Abstract: An optical compensation layer-attached polarizing plate including a polarizing plate, an optical compensation layer and another optical compensation layer that are laminated in this order, wherein the optical compensation layer has the relation nx1>ny1=nz1, including a resin with a photoelastic coefficient absolute value of at most 2.0×10?11 m2/N, and has an in-plane retardation (nx1?ny1)d1 in the range of 200 nm to 300 nm, the optical compensation layer has the relation nx2>ny2>nz2, including a resin with a photoelastic coefficient absolute value of at most 2.0×10?11 m2/N, and has an in-plane retardation (nx2?ny2)d2 in the range of 90 nm to 160 nm, a slow axis of the optical compensation layer makes an angle of 10° to 30° with an absorption axis of the polarizing plate, and a slow axis of the optical compensation layer makes an angle of 75° to 95° with the absorption axis of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil, a compressor oil composition, a hydraulic oil composition, a metalworking oil composition, a heat treating oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for machine tools and a lubricating oil composition which comprise a lubricating oil base oil having % CA of not more than 2, % CP/% CN of not less than 6 and an iodine value of not more than 2.5.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of minimal quantity lubrication cutting and grinding that can improve cutting and grinding properties and extend the life of tools. The minimal quantity lubrication cutting and grinding method of the present invention comprises supplying a compressed fluid containing 0.1 to 15 percent by volume of oxygen together with a cutting and grinding oil (particularly preferably an oil composition comprising an ester) to processing spots of a workpiece.

Abstract: A retardation film which hardly causes shift or unevenness in retardation values and which has a refractive index profile of nx>nz>ny (that is, 0<Rth[590]/Re[590]<1) is provided. A retardation film according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a stretched polymer film containing a styrene-based resin and a polycarbonate-based resin, which satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2): 100 nm?Re[590]?350 nm??(1) 0.2?Rth[590]/Re[590]?0.

Abstract: A multifunctional, high-performance hydrocarbon composition is demanded.

Abstract: A lubricative composition for industrial machinery and equipment which comprises a base oil selected from among mineral oils, fats and oils, synthetic oils and mixture of two or more of them, and at least one additive selected from among the following components (A) to (D): component (A): (A-1) a phosphorus-containing carboxylic acid and/or (A-2) a thiophosphoric ester, component (B): a dispersant viscosity index improver, component (C): (C-1) a specific amidocarboxylic acid compound and/or (C-2) a specific carboxylic acid compound, and component (D): an ester oiliness improver. The composition is favorable as a lubricating oil composition and useful as a gear oil composition, a lubricating oil composition for paper machines or a lubricating oil composition for slide guides, a hydraulic oil, or the like.

Abstract: An optical compensation layer-attached polarizing plate of the invention comprises a polarizing plate, an optical compensation layer (1) and another optical compensation layer (2) that are laminated in this order, wherein the optical compensation layer (1) has the relation nx1>ny1=nz1, comprises a resin with a photoelastic coefficient absolute value of at most 2.0×10?11 m2/N, and has an in-plane retardation (nx1?ny1)d1 in the range of 200 nm to 300 nm, the optical compensation layer (2) has the relation nx2>ny2>nz2, comprises a resin with a photoelastic coefficient absolute value of at most 2.0×10?11 m2/N, and has an in-plane retardation (nx2?ny2)d2 in the range of 90 nm to 160 nm, a slow axis of the optical compensation layer (1) makes an angle of 10° to 30° with an absorption axis of the polarizing plate, and a slow axis of the optical compensation layer (2) makes an angle of 75° to 95° with the absorption axis of the polarizing plate.

Abstract: The liquid crystal display of the present invention comprises a liquid crystal cell; and a laminated optical film mounted together with a polarizing plate on each of both sides of the liquid crystal cell, the laminated optical film comprising a laminate that comprises: an optical film (1) obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin, wherein a photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10?11 to 6.0×10?11 m2/N, and a three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient expressed with Nz=(nx1?nz1)/(nx1?ny1) satisfy a relationship of Nz?0.9, and a front retardation (Re)=(nx1?ny1)×d1 satisfy a relationship of Re?80 nm, an optical film (2) showing optically positive uniaxial property that satisfies a relationship of nx2>ny2?nz2, and an optical film (3) formed of a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and the material being tilting aligned.

Abstract: An optical film obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin: wherein a photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10?11 to 6.0×10?11 m2/N, and a three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient may satisfy a relationship of Nz?0.9 and a front retardation (Re) may satisfy a relationship of Re?80 nm, has characteristics of giving wide viewing angle and also outstanding durability.

Abstract: A laminated optical film comprising an optical film (1) obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin, wherein a photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10?11 to 6.0×10?11 m2/N, and a three dimensional refractive index is controlled, an optical film (2) showing optically positive uniaxial property that satisfies a relationship of nx2>ny2?nz2, and an optical film (3) formed of a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and the material being tilting aligned, enables inhibition of coloring of display image for observation of a display picture in a diagonal direction to normal line of a screen, and enables display of an image having little gradation inversion areas, and that has outstanding durability.

Abstract: A laminated optical film comprising a first optical film(1) obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin, wherein the absolute value of photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10?11 to 6.0×10?11 m2/N, and the three dimensional refractive index is controlled, a second optical film (2) showing optically positive uniaxial property that satisfies nx2>ny2?nz2, and a third optical film (3) formed of a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and the material comprising a part being angularly aligned, and the thickness of the film is 30 to 90 ?m, enables inhibition of coloring of display image for observation of a display picture in a diagonal direction to normal line of a screen, and enables display of an image having little gradation inversion areas, and that has outstanding durability.

Abstract: A retardation film which hardly causes shift or unevenness in retardation values and which has a refractive index profile of nx>nz>ny (that is, 0<Rth[590]/Re[590]<1) is provided. A retardation film according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a stretched polymer film containing a styrene-based resin and a polycarbonate-based resin, which satisfies the following expressions (1) and (2): 100 nm?Re[590]?350 nm ??(1) 0.2?Rth[590]/Re[590]?0.

Abstract: A laminated optical film including an optical film (1) whose three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient represented with Nz=(nx1?nz1)/(nx1?ny1) satisfies a relationship of Nz?0.9, when a direction where a refractive index in a film plane gives maximum is defined as X-axis, a direction perpendicular to X-axis as Y-axis, a thickness direction of the film as Z-axis, and refractive indexes in each axial direction are defined as nx1, ny1, and nz1, respectively, and an optical film (2) that is formed with a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and being tilting aligned. The laminated optical film may suppress coloring of the display, and may display a picture with few tone reversal regions.

Abstract: An optical film obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin: wherein a photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10?11 to 6.0×10?11 m2/N, and a three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient may satisfy a relationship of Nz?0.9 and a front retardation (Re) may satisfy a relationship of Re?80 nm, has characteristics of giving wide viewing angle and also outstanding durability.

Abstract: A laminated optical film comprising an optical film (1) obtained by stretching a polymer film comprising a polycarbonate resin and a styrene resin, wherein a photoelastic coefficient is 2.0×10−11 to 6.0×10−11 m2/N, and a three dimensional refractive index is controlled, an optical film (2) showing optically positive uniaxial property that satisfies a relationship of nx2>ny2≅nz2, and an optical film (3) formed of a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and the material being tilting aligned, enables inhibition of coloring of display image for observation of a display picture in a diagonal direction to normal line of a screen, and enables display of an image having little gradation inversion areas, and that has outstanding durability.

Abstract: A laminated optical film including an optical film (1) whose three dimensional refractive index is controlled so that an Nz coefficient represented with Nz=(nx1−nz1)/(nx1−ny1) satisfies a relationship of Nz≦0.9, when a direction where a refractive index in a film plane gives maximum is defined as X-axis, a direction perpendicular to X-axis as Y-axis, a thickness direction of the film as Z-axis, and refractive indexes in each axial direction are defined as nx1, ny1, and nz1, respectively, and an optical film (2) that is formed with a material showing optically negative uniaxial property, and being tilting aligned.

Abstract: When transmitting prescribed information using an information page that is supplied from a communication means, designating information that is displayed on the information page to allow the transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected causes an information transmission page to be displayed in which the destination is set to the transmission destination. The message is entered into this information transmission page and transmitted. The information that allows the transmission destination to be identified, checked, or selected may be, for example, a photograph of the person that is the transmission destination. In other words, the sender of the information designates the transmission destination using, for example, a picture of the person that is the transmission destination.

Abstract: A terminal system having a video telephone equipment and a computer system. The video telephone equipment includes a communication unit connected to a line; a telephone unit for communicating with a remote station by speech via the communication unit and the line; and a camera unit for taking pictures and outputting video signals corresponding to the pictures. The video signals are transmitted to the remote station via the communication unit and the line. The video telephone equipment further includes a display unit for displaying images; and a processor for controlling the communication unit, the telephone unit, the camera unit and the display unit. The communication unit, the telephone unit, the camera unit, the display unit and the processor unit are coupled to each other by a first bus. The computer system includes a processor, coupled to an external unit by a second bus, for processing data supplied thereto via the second bus.