Abstract: The present invention relates to light-scattering silica particles having a light scattering property, the light-scattering silica particles including: a plurality of hollow portions each having a closed pore structure inside the particle, in which the light-scattering silica particles have a volume-based cumulative 50% particle diameter of 1 ?m to 500 ?m and an average circularity of 0.80 or more, and in use of the light-scattering silica particles, a reflectance A of a water cake containing 20 mg/cm2 of silica per measurement cross-sectional area at an ultraviolet wavelength of 310 nm is 30% or more.

Abstract: A conductive member includes an adhesive layer and a metal foil layer. The adhesive layer consists of an adhesive composition containing conductive particles. The metal foil layer is disposed on the adhesive layer. The conductive member can be used to form, for example, a predetermined metal film.

Abstract: A 36V electrical apparatus is mountable with both an 18V/36V switchable battery pack and an 18V battery pack. In the case where the 18V/36 V battery pack is connected to the 36V electrical apparatus, first switches are turned off and a second switch is turned on to connect the battery pack in series (36V output). In the case where the 18V battery pack is connected to the 36V electrical apparatus, the first switches are turned on and the second switch is turned off to generate an 18V output, thus making it possible to mount the 18V battery pack to the 36V electrical apparatus. Furthermore, the voltage of the mounted battery pack is determined by a microcomputer, and a motor is set to a star connection by switches in the case of 36V, and to a delta connection in the case of 18V.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transfer unit, a fixing unit, a conveyance unit, and a control unit. The control unit selectively performs a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode. The first mode is a mode in which, when a grammage of a sheet is a first grammage, if a leading edge of the sheet has reached the fixing unit, the control unit controls the first suction unit such that suction force of the first suction unit becomes first suction force. The second mode is a mode in which, when the grammage of the sheet is a second grammage smaller than the first grammage, if a leading edge of the sheet has reached the fixing unit, the control unit controls the first suction unit such that the suction force of the first suction unit becomes second suction force smaller than the first suction force.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode containing LiaNixCoyMzO2 (0.9?a?1.2, 0.3?x?0.8, 0.2?y+z?0.7, where M is a metal element other than Li, Ni, and Co) as a positive active material, and a negative electrode containing non-graphitic carbon as a negative active material. In this lithium ion secondary battery, at a portion where the positive electrode and the negative electrode face each other, a basis weight (P) of the positive active material and a basis weight (N) of the negative active material satisfy a relational expression of 0.65?P/N?1.05.

Abstract: A nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including: a negative electrode including a negative electrode material layer; and a nonaqueous electrolyte containing an unsaturated cyclic carbonate, in which the negative electrode material layer contains a solid graphite particle with an aspect ratio of 1 or more and 5 or less, and the amount of substance of the unsaturated cyclic carbonate with respect to a surface area of the negative active material layer is 0.03 mmol/m2 or more and 0.08 mmol/m2 or less.

Abstract: An energy storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a negative electrode including a negative substrate made of pure aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a conductive layer directly or indirectly layered on the negative substrate and containing a conductive agent, and a negative active material layer containing a negative active material capable of occluding lithium ions at a potential of 0.05 V vs. Li/Li+ or lower; and a positive electrode opposed to the negative electrode and including a positive substrate and a positive active material layer directly or indirectly layered on the positive substrate, and the negative active material layer is layered on the negative substrate and the conductive layer so as to include a region in contact with the negative substrate and a region in contact with the conductive layer.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes a negative electrode having a negative active material layer containing amorphous carbon as an active material, a curve attained by determining a rate of change (dQ/dV) in a potential (V) of the amorphous carbon in a discharge capacity (Q) of the amorphous carbon per unit quantity based on a result attained by measuring the potential (V) with respect to the discharge capacity (Q) and representing the rate of change (dQ/dV) with respect to the potential (V) has one or more peaks in a range in which the potential of the amorphous carbon is 0.8 V or more and 1.5 V or less, and a potential of the negative electrode at time of full charge is 0.25 V or more with respect to a lithium potential.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an energy storage device according to one aspect of the present invention includes: housing, in a case, an electrode assembly in which a negative electrode and a positive electrode are stacked; housing an electrolyte solution in the case; housing a gas, soluble in the electrolyte solution, in the case after the electrolyte solution is housed in the case; and sealing the case in a state where the gas soluble in the electrolyte solution is housed in the case.

Abstract: The present invention provides a control device for a home electrical apparatus, the control device comprising an inquiry unit for making an inquiry to an AI apparatus on the basis of voice information using a natural language, and an acquisition unit acquiring, from the AI apparatus, response information corresponding to the inquiry, wherein the control device controls a home electrical apparatus on the basis of the response information.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system with which an unnecessary alert to an emergency contact, for example, can be prevented and an increase in the communication volume for notification can be suppressed. An in-vehicle apparatus AP which is connectable to a smartphone SP and which is mounted on a vehicle is provided with: an interface 1 which acquires acceleration data indicating that a predetermined threshold value or more of impact has been applied to the smartphone SP; a display control unit 2 which, when the acceleration data have been acquired, makes a notification for selecting cancellation of a corresponding external alert; an operation control unit 3 which accepts a cancellation operation with respect to the notification; and a state management/information processing module 4 which cancels the external alert when the cancellation operation has been accepted.

Abstract: An aspect of the present invention is a nonaqueous electrolyte energy storage device including: a positive electrode having a positive composite layer including a positive active material; a negative electrode having a negative composite layer including a negative active material; and a nonaqueous electrolyte including a nonaqueous solvent, in which the positive active material includes a lithium-transition metal composite oxide that contains nickel as a transition metal and has a layered ?-NaFeO2-type crystal structure, a ratio (N/P) between mass (N) per unit area of the negative active material and mass (P) per unit area of the positive active material is 0.30 or more and 0.

Abstract: There is provided is an energy storage device having improved power performance at a relatively large current. In the present embodiment, an energy storage device is provided, which has a negative active material layer containing particulate amorphous carbon, wherein a distribution curve of differential pore volume in the negative active material layer has a peak appearing within the range from 0.1 ?m to 2 ?m inclusive and the differential pore volume at the peak is 0.9 cm3/g or more.

Abstract: A movement of the present disclosure is provided with an hour wheel, and a date indicator that includes a calendar plate and a date gear portion provided with a plurality of toothed portions on an inner circumferential side of the calendar plate. The movement is provided with a date jumper including a jump regulating portion that engages with adjacent toothed portions, of the plurality of toothed portions, to regulate rotation of the date indicator. The jump regulating portion includes a first regulating face that, of the adjacent toothed portions, engages with one of the toothed portions, a second regulating face that engages with the other of the toothed portions, and a coupling face provided between the first regulating face and the second regulating face, and is configured to be engageable with and disengageable from the adjacent toothed portions.

Abstract: A method for controlling a compression system that includes a compressor for compressing gas, a first on-off valve provided on a suction flow passage connected to a suction side of the compressor, a pressure reducing valve provided on a portion of the suction flow passage upstream of the first on-off valve, a second on-off valve provided on a discharge flow passage connected to a discharge side of the compressor, a bypass flow passage connecting the suction flow passage and the discharge flow passage to detour the compressor, and a bypass valve provided on the bypass flow passage, includes closing the first on-off valve while driving the compressor, opening the bypass valve simultaneously with or after the closing of the first on-off valve, closing the second on-off valve after the opening of the bypass valve, and continuing to drive the compressor after the closing of the second on-off valve.

Abstract: A method for controlling a compression system that includes a compressor for compressing gas, a first on-off valve provided on a suction flow passage connected to a suction side of the compressor, a pressure reducing valve provided on a portion of the suction flow passage upstream of the first on-off valve, a second on-off valve provided on a discharge flow passage connected to a discharge side of the compressor, a bypass flow passage connecting the suction flow passage and the discharge flow passage to detour the compressor, and a bypass valve provided on the bypass flow passage, includes closing the first on-off valve while driving the compressor, opening the bypass valve simultaneously with or after the closing of the first on-off valve, closing the second on-off valve after the opening of the bypass valve, and continuing to drive the compressor after the closing of the second on-off valve.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing system with which an unnecessary alert to an emergency contact, for example, can be prevented and an increase in the communication volume for notification can be suppressed. An in-vehicle apparatus AP which is connectable to a smartphone SP and which is mounted on a vehicle is provided with: an interface 1 which acquires acceleration data indicating that a predetermined threshold value or more of impact has been applied to the smartphone SP; a display control unit 2 which, when the acceleration data have been acquired, makes a notification for selecting cancellation of a corresponding external alert; an operation control unit 3 which accepts a cancellation operation with respect to the notification; and a state management/information processing module 4 which cancels the external alert when the cancellation operation has been accepted.

Abstract: An energy storage device includes a negative electrode having a negative active material layer containing amorphous carbon as an active material, a curve attained by determining a rate of change (dQ/dV) in a potential (V) of the amorphous carbon in a discharge capacity (Q) of the amorphous carbon per unit quantity based on a result attained by measuring the potential (V) with respect to the discharge capacity (Q) and representing the rate of change (dQ/dV) with respect to the potential (V) has one or more peaks in a range in which the potential of the amorphous carbon is 0.8 V or more and 1.5 V or less, and a potential of the negative electrode at time of full charge is 0.25 V or more with respect to a lithium potential.

Abstract: The present embodiment provides a lithium ion secondary battery including a positive electrode containing LiaNixCoyMzO2 (0.9?a?1.2, 0.3?x?0.8, 0.2?y+z?0.7, where M is a metal element other than Li, Ni, and Co) as a positive active material, and a negative electrode containing non-graphitic carbon as a negative active material. In this lithium ion secondary battery, at a portion where the positive electrode and the negative electrode face each other, a basis weight (P) of the positive active material and a basis weight (N) of the negative active material satisfy a relational expression of 0.65?P/N?1.05.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present invention, deterioration of a non-aqueous electrolyte power storage element is detected based on a first increase rate and a second increase rate, the first increase rate being an increase rate of a direct current resistance value obtained by measuring the non-aqueous electrolyte power storage element over a first time period, the second increase rate being an increase rate of a direct current resistance value obtained by measuring the non-aqueous electrolyte power storage element over a second time period that is longer than the first time period.