Abstract: An optical device includes a first axicon lens to which collimated light is incident and which is configured to form diverging ring-shaped light; a lens to which the ring-shaped light formed by the first axicon lens is incident and which is configured to form ring-shaped collimated light; and a condensing mirror that is configured to condense the ring-shaped collimated light formed by the lens. A photoacoustic microscope includes the optical device described above and a detector that is configured to detect an acoustic wave caused by light condensed by the condensing mirror.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing apparatus that is to be connected to a controller apparatus including a push-button, a force sense presentation section, and the push-button. The push-button moves between a first position and a second position when depressed by a finger of a user. The force sense presentation section presents a force sense to the push-button. The information processing apparatus determines, according to a prescribed force sense setting, the aspect of a force sense to be imparted to the push-button, and controls the force sense presentation section of the controller apparatus, according to the determination. Each time a predefined operation is performed, the information processing apparatus changes the force sense setting from a current force sense setting to a different force sense setting.

Abstract: A robot that transfers a workpiece includes an arm, a hand, a tilter, and a hand orientation controller. The hand is installed to the arm and holds the workpiece W on a top side of the hand and transfers it. The tilter tilts an orientation of the hand. The hand orientation controller tilts the orientation of the hand by the tilter when an acceleration is produced in the hand during a process of holing and transferring the workpiece by the hand so that a back side of the hand with respect to a direction of a horizontal component of the acceleration becomes higher than another.

Abstract: A substrate transferring device is configured to transfer a substrate while holding it. The substrate transferring device includes a hand configured to hold the substrate, a manipulator to which the hand is attached, and a substrate detector provided to the hand and configured to detect a distance to a principal surface of the substrate. Preferably, the substrate detector is provided to a tip-end part of the hand. Preferably, the substrate detector is a capacitive sensor.

Abstract: A waterproof connector includes a housing that can be fitted to a mating housing, and a packing mounted in the housing that includes a lip which is in close contact with the mating housing. The waterproof connector further includes a protective member that covers the lip of the packing before the housing and the mating housing are fitted to each other.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a detection unit that detects eyes from an image, a selection unit that selects one eye from the eyes detected by the detection unit, an operation unit that accepts an operation of causing the selection unit to select an eye different from the selected eye, and a display unit that displays an indication superimposed on an image indicating that the eye is selected by the selection unit.

Abstract: A substrate transferring device is configured to transfer a substrate while holding it. The substrate transferring device includes a hand configured to hold the substrate, a manipulator to which the hand is attached, and a substrate detector provided to the hand and configured to detect a distance to a principal surface of the substrate. Preferably, the substrate detector is provided to a tip-end part of the hand. Preferably, the substrate detector is a capacitive sensor.

Abstract: A phased array antenna includes a front plate, a plurality of blocks including a plurality of slices that include a plurality of transmitters and a circuit board that distributes a power supply, a control signal, and a high-frequency signal to the plurality of slices, the blocks being held on a first face of the front plate, a plurality of power sources that supply power to the blocks, which is held on the first face of the front plate, an antenna element layer in which a plurality of antenna elements are arrayed, which is held on a second face of the front plate, and a high-frequency signal wiring layer including high-frequency signal wiring through which a high-frequency signal to the antenna elements passes.

Abstract: A connector structure includes a hood formed in a housing and having a bottomed tubular shape, a mating hood formed in a mating housing and fitted inside the hood, a plate spring member made of metal and accommodated in a bottom of the hood, a playing regulating member, a mating hood tip end inclined surface formed at a tip end of the mating hood in a fitting direction and inclined to a tube inner side or a tube outer side, and a playing regulating protrusion. The playing regulating member is provided in an opposite side against the bottom with the plate spring member interposed therebetween and is urged by the plate spring member in a direction opposite to a fitting direction against the mating hood.

Abstract: A lever-type connector includes a housing and a lever. The lever is pivotally mounted on the housing, and is pivotally operable between a temporary locking position and a fitting completion position. The lever includes a pair of side plates and an operating portion. A lock portion is provided on the housing, and locks the lever positioned at the fitting completion position. The housing is configured to be fitted to a mating housing by rotating the lever from a fitting start position to the fitting completion position. The housing has a pair of walls that are provided at both sides of the lock portion. Arm protection walls are provided on upper edges of the pair of walls respectively with extending inward so as to cover both sides of the flexible arm portion of the lock portion.

Abstract: A connector structure includes a bottomed tubular hood formed in a housing, a mating hood formed in a mating housing and fitted inside the bottomed tubular hood, a plate spring member made of metal accommodated in a tube bottom of the bottomed tubular hood, a backlash regulating member provided on an opposite side of the tube bottom across the plate spring member and urged in a direction opposite to a fitting direction of the mating hood by the plate spring member, a mating hood tip end surface formed at a tip end of the mating hood in the fitting direction, and a regulating member abutting surface provided on the backlash regulating member and pressed by the mating hood tip end surface in a fitted state that the housing and the mating housing are fitted.

Abstract: A reinforcement information adjustment unit reduces an amount of information in reinforcement information by combining: update cycle adjustment processing to set an update cycle of the reinforcement information to be an integer multiple of a predetermined update cycle; geographic interval error value adjustment processing to reduce the number of geographic interval error values by selecting from among a plurality of the geographic interval error values each of which is an error at every predetermined geographic interval out of a plurality of error values, a geographic interval error value at every geographic interval that is an integer multiple of the predetermined geographic interval; and bit count adjustment processing to reduce a bit count of the error value for each error value. A reinforcement information output unit outputs, to an output destination, reinforcement information after being reduced in the amount of information by the reinforcement information adjustment unit.

Abstract: A reinforcement information adjustment unit reduces an amount of information in reinforcement information by combining: update cycle adjustment processing to set an update cycle of the reinforcement information to be an integer multiple of a predetermined update cycle; geographic interval error value adjustment processing to reduce the number of geographic interval error values by selecting from among a plurality of the geographic interval error values each of which is an error at every predetermined geographic interval out of a plurality of error values, a geographic interval error value at every geographic interval that is an integer multiple of the predetermined geographic interval; and bit count adjustment processing to reduce a bit count of the error value for each error value. A reinforcement information output unit outputs, to an output destination, reinforcement information after being reduced in the amount of information by the reinforcement information adjustment unit.

Abstract: The subject is to provide liquid crystal display device having a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, a low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio, a long service life and a small flicker rate. The liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal alignment film formed on the opposing surfaces of a pair of substrates, and a liquid crystal composition therebetween, wherein the liquid crystal alignment film includes a polymer derived from a polyamic acid having a photodegradable group, and the liquid crystal composition includes at least one compound represented by formula (1) as a first component: R1 is alkyl having 1 to 12 carbons or the like; ring A is 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1 is a single bond or the like; X1 and X2 are hydrogen or fluorine; Y1 is fluorine or the like; and a is 1, 2, 3 or 4.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, large specific resistance, high stability to ultraviolet light and high stability to heat, or has a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device having characteristics such as a short response time, a large voltage holding ratio, low threshold voltage, a large contrast ratio and a long service life. The liquid crystal composition may contain a specific compound having large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, a specific compound having high maximum temperature as a second component, a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive component.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a wide temperature range of a liquid crystal phase, a small viscosity, a large optical anisotropy, a large positive or negative dielectric anisotropy, a large specific resistance, a high stability to light, a high stability to heat and a large elastic constant or that is suitably balanced between at least two of these characteristics. The means is use of a liquid crystal composition that includes a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a first component, and that may include a specific compound having a large positive dielectric anisotropy as a second component, or a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first additive.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition that satisfies at least one of characteristics such as a high maximum temperature, a low minimum temperature, a small viscosity, a suitable optical anisotropy and a large negative dielectric anisotropy, or that has a suitable balance between at least two of these characteristics, and an AM device including this composition. The nematic liquid crystal composition includes a specific compound having a large negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component and a specific compound having a small viscosity as a second component, and may include a specific compound having a negative dielectric anisotropy as a third component, and a specific compound having a high maximum temperature or a small viscosity as a fourth component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as an additive.

Abstract: A connector structure includes a hood formed in a housing and having a bottomed tubular shape, a mating hood formed in a mating housing and fitted inside the hood, a plate spring member made of metal and accommodated in a bottom of the hood, a playing regulating member, a mating hood tip end inclined surface formed at a tip end of the mating hood in a fitting direction and inclined to a tube inner side or a tube outer side, and a playing regulating protrusion. The playing regulating member is provided in an opposite side against the bottom with the plate spring member interposed therebetween and is urged by the plate spring member in a direction opposite to a fitting direction against the mating hood.

Abstract: A connector structure includes a bottomed tubular hood formed in a housing, a mating hood formed in a mating housing and fitted inside the hood, a plate spring member made of metal accommodated in a tube bottom of the hood, a backlash regulating member provided on an opposite side of the tube bottom across the plate spring member and urged in a direction opposite to a fitting direction of the mating hood by the plate spring member, a mating hood tip end surface formed at a tip end of the mating hood in the fitting direction, and a regulating member abutting surface provided on the backlash regulating member and pressed by the mating hood tip end surface in a fitted state that the housing and the mating housing are fitted.

Abstract: Provided are a liquid crystal composition satisfying at least one of characteristics such as high maximum temperature, low minimum temperature, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, a large elastic constant and large negative dielectric anisotropy, or having a suitable balance regarding at least two of the characteristics; and an AM device including the composition. The liquid crystal composition contains a specific compound having small viscosity and negative dielectric anisotropy as a first component, and a specific compound having negative dielectric anisotropy as a second component, and may contain a specific compound having high maximum temperature or small viscosity as a third component, or a specific compound having a polymerizable group as a first additive.