Abstract: According to one embodiment, an automatic analyzing apparatus includes a probe and a liquid level detector. The liquid level detector is electrically connected to the probe and detects contact between the probe and a liquid surface, wherein the liquid level detector comprises an adjuster configured to adjust electrostatic capacitance of one or more capacitors for circuitry for use in liquid level detection.

Abstract: Provided are a manufacturing method of an optical fiber base material and an optical fiber base material manufactured in the manufacturing method, the manufacturing method including: a process of combining at least two core base materials 70 by fusion-bonding to produce a single core base material; a process of fusion-bonding a pair of dummy glass rods 61 and 62 at both ends of the core base material 70 to produce a starting glass rod; a process of depositing, at an outer surface of the starting glass rod, glass particles generated by flame hydrolysis, to produce a porous base material 80; and a process of sintering and vitrifying, into transparent glass, the porous base material 80, to produce an optical fiber base material 310 that includes a core portion and a clad portion.

Abstract: Provided are a manufacturing method of an optical fiber base material and an optical fiber base material manufactured in the manufacturing method, the manufacturing method including: a process of combining at least two core base materials 70 by fusion-bonding to produce a single core base material; a process of fusion-bonding a pair of dummy glass rods 61 and 62 at both ends of the core base material 70 to produce a starting glass rod; a process of depositing, at an outer surface of the starting glass rod, glass particles generated by flame hydrolysis, to produce a porous base material 80; and a process of sintering and vitrifying, into transparent glass, the porous base material 80, to produce an optical fiber base material 310 that includes a core portion and a clad portion.

Abstract: The present invention can reduce the warping of the printed circuit board of a display device.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises at least a dispersion medium, water and a silver halide grain, wherein grains occupying from 40 to 100% of the total projected area of said gains have an AgI content of 85 to 100 mol %, a single kind of outer shape except for size and the equivalent-circle projected diameter of from 0.002 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises at least a dispersion medium, water and a silver halide grain, wherein grains occupying from 40 to 100% of the total projected area of said gains have an AgI content of 85 to 100 mol %, a single kind of outer shape except for size and the equivalent-circle projected diameter of from 0.002 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises at least a dispersion medium, water and a silver halide grain, wherein grains occupying from 40 to 100% of the total projected area of said gains have an AgI content of 85 to 100 mol %, a single kind of outer shape except for size and the equivalent-circle projected diameter of from 0.002 to 20 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention can reduce the warping of the printed circuit board of a display device.

Abstract: A producing method of a silver halide emulsion comprising the steps of adding silver halide fine grains AgX0 having an to a silver halide seed crystal emulsion containing at least water, dispersion medium 1 and silver halide crystal, and growing the seed crystal by dissolving the added AgX0, wherein AgX0 are formed in dispersion medium solution 2 containing dispersion medium 2, the pH of dispersion medium solution 2 of the time when AgX0 are formed is from 7.3 to 12.2, the average equivalent-circle projected area diameter of AgX0 is from 0.001 to 0.2 &mgr;m, and AgX0 are non-twin crystal grains not substantially having twin planes.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion comprises at least a dispersion medium, water and a silver halide grain, wherein grains occupying from 40 to 100% of the total projected area of said gains have an AgI content of 85 to 100 mol %, a single kind of outer shape except for size and the equivalent-circle projected diameter of from 0.

Abstract: A producing method of a silver halide emulsion comprising the steps of adding silver halide fine grains AgX0 having an to a silver halide seed crystal emulsion containing at least water, dispersion medium 1 and silver halide crystal, and growing the seed crystal by dissolving the added AgX0, wherein AgX0 are formed in dispersion medium solution 2 containing dispersion medium 2, the pH of dispersion medium solution 2 of the time when AgX0 are formed is from 7.3 to 12.2, the average equivalent-circle projected area diameter of AgX0 is from 0.001 to 0.2 &mgr;m, and AgX0 are non-twin crystal grains not substantially having twin planes.

Abstract: An optical module and its manufacturing method are provided which are capable of forming an optical waveguide by making the most of characteristics of a material having small optical transmission loss and excellent machinability or processibility. The optical module includes an optical waveguide sheet having a first optical waveguide and an optical component having a second optical waveguide, wherein the optical component is disposed in an aperture portion in the optical waveguide sheet and an end face of a large diameter portion of a core layer in the second optical waveguide is formed so as to be disposed opposite to an end face of a core layer of the first optical waveguide so that the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide are optically coupled.

Abstract: A producing method of a silver halide emulsion comprising the steps of adding silver halide fine grains AgX0 having an to a silver halide seed crystal emulsion containing at least water, dispersion medium 1 and silver halide crystal, and growing the seed crystal by dissolving the added AgX0, wherein AgX0 are formed in dispersion medium solution 2 containing dispersion medium 2, the pH of dispersion medium solution 2 of the time when AgX0 are formed is from 7.3 to 12.2, the average equivalent-circle projected area diameter of AgX0 is from 0.001 to 0.2 &mgr;m, and AgX0 are non-twin crystal grains not substantially having twin planes.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains, in the dispersion medium phase of the emulsion, one or more kinds of inorganic fine particles having a refractive index the total weight of the fine particles contained in the unit volume of the dispersion medium phase is from 1.0 to 95 wt %, the dispersion medium phase containing the fine particles is substantially transparent to the photosensitive peak wavelength light of the emulsion layer, and the photographic material is exposed and processed in the development process comprising at least a developing step and a fixing step.

Abstract: An optical module and its manufacturing method are provided which are capable of forming an optical waveguide by making the most of characteristics of a material having small optical transmission loss and excellent machinability or processibility. The optical module includes an optical waveguide sheet having a first optical waveguide and an optical component having a second optical waveguide, wherein the optical component is disposed in an aperture portion in the optical waveguide sheet and an end face of a large diameter portion of a core layer in the second optical waveguide is formed so as to be disposed opposite to an end face of a core layer of the first optical waveguide so that the first optical waveguide and the second optical waveguide are optically coupled.

Abstract: A silver halide photographic material is disclosed, comprising a support having provided thereon at least one silver halide emulsion layer, wherein the silver halide emulsion layer contains, in the dispersion medium phase of the emulsion, one or more kinds of inorganic fine particles having a refractive index the total weight of the fine particles contained in the unit volume of the dispersion medium phase is from 1.0 to 95 wt %, the dispersion medium phase containing the fine particles is substantially transparent to the photosensitive peak wavelength light of the emulsion layer, and the photographic material is exposed and processed in the development process comprising at least a developing step and a fixing step.

Abstract: There is disclosed a silver halide emulsion that comprises at least a dispersion medium and silver halide grains, wherein 60% or more of the total projected area of the silver halide grains is occupied by tabular grains having an epitaxial junction, which grains each have a {100} face as a main plane and an aspect ratio (diameter/thickness ratio) of from 2.

Abstract: A laminated multi-layer printed board having at least a power source circuit layer, at least a ground layer and at least a signal layer includes a hole which extends through the board to the power source circuit layer. An inductor is provided in the hole.

Abstract: A silver halide emulsion is described, which comprises at least a dispersion medium and silver halide grains, wherein from 40 to 100% of the total projected area of the entire silver halide grains are occupied by tabular grains having a thickness of from 0.01 to 0.50 .mu.m, an aspect ratio (diameter/thickness) of from 1.6 to 500, and main planes of {100} faces, and the aspect ratio of a right angled parallelogram surrounded by edge sides of {100} face of the tabular grains or a right angled parallelogram formed by extending the edge sides (long side length/short side length) is from 1 to 8, and the tabular grains are tabular grains formed by the adsorption of compound A.sup.0 represented by formula (Z.sup.1), (Z.sup.2), (Z.sup.3) or (Z.sup.4) onto silver halide grains:B.sup.1 --S--B.sup.2 (Z.sup.1)B.sup.1 --S(O)--B.sup.2 (Z.sup.2)B.sup.1 --S(O.sub.2)--B.sup.2 (Z.sup.3)B.sup.1 --S.sup.+ (R.sup.0)--B.sup.2 .multidot.Y.sub.0.sup.-(Z.sup.4)wherein B.sup.

Abstract: Disclosed is a silver halide photosensitive material comprising a support and a photosensitive layer formed thereon. The photosensitive layer comprises at least a photosensitive silver halide emulsion, a developing agent, a compound which forms a dye by a coupling reaction with an oxidized form of the developing agent, and a binder.