Abstract: A nanofiber sheet is described that is composed of a substrate and a layer of oriented nanofibers. Nanofibers of the sheet can be oriented in a common direction. In some orientations, light absorbent sheets can absorb over 99.9%, and in some cases over 99.95%, of the intensity of light incident upon the sheet. Methods for fabricating a light absorbent sheet are also described.

Abstract: A laminate includes: a carbon nanotube sheet including a plurality of carbon nanotubes aligned preferentially in one direction within a plane of the sheet; and a first protection material having a surface in contact with the carbon nanotube sheet, the surface having a surface roughness Ra1 of 0.05 ?m or more.

Abstract: A nanofiber sheet is described that is composed of a substrate and a layer of oriented nanofibers. Nanofibers of the sheet can be oriented in a common direction. In some orientations, light absorbent sheets can absorb over 99.9%, and in some cases over 99.95%, of the intensity of light incident upon the sheet. Methods for fabricating a light absorbent sheet are also described.

Abstract: An adhesive sheet includes: a carbon nanotube sheet including a plurality of carbon nanotubes aligned preferentially in one direction within a plane of the sheet; and an adhesive agent layer including an adhesive agent, the adhesive agent layer being curable.

Abstract: A printer is disclosed. One printer includes a first head unit being elongate in a longitudinal direction. The first head unit has a first nozzle group having a plurality of first nozzles arrayed with a first pitch along the longitudinal direction. The printer includes a second head unit being elongate in the longitudinal direction. The second head unit has a second nozzle group having a plurality of second nozzles arrayed along the longitudinal direction. The second nozzle group includes a plurality of nozzle sets. Each of the plurality of the nozzle sets includes some of the plurality of second nozzles. The second nozzles in each of the plurality of the nozzle sets arrayed with the first pitch along the longitudinal direction. The plurality of the nozzle sets are arrayed with a second pitch along the longitudinal direction. The second pitch is different from the first pitch.

Abstract: A digital printing apparatus including a sheet supply device, printing cylinder, inkjet nozzle portion, sheet delivery device, and conveyance devices. The sheet supply device supplies sheets one by one at a predetermined period. The printing cylinder includes at least one gripper device that grips and holds the sheet, and conveys the sheet while one edge of the sheet supplied from the sheet supply device is held by the plurality of gripper devices. The inkjet nozzle portion discharges ink droplets onto the sheet. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including one reversing gripper device that grips and holds the other edge of the sheet, and conveys the sheet printed on one surface, which is received from the printing cylinder in a double-sided printing mode. The sheet is turned by reversing the obverse/reverse surface of the sheet by the reversing gripper device in the process of conveyance.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected.

Abstract: An NC machine tool is provided with a display device capable of displaying processing time individually for each function command of a block of an NC program. The display device of the NC machine tool is capable of displaying processing time for each function command. Thus, an operator is able to identify processing time for each function command via the display device.

Abstract: A base film for a dicing sheet is provided which can suppress dicing debris from generating during the dicing of a cut object without imparting physical energy, such as electron beam or ? ray. The base film for a dicing sheet comprises a resin layer. The resin layer comprises: a norbornene-based resin that is a thermoplastic resin having a norbornene-based compound as at least one type of monomer; and an olefin-based thermoplastic resin other than the norbornene-based resin. The norbornene-based resin in the resin layer has a content of more than 3.0 mass %. A dicing sheet is also provided which comprises: the base film for a dicing sheet; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed on a surface of the film at the resin layer side.

Abstract: A base film for a dicing sheet is provided which can suppress dicing debris from generating during the dicing of a cut object without imparting physical energy, such as electron beam or ? ray. The base film for a dicing sheet comprises a resin layer. The resin layer comprises: a ring-containing resin that is a thermoplastic resin having a monomer, as a constitutional unit, having at least one type of an aromatic ring and an aliphatic ring; and an acyclic olefin-based resin that is an olefin-based thermoplastic resin other than the ring-containing resin. The ring-containing resin in the resin layer has a content of more than 3.0 mass %. A dicing sheet is also provided which comprises: the base film for a dicing sheet; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer placed on the base film.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a carbon nanotube forest laminated body that enables easy production of a carbon nanotube sheet from a carbon nanotube forest and a method of producing a carbon nanotube forest laminated body. The carbon nanotube forest laminated body of the present invention includes a support having an adhesive (sticky) surface and a carbon nanotube forest provided on the surface of the support. The surface of the support has an adhesive strength of 0.01 N/25 mm or more and 2 N/25 mm or less, and the carbon nanotube forest is provided on the surface.

Abstract: The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected.

Abstract: A digital printing apparatus including a sheet supply device, printing cylinder, inkjet nozzle portion, sheet delivery device, and conveyance devices. The sheet supply device supplies sheets one by one at a predetermined period. The printing cylinder includes at least one gripper device that grips and holds the sheet, and conveys the sheet while one edge of the sheet supplied from the sheet supply device is held by the plurality of gripper devices. The inkjet nozzle portion discharges ink droplets onto the sheet. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including one reversing gripper device that grips and holds the other edge of the sheet, and conveys the sheet printed on one surface, which is received from the printing cylinder in a double-sided printing mode. The sheet is turned by reversing the obverse/reverse surface of the sheet by the reversing gripper device in the process of conveyance.

Abstract: A digital printing apparatus including a sheet supply device, printing cylinder, inkjet nozzle portion, sheet delivery device, and conveyance devices. The sheet supply device supplies sheets one by one at a predetermined period. The printing cylinder includes at least one gripper device that grips and holds the sheet, and conveys the sheet while one edge of the sheet supplied from the sheet supply device is held by the plurality of gripper devices. The inkjet nozzle portion discharges ink droplets onto the sheet. The conveyance devices include a plurality of gripper devices including one reversing gripper device that grips and holds the other edge of the sheet, and conveys the sheet printed on one surface, which is received from the printing cylinder in a double-sided printing mode. The sheet is turned by reversing the obverse/reverse surface of the sheet by the reversing gripper device in the process of conveyance.

Abstract: A formed article comprising a gas barrier layer that is formed of a material including at least an oxygen atom, a carbon atom, and a silicon atom, the gas barrier layer including an area (A) where an oxygen atom content rate gradually decreases, and a carbon atom content rate gradually increases in a depth direction from a surface, the area (A) including a partial area (A1) and a partial area (A2), the (A1) having a specific oxygen, carbon and silicon content, and the (A2) having a specific oxygen, carbon and silicon content; a method of producing the same; an electronic device member; an electronic device. The formed article exhibits an excellent gas barrier capability, excellent bendability, excellent adhesion, and excellent surface flatness.

Abstract: A base film for a dicing sheet is provided which can suppress dicing debris from generating during the dicing of a cut object in the full-cut dicing without imparting physical energy, such as electron beam or ? ray, and which has an enhanced expanding property in the expanding process. The base film for a dicing sheet comprises a resin layer that contains a polyethylene and an ethylene-tetracyclododecene copolymer. A dicing sheet that comprises the base film for a dicing sheet is also provided.

Abstract: A dicing sheet base film includes a resin layer (A). The resin layer (A) contains: a norbornene-based resin (a1) that is a thermoplastic resin containing a structural unit derived from a norbornene-based compound; a styrene-based elastomer (a2); and an olefin-based thermoplastic resin (a3) other than the norbornene-based resin (a1) and other than the styrene-based elastomer (a2). The dicing sheet base film suppresses the occurrence of dicing debris, in particular filament-like dicing debris, during the dicing of a cut object without imparting physical energy such as electron rays and ? rays, and has sufficient expandability in the expanding process.

Abstract: A dicing sheet base film includes a resin layer (A). The resin layer (A) contains: a polyethylene (a1) that has a density of 0.900 g/cm3 or more; and a styrene-based elastomer (a2). The polyethylene (a1) has a content of 50 mass % or more and 90 mass % or less to a total resin component contained in the resin layer (A), while the styrene-based elastomer (a2) has a content of 10 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less to the total resin component. The dicing sheet base film suppresses the occurrence of dicing debris during the dicing of a cut object without imparting physical energy such as electron rays and ? rays, and has sufficient expandability in the expanding process.

Abstract: Provided is a curable resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) that includes a cyclic structure in its main chain, and has a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 140° C. or more, and a monofunctional curable monomer (B). The present invention provides: a cured resin formed article that has heat resistance and low birefringence, a method for producing the same, a curable resin composition and a curable resin formed article that are useful as a raw material for producing the cured resin formed article, and a laminate that includes a layer formed of a cured resin.

Abstract: A sheet for producing a multilayer optical recording medium comprises optical recording layers and adhesive layers laminated on one another, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an adhesive comprising a polymer as a main component, the polymer includes fluorine-containing monomer and/or silicon-containing monomer as a constituent monomer component, the adhesive layer has no domain structure or has a domain structure of 110 nm or less, a total content of the fluorine-containing monomer and the silicon-containing monomer is 10 to 100 mass % when a monomer total amount as the constituent monomer component in the polymer is 100 mass %. According to the sheet for producing a multilayer optical recording medium, a multilayer optical recording medium can be produced which can detect reflected light having sufficient intensity from the interface between the optical recording layer and the adhesive layer and which generates less scattered light in the adhesive layer and causes less noise.