Abstract: A solid electrolyte material is represented by the following composition formula (1), LiaAlbOcXd . . . Formula (1), where values a, b, c, and d are each greater than 0, and X is at least one selected from the group consisting of CI and Br. A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the electrolyte layer includes the solid electrolyte material.

Abstract: An information processing method is executed by a computer and includes: acquiring interfacial model information indicating an interfacial model of two or more solid materials; executing a simulation of a reaction between the two or more solid materials based on the acquired interfacial model information; and outputting progress information indicating a degree of progress of the reaction based on reaction information related to the reaction obtained by the simulation.

Abstract: An electrode material includes a particle group of a coated active material. The coated active material includes an active material and a coating layer coating at least a part of a surface of the active material and including a first solid electrolyte. The electrode material satisfies at least one of the following (i) to (iii). (i) A thickness Tc of the coating layer calculated by averaging median values in thickness distributions of a plurality of particles is 1.0 nm or more and 100.0 nm or less. (ii) A thickness Ta of the coating layer calculated by averaging average values in thickness distributions of a plurality of particles is 9.0 nm or more and 100.0 nm or less. (iii) A thickness Tq of the coating layer calculated by averaging first quartiles in thickness distributions of a plurality of particles is 2.5 nm or more and 50.0 nm or less.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material contains Li, Sn, M1, and F, where M1 is at least one selected from the group consisting of Al, Y, Zr, Ti, and Mg. A battery includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and a separator layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. At least one selected from the group consisting of the positive electrode, the negative electrode, and the separator layer contains the solid electrolyte material.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value.

Abstract: To provide a hard capsule composed of a hard capsule film that can be molded by a cold gelation method and has enteric properties.

Abstract: The vehicle includes a power source, a power transmission device that transmits power from the power source to a drive wheel, and an operation device that is operated by a driver to an operation position corresponding to a shift position of the power transmission device. The control device of the vehicle includes a shift control unit that changes an N-position switching time from when the vehicle is operated to the neutral operation position until when the vehicle is switched to the neutral position based on the vehicle state. The shift control unit shortens the N-position switching time as compared with a case where the driving force of the drive wheel is large.

Abstract: The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, M, O, X, and F. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ta and Nb. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.

Abstract: The vehicle includes a power source, a power transmission device that transmits power from the power source to a drive wheel, and an operation device that is operated by a driver to an operation position corresponding to a shift position of the power transmission device. The control device of the vehicle includes a shift control unit that changes an N-position switching time from when the vehicle is operated to the neutral operation position until when the vehicle is switched to the neutral position based on the vehicle state. The shift control unit shortens the N-position switching time as compared with a case where the driving force of the drive wheel is large.

Abstract: An information processing method is an information processing method to be executed by a computer. The information processing method includes acquiring experimental spectrum information indicating an experimental spectrum obtained by actually measuring a material to be searched for; acquiring material information regarding a composition of the material; generating, based on the material information, pieces of candidate structure information regarding candidate structures that are candidates for a crystal structure of the material, and acquiring computational spectrum information indicating computational spectra each corresponding to a corresponding one of the candidate structures; generating structure information regarding the crystal structure, based on a correlation between the experimental spectrum information and the computational spectrum information; and outputting the generated structure information.

Abstract: An information processing system includes: an information processing apparatus that transmits information pertaining to a relational expression representing energy of a structure of an aggregate of atoms; and an optimization apparatus, which is an example of a computing apparatus that performs computation using the relational expression. The relational expression is acquired on the basis of atomic information and position information, and includes two or more variables that indicate the states of atoms located at two or more positions in the aggregate. The information processing apparatus includes: a first communicator that transmits the information pertaining to the relational expression to the optimization apparatus, and receives, from the optimization apparatus, values of the two or more variables derived by performing the above computation; and an outputter that outputs structure information corresponding to the values of the two or more variables.

Abstract: A production method for producing a halide includes heat-treating, in an inert gas atmosphere, a mixed material in which LiX, YZ3, and at least one of LiX? or YZ?3 are mixed, where X is an element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I; Z is an element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I and different from X; X? is an element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I and different from either X or Z; and Z? is an element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I and different from either X or Z. In the heat-treatment, the mixed material is heat-treated at higher than or equal to 200° C. and lower than or equal to 650° C.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid electrolyte material having high lithium ion conductivity. A solid electrolyte according to the present disclosure contains Li, Sm, O, and X. X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.

Abstract: A reference value creating device includes processing circuitry configured to; vehicle-related information related to a vehicle; determine a road type of a road on which the vehicle is traveling on a basis of the acquired vehicle-related information; acquire feature amount information regarding a feature amount of an occupant of the vehicle calculated on a basis of a captured image including a range in which at least a face of the occupant of the vehicle is present; and create a reference value of the feature amount for estimating an alertness level of the occupant on a basis of the acquired feature amount information, and create, when the determined road type has changed, the reference value of the feature amount corresponding to the changed road type.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a solid electrolyte material having high lithium ion conductivity. The solid electrolyte material of the present disclosure includes Li, M and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Zn and Cd. X is at least two elements selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br and I.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material according to the present disclosure consists essentially of Li, M, O, and X. M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Nb and Ta, and X is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Cl, Br, and I.

Abstract: A nonvolatile semiconductor memory device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes: a memory cell array and a control circuit. The control circuit executes a first reading operation and a second reading operation. The first reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between a control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a first value. The second reading operation is an operation of reading a threshold voltage set in the selected memory cell by setting a voltage between the control gate electrode and source of the selected memory cell to a second value lower than the first value. When executing the second reading operation, the control circuit keeps a voltage of the control gate electrode of the selected memory cell to 0 or a positive value.

Abstract: A solid electrolyte material comprises a crystal structure including a structure framework and an ion-conductive species. The structure framework has a one-dimensional chain. In the one-dimensional chain, a plurality of polyhedrons are linearly connected to each other while sharing a corner, and each of the plurality of polyhedrons contains at least one type of cation and at least one type of anion.