction from the first counter magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer is along a first direction. The first wire extends in a second direction crossing the first direction. The first magnetic part includes a first region and a first counter region. At least a portion of the first wire is between the first region and the first counter region in the first direction.

Abstract: An optical scanning device for displaying or capturing an image is used, the device including: an optical scanning unit configured to scan emitted light while drawing a spiral trajectory, wherein the unit includes: a light guide path configured to guide incident light to output the emitted light from an emission end; and a vibration unit configured to vibrate the emission end; a light emission control unit configured to control light emission of the emitted light; a polar coordinate generation unit configured to generate a radius and a deflection angle relating to the spiral trajectory; a driving signal generation unit configured to generate a driving signal for driving the vibration unit; an angle correction unit configured to perform calculation for correcting an angle based on information from the driving signal generation unit and output an corrected angle; and a coordinate calculation unit configured to calculate coordinates of an image.

Abstract: A substrate processing system includes a substrate processing apparatus and a control device. The substrate processing apparatus includes a chamber, and a placing table provided inside the chamber. The placing table places a substrate thereon, and includes a base and an electrostatic chuck provided on an upper surface of the base. The electrostatic chuck has a plurality of division regions each provided with a heater therein. The substrate processing system also includes a control device that includes a measuring unit that measures a resistance value of the heater for each of the division regions, an estimating unit that estimates a temperature of each of the division regions based on the resistance value of the heater measured by the measuring unit, and a power controller that controls a power supplied to the heater for each of the division regions based on the temperature estimated by the estimating unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a multilayer member, and a magnetic member. The multilayer member includes a plurality of magnetic layers and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction from the multilayer member toward the magnetic member. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A thickness along the first direction of the magnetic member is not less than ½ of a thickness along the first direction of the multilayer member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a multilayer member, and a magnetic member. The multilayer member includes a plurality of magnetic layers and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction from the multilayer member toward the magnetic member. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A thickness along the first direction of the magnetic member is not less than ½ of a thickness along the first direction of the multilayer member.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electromagnetic wave attenuator includes a plurality of magnetic layers, and a plurality of nonmagnetic layers. The plurality of nonmagnetic layers is conductive. A direction from one of the plurality of magnetic layers toward an other one of the plurality of magnetic layers is aligned with a first direction. One of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers is between the one of the plurality of magnetic layers and the other one of the plurality of magnetic layers. A first thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of magnetic layers is not less than ½ times a second thickness along the first direction of the one of the plurality of nonmagnetic layers.