Abstract: A method for producing carbon quantum dots includes: preparing a mixture containing an organic compound and a boron compound, the organic compound having a reactive group and not containing a boron atom; and to preparing carbon quantum dots by heating the mixture with substantially no solvent in the presence of an alkali metal and/or an alkaline earth metal. An amount of nitrogen atoms contained in the organic compound is within a predetermined range, an amount of the boron compound is within a predetermined range, and a total amount of the alkali metal and the alkaline earth metal is within a specific range.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a glass ceramic layer and a conductor layer. The glass ceramic layer includes feldspar crystal phases, non-crystalline glass phases, and Al2O3 phases. The area ratio of the feldspar crystal phases in the vicinity of the conductor layer is larger than the area ratio of the feldspar crystal phases away from the conductor layer.

Abstract: In order to obtain a cause-of-anomaly estimation device for a fluid machine that enables simple and convenient, and highly precise estimation of a cause of an anomaly of the fluid machine, the present invention includes: a measurement value input unit to which a measurement value obtained from a sensor installed in the fluid machine is input; a performance calculation unit that calculates the performance of the fluid machine from the measurement value obtained by the measurement value input unit; an anomaly determination unit that determines the presence or absence of an anomaly in the measurement value obtained by the measurement value input unit and in the performance of the fluid machine as calculated by the performance calculation unit; a cause-of-anomaly estimation unit that estimates a cause of an anomaly of the fluid machine on the basis of a determination result regarding the presence or absence of an anomaly in the performance of the fluid machine as determined by the anomaly determination unit, and

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a secondary battery includes a center part and a covering part. The center part includes a layered rock-salt lithium-nickel composite oxide. The covering part covers a surface of the center part and includes a boron compound. The positive electrode active material has a crystallite size of a (104) plane that is greater than or equal to 40.0 nm and less than or equal to 74.5 nm. The crystallite size is calculated by X-ray diffractometry and Scherrer equation. The positive electrode active material has a specific surface area that satisfies a condition represented by ?0.0160×Z+1.72?A??0.0324×Z+2.94 where Z is the crystallite size (nm), and A is the specific surface area (m2/g). The specific surface area is measured by BET specific surface area measurement method.

Abstract: A means is provided for enabling easy identification of baggage in which one or more hazardous item is detected. An inspection system is equipped with a first conveyor, inspection device, cover, camera, controller and display. The first conveyor transports baggage to the inspection device. The inspection device captures transmitted-light images of the baggage using light that transmits through the baggage. The cover covers a transport path of the baggage to prevent a hand of a visitor from being inserted into an image shooting area where electromagnetic waves that are harmful to the human body are irradiated. The camera captures visible-light images of the baggage using visible light. The controller controls the first conveyor, inspection device, camera and display. Under control of the controller, the display simultaneously displays a transmitted-light image and a visible-light image of the baggage.

Abstract: There is provided a supporting body that is able to select a form of support to a display unit in accordance with a user's purpose or preference, an installation environment, or the like. The supporting body supports the display unit, and includes a first supporting unit and a second supporting unit that are detachably provided on the display unit, and a first form and a second form are configured to be selectable. In the first form, the first supporting unit is mounted at a first position of the display unit and the second supporting unit is mounted at a second position of the display unit. In the second form, the second supporting unit is mounted at the first position or a third position of the display unit, and the first supporting unit is mounted at the second position or a fourth position of the display unit.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an exhaust gas purification catalyst device includes: (A) holding a honeycomb base material, which has a plurality of cell flow paths divided by cell walls, so that the flow path direction of the cell flow paths is vertical, and placing a coating liquid for catalyst coating layer formation on the upper end surface of the base material; (B) suctioning the post-step (A) base material from the lower end surface by a decompression pump to apply the coating liquid on the cell walls and/or in the cell walls of the base material; and, (C) transferring the post-step (A) base material to the next step, wherein step (B) and step (C) are performed simultaneously by a transfer/suction device 100.

Abstract: A high density lipoprotein particle that does not contain, at least, cholesterol, wherein the high density lipoprotein particle is collected from a culture of hepatocytes; and a method for producing a high density lipoprotein particle that does not contain, at least, cholesterol, the method being characterized in that it comprises culturing hepatocytes, and then collecting the high density lipoprotein particle from the obtained culture.

Abstract: Provided is a metal-air battery and a method of using the same that make it possible to simplify replacement work while also sustaining high output effectively. The metal-air battery includes a cell unit provided with a plurality of metal-air battery cells in parallel, each metal-air battery cell being configured to include a metal electrode, an air electrode disposed facing the metal electrode, and a housing that supports the metal electrode and the air electrode. The metal-air battery also includes handles for example that act as a first replacing means enabling the replacement of the entire cell unit. With this arrangement, it is possible to simplify replacement work while also sustaining high output effectively.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a separator which is for a power storage device, and which has high strength and can be thinned. The separator for a power storage device has a microporous membrane containing polyolefin as a main component, wherein the melt tension of the microporous membrane as measured at a temperature of 230° C. is 30 mN or less, and the melt flow rate (MFR) of the microporous membrane as measured under a load of 2.16 kg and at a temperature of 230° C. is 0.9 g/10 min or less.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a substrate material for a semiconductor package having an insulating substrate includes forming an insulating substrate from a prepreg by a molding treatment including increasing a temperature of a laminated body including two or more laminated sheets of a prepreg while pressurizing the laminated body. The molding treatment includes increasing the temperature of the laminated body under a heating condition in which a melt viscosity of the prepreg increases to 1000×103 Pa·s at a rate of 55×103 Pa·s/min or greater from a time point at which a minimum melt viscosity is exhibited.

Abstract: A means is provided for enabling easy identification of baggage in which one or more hazardous item is detected. An inspection system is equipped with a first conveyor, inspection device, cover, camera, controller and display. The first conveyor transports baggage to the inspection device. The inspection device captures transmitted-light images of the baggage using light that transmits through the baggage. The cover covers a transport path of the baggage to prevent a hand of a visitor from being inserted into an image shooting area where electromagnetic waves that are harmful to the human body are irradiated. The camera captures visible-light images of the baggage using visible light. The controller controls the first conveyor, inspection device, camera and display. Under control of the controller, the display simultaneously displays a transmitted-light image and a visible-light image of the baggage.

Abstract: A battery pack includes: a lower case including a bottom plate, a front wall, a rear wall, a left wall, and a right wall; and an upper cover, wherein a battery pack internal space is formed, a plurality of battery modules are an odd number and are aligned in the front-rear direction in an even number of rows in the left-right direction, at least one of the front wall and the rear wall includes: a step portion; a protruding wall portion; and a recessed wall portion, at least a part of at least one of the battery modules is disposed in a space surrounded by the protruding wall portion, the step portion, and the left wall or the right wall, and the recessed wall portion is provided with a connector that electrically connects the battery pack internal space to outside of the battery pack.

Abstract: An electronic component includes a glass ceramic sintered bod. The glass ceramic sintered body includes a main phase grain including at least one of a cordierite phase and an indialite phase, and a coating layer including a forsterite phase covering the main phase grain.

Abstract: A coil component 1 includes an element body having a mounting surface, a coil disposed in the element body, terminal electrodes disposed on the mounting surface of the element body, and a first connection conductor and a second connection conductor connecting the coil and the terminal electrodes, respectively, in which the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor have first portions connected to the terminal electrodes, second portions connected to the coil, and third portions connecting the first portions and the second portions, respectively, and an area of a first pore per unit area in the first portion is larger than an area of a third pore per unit area in the third portion.

Abstract: A multilayer coil component includes an element body, a coil disposed in the element body, terminal electrodes disposed in the element body, and a first connection conductor and a second connection conductor that connect the coil and the terminal electrodes. A plurality of first pores are provided in the coil, a plurality of second pores are provided in the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor, and an area of the second pore per unit area in the first connection conductor and the second connection conductor is larger than an area of the first pore per unit area in the coil.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: a front side frame; a front subframe; a first fixing portion fixing the front subframe and the front side frame with a first bolt; a battery pack; a first bracket coupling the battery pack and the front side frame; a second fixing portion fixing the first bracket to the front side frame with a second bolt; and a third fixing portion fixing the first bracket to the battery pack with a third bolt, wherein the battery pack includes: a bottom wall, and a front wall, the second fixing portion is provided with a contact surface at a position facing the first fixing portion, the third fixing portion is provided at a front end of the bottom wall of the battery pack, and the first bracket includes a first load transmitting portion that is fixed to the second fixing portion and the third fixing portion.

Abstract: A demolding device that removes a thin-walled part from a mold, the thin-walled part being tubular and having a partially open wall, the demolding device including: contour units that are located in a circumferential direction of the thin-walled part and each of which includes a contact structure that contacts an outer surface of the thin-walled part and moves in a thin-walled surface outward direction extending away from the outer surface of the thin-walled part; and a puller that engages with edges of the partially open wall of the thin-walled part and that applies a load to the thin-walled part, the load including a force component acting in the circumferential direction of the thin-walled part. In response to application of the load from the puller to the thin-walled part, each of the contour units moves the contact structure to keep the contact structure in contact with the thin-walled part.

Abstract: An information processing device 10 accesses a first region 110 for recording software that implements a plurality of functions and a second region 120 for recording an update file for each of the functions of the software. If an update file for a function to be executed of the software is recorded in the second region 120, a function executor 102 is configured to execute the update file.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-transmitting substrate, a light-transmitting interconnect located over the substrate, an insulating layer located over the substrate and the interconnect, and an intermediate layer formed in at least a region of a lateral side of the interconnect that overlaps the insulating layer.