Abstract: A thermally conductive silicone composition includes a thermally conductive filler that includes: a silicon carbide having a peak of the particle size distribution in the range of from 10 to 40 ?m; a first thermally conductive filler having a thermal conductivity of 10 to 300 W/mK and having a peak of the particle size distribution in the range of from 0.1 to 1.0 ?m; a second thermally conductive filler having a thermal conductivity of 10 to 300 W/mK and having a peak of the particle size distribution in the range of from more than 1.0 to less than 10 ?m; and a third thermally conductive filler (exclusive of silicon carbide) having a thermal conductivity of 60 to 300 W/mK and having a peak of the particle size distribution in the range of from 10 to 40 ?m.

Abstract: Provided are a physical property measurement method, a physical property measurement device, and a probe that can simply measure physical properties of a surface layer portion of an object. A physical property measurement method includes a step of bringing a probe into contact with a surface layer portion of a liquid or gel-like object and maintaining a contact state, a step of measuring a height of the object rising along the probe in contact with the object, and a step of calculating viscous properties or elastic properties of the surface layer portion of the object using the measured height of the object rising along the probe.

Abstract: A light detecting device comprises a plurality of pixels that include first pixels that sense light in a first wavelength range, and a second pixel that senses light in a second wavelength range different than the first wavelength range. The second pixel is surrounded by six pixels of the first pixels. The light detecting device comprises first nanostructures that redirect light incident to the first pixels.

Abstract: A light detection device comprises a pixel array including a plurality of pixel units. At least one pixel unit of the plurality of pixel units includes a photoelectric conversion region and a light guide region that guides light to the photoelectric conversion region. For each pixel unit of the at least one pixel unit, the light guide region includes nanostructures that direct light to the photoelectric conversion region, and the nanostructures have at least one characteristic that varies based on a position of the pixel unit in the pixel array.

Abstract: A printed wiring board includes: a dielectric layer having a main surface; and a conductive pattern. The conductive pattern includes a metal layer that is disposed on the main surface, an electroless plating layer that is disposed on the metal layer, and an electrolytic plating layer that is disposed on the electroless plating layer. An average thickness of the metal layer is 2.1 ?m or more and 9.0 ?m or less. Maximum height roughness of a surface of the metal layer opposed to the main surface is 5.0 ?m or less.

Abstract: A solid-state imaging device includes: a plurality of light-receiving pixels arranged in a first direction and a second direction intersecting with the first direction; a first color filter that is disposed over a plurality of the light-receiving pixels arranged in the first direction and has a first color; a second color filter that is disposed over a plurality of the light-receiving pixels arranged in the first direction, and has a second color different from the first color, a first inter-waveguide light-shielding wall that is disposed between the first color filters adjacent in the first direction, and has a light-shielding property; and a second inter-waveguide light-shielding wall that is disposed between the first color filter and the second color filter adjacent in the first direction, has a light-shielding property, and has a length in the first direction that is longer than a length in same direction of the first inter-waveguide light-shielding wall.

Abstract: An imaging device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first pixel, a second pixel, and a spectroscopic section. The first pixel includes a first photoelectric conversion section that selectively receives first wavelength light included in a first wavelength band and performs photoelectric conversion of the first wavelength light. The second pixel includes a second photoelectric conversion section that selectively receives second wavelength light included in a second wavelength band and performs photoelectric conversion of the second wavelength band. The second pixel is adjacent to the first pixel. The spectroscopic section includes a structure having a size less than or equal to a wavelength of incident light, and is provided on a boundary between the first pixel and the second pixel. The spectroscopic section separates the first wavelength light and the second wavelength light from the incident light.

Abstract: Imaging of, with height reduction, a high-quality image with a maximum angle of view of 90 degrees or larger is realized. A lens group forms an optical image of an object on a curved imaging surface. The maximum angle of view is 90 degrees or larger. When a first imaging height half angle of view is 40 degrees and is denoted by Yw, a second imaging height that is a half of the maximum angle of view is denoted by Y, a total optical length is denoted by TL, a focal length of the entire imaging lens is denoted by f, and a focal length of the lens closest to the object is denoted by f1, the following are satisfied: 0.27?(Yw/Y)2?0.7, 0.3?TL/2Y?0.695, ?0.35?f/f1?0.73. The present technology can be applied to an ultrawide-angle camera or the like.

Abstract: An adhesive polyorganosiloxane composition includes, at a specific composition ratio: (A) a linear polyorganosiloxane containing an alkenyl group including a low-viscosity linear polyorganosiloxane containing an alkenyl group; (B) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least three alkenyl groups in the molecule; (C1) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having 3 or more hydrogen atoms bonded to a silicon atom in the molecule; (C2) a linear polyorganohydrogensiloxane having one hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom only at both terminals of the molecular chain, and having no aliphatic unsaturated bonds in the molecule; (D) a filler; (E) a platinum group metal compound; and (F) two or more kinds of specific adhesion imparting agent.

Abstract: An imaging device according to an embodiment includes: a pixel array unit including a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix arrangement, in which a separation portion that separates a pixel with a separation surface to acquire a phase difference is provided at an angle different from 0 degrees with respect to a column direction in the arrangement in at least some of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light detection device and an electronic apparatus capable of increasing sensitivity of a specific pixel. The light detection device includes a pixel array unit in which a plurality of pixels is regularly arranged, the plurality of pixels including a first pixel and a second pixel, the first pixel including at least a photodiode and one or more pixel transistors, the second pixel including at least a photodiode larger in size than the photodiode of the first pixel, in which the pixel transistor in the first pixel is shared by the first pixel and the second pixel. The present technology may be applied to image sensors and the like, for example.

Abstract: A curable polyorganosiloxane composition includes (a) a polyorganosiloxane having two or more curable functional groups per molecule; (b) a crosslinking agent having per molecule two or more crosslinkable groups having reactivity with the curable functional groups of the component (a); (c) a curing catalyst capable of catalyzing a crosslinking reaction of the component (a) and the component (b); (d) a pigment which itself does not emit a fluorescent light; and (e) a UV tracer. The composition can be used as an adhesive.

Abstract: Provided are a physical property measurement method, a physical property measurement device, and a probe that can simply measure physical properties of a surface layer portion of an object. A physical property measurement method includes a step of bringing a probe into contact with a surface layer portion of a liquid or gel-like object and maintaining a contact state, a step of measuring a height of the object rising along the probe in contact with the object, and a step of calculating viscous properties or elastic properties of the surface layer portion of the object using the measured height of the object rising along the probe.

Abstract: An image information collection system is an image information collection system in which a server device collects image information from a vehicle via a telecommunications line. The vehicle includes: an imaging device configured to capture a surrounding image; and a control device configured to calculate an evaluation value of the surrounding image captured by the imaging device, the control device being configured to determine, based on the evaluation value thus calculated and a location where the surrounding image is captured, whether or not the surrounding image is transmitted to the server device as the image information, the control device being configured to transmit, to the server device, the surrounding image determined to be transmitted.

Abstract: An adhesive polyorganosiloxane composition includes, at a specific composition ratio: (A) a linear polyorganosiloxane containing an alkenyl group including a low-viscosity linear polyorganosiloxane containing an alkenyl group; (B) a polyorganosiloxane containing at least three alkenyl groups in the molecule; (C1) a polyorganohydrogensiloxane having 3 or more hydrogen atoms bonded to a silicon atom in the molecule; (C2) a linear polyorganohydrogensiloxane having one hydrogen atom bonded to a silicon atom only at both terminals of the molecular chain, and having no aliphatic unsaturated bonds in the molecule; (D) a filler; (E) a platinum group metal compound; and (F) two or more kinds of specific adhesion imparting agent.

Abstract: A driving control system in which a server apparatus controls an operation of a vehicle via a telecommunication network. The server apparatus includes a controller configured to determine whether a condition for raising a degree of accuracy in detecting a wild animal in an area around the vehicle is satisfied, and to raise the degree of accuracy in detecting the wild animal by controlling a detection device included in the vehicle at a timing when the condition is satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is an artificial hair fiber which can prevent detachment between core and sheath, having superior texture close to human hair, and having superior curl retention. An artificial hair fiber has a core-sheath structure, including: a core; and a sheath covering the core; and: the core includes a core resin composition including polyester; the sheath includes a sheath resin composition including polyamide; the core and the sheath have a core/sheath mass ratio of 40/60 to 90/10; and when a melt viscosity of the polyester of the core is expressed as a, and a melt viscosity of the polyamide of the sheath is expressed as b, a viscosity ratio a/b is 0.5 to 2.5.

Abstract: A service providing system, a vehicle and a method for providing a service are provided. The service providing system includes a server device configured to provide a service to a vehicle via a telecommunication line, the server device including processing circuitry configured to: acquire, from the vehicle, information on a communication standard and a service that are being used and position information; and create, at least partly based on the information on the communication standard and the service and the position information, a service map indicating a communication standard and a service that are usable in a communication area; and control content of the service provided to the vehicle using the service map.