Abstract: A robot arm includes a first holder and a second holder. The first holder includes a first base portion and a first distal portion. The first distal portion has a first distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the first base portion. The second holder includes a second base and a second distal portion. The second distal portion has a second distal thickness smaller than a thickness of the second base portion. A first rotator is supported by the first distal portion and the second distal portion. A second rotator is supported by the first rotator. A first bevel gear is provided in the first distal portion. Another first bevel gear is provided in the second distal portion. A second bevel gear engages with the first bevel gear and the another first bevel gear.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate porous carbon material having a continuous porous structure, the particulate porous carbon material satisfying the following A to C: A: branch portions forming the continuous porous structure have an aspect ratio of 3 or higher; B: the branch portions have aggregated through joints interposed therebetween, the number of the aggregated branch portions (N) being 3 or larger; C: a ratio of the number of the aggregated branch portions (N) to the number of the joints (n), N/n, is 1.2 or larger.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a fuel cell apparatus in which a stable installation state may be maintained even when a size thereof is reduced. A fuel cell apparatus according to the present disclosure may include a fuel cell module including fuel cells housed in a housing; a plurality of auxiliary machines which operate the fuel cell module; and an exterior case, shaped in a rectangular prism, which houses the fuel cell module and the auxiliary machines. A gravity center of the fuel cell apparatus may be located below a level equal to half a height of the exterior case.

Abstract: A steam turbine plant includes a high-medium pressure turbine having a high-pressure turbine section provided at one end portion in an axial direction and a medium-pressure turbine section provided at the other end portion; a low-pressure turbine disposed coaxially with the high-medium pressure turbine; a condenser configured to cool steam used in the low-pressure turbine to condense the steam into condensate; and a feed-water heater configured to heat the condensate with steam discharged from the high-pressure turbine section. The plant also includes a low-pressure moisture separating and heating device configured to remove moisture of steam discharged from the medium-pressure turbine section, and to heat the steam with a part of steam to be sent to an inlet portion of the high-pressure turbine section and a part of steam to be sent to an inlet portion of the medium-pressure turbine section from an outlet portion of the high-pressure turbine section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a porous carbon material having a co-continuous structure forming portion in which carbon skeletons and voids form continuous structures, respectively and which has a structural period of 0.002 ?m to 3 ?m, having pores which have an average diameter of 0.01 to 10 nm on a surface thereof, and having a BET specific surface area of 100 m2/g or more.

Abstract: Provided is an electrode material which has a co-continuous porous structure configured from a carbon skeleton and voids and which, by providing a large surface area, has excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, etc. This electrode material includes a porous carbon material having a co-continuous structure portion in which a carbon skeleton and voids form a continuous structure, and in the porous carbon material, the specific surface area measured by the BET method is 1 to 4500 m2/g, and the pore volume measured by the BJH method is 0.01 to 2.0 cm3/g.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material for metal-air batteries which has a homogeneous co-continuous structure due to a carbon skeleton and voids and is excellent in terms of permeability to and diffusibility of ions, oxygen, electrolytes, and electrolytic solutions and which, due to the formation of the carbon network, can rapidly diffuse the heat generated by battery reactions and has satisfactory electrical conductivity. The electrode material for metal-air batteries includes a porous carbon material having a co-continuous structure portion in which a skeleton constituted of carbon and voids form a co-continuous structure and which has a structural period, as calculated by X-ray scattering method or X-ray CT method, of 0.002-10 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material for an electrochemical capacitor having high surface utilization efficiency, composed of a porous carbon material capable of further contributing to higher electrostatic capacitance of the electrochemical capacitor and to development of high rate characteristics; the porous carbon material having a co-continuous structural portion in which a carbon skeleton and voids form respective continuous structures, the co-continuous structural portion having a structural period of 0.002 ?m to 20 ?m.

Abstract: A fluid separation membrane has high compression strength in the fiber cross-section direction (direction orthogonal to the fiber axis). The fluid separation membrane is obtained by an organic polymer layer being formed on the surface of porous carbon fibers having a co-continuous porous structure. A fluid separation membrane module and porous carbon fibers having a fully co-continuous porous structure are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides a carbon membrane for fluid separation with which a high-pressure fluid can be separated and purified and which has excellent pressure resistance and is less apt to be damaged. The present invention relates to a carbon membrane for fluid separation, including: a core layer which has a co-continuous porous structure; and a skin layer which has substantially no co-continuous porous structure and is formed around the core layer.

Abstract: A carbon material having a continuous porous structure oriented to the stretching axis is provided, which carbon material can be used as a structural material excellent in interfacial adhesion. The porous carbon material has a continuous porous structure in at least a portion thereof, in which the continuous porous structure has an orientation degree measured by a small-angle X-ray scattering method or an X-ray CT method of 1.10 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a porous carbon material which has excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, pressure resistance, and strength against tension and compression. This porous carbon material at least partially includes a continuous porous structure, and exhibits excellent electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, pressure resistance, and strength against tension and compression by containing carbon crystal grains therein.

Abstract: The present invention provides: a porous carbon material which includes a portion having a continuous porous structure and a portion having no continuous porous structure and has even pore size and matrix size in the material center part thereof, thereby being easy to composite with other materials and being able to be used in various applications; a porous-carbon-material precursor; a process for producing the porous-carbon-material precursor; and a process for producing the porous carbon material. A porous carbon material of the invention is a porous carbon material which includes a portion having a continuous porous structure and a portion having substantially no continuous porous structure, in which the portion having the continuous porous structure has a structural period of 0.002 to 1 ?m.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an adhesive tape includes a film and an adhesive layer. The film includes polytetrafluoroethylene and a carbon filler. The adhesive layer is provided on a surface of the film, and includes a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electrode material for an electrochemical capacitor having high surface utilization efficiency, composed of a porous carbon material capable of further contributing to higher electrostatic capacitance of the electrochemical capacitor and to development of high rate characteristics; the porous carbon material having a co-continuous structural portion in which a carbon skeleton and voids form respective continuous structures, the co-continuous structural portion having a structural period of 0.002 ?m to 20 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention provides a metal composite carbon material that provides a large contact interface between a fluid and metal fine particles and that can exhibit high catalytic performance when used as a catalyst, having metal fine particles supported in a continuous porous structure in which a carbon skeleton and voids form respective continuous structures, the continuous porous structure having a structural period of larger than 2 nm and 10 ?m or smaller.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate porous carbon material having a continuous porous structure, the particulate porous carbon material satisfying the following A to C: A: branch portions forming the continuous porous structure have an aspect ratio of 3 or higher; B: the branch portions have aggregated through joints interposed therebetween, the number of the aggregated branch portions (N) being 3 or larger; C: a ratio of the number of the aggregated branch portions (N) to the number of the joints (n), N/n, is 1.2 or larger.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an adhesive tape includes a film and an adhesive layer. The film includes polytetrafluoroethylene and a carbon filler. The adhesive layer is provided on a surface of the film, and includes a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive.

Abstract: A contact inspection device including contacts that contact with a test object for inspection, each contact having a base end portion, a needle tip portion having a needle tip that contacts with the test object, and an elastically deformable portion located between the base end portion and the needle tip portion, with the base end portion and the needle tip portion having axes which coincide with each other. The elastically deformable portion is deformable under a compressive force applied in the axial direction of the needle tip portion while the needle tip is pressed against the test object and converts the compressive force into a tilting motion of the needle tip portion about the needle tip through deformation. The needle tip portion is displaceable in a direction in which the needle tip portion is pivotally tilted while the needle tip is pressed against the test object.

Abstract: There is provided an image pickup device including an image pickup unit, and a beam light control unit configured to control a state of a beam light based on living body detection information given by a living body detection unit.