Abstract: An optical member that includes: a first optical element including a first medium and a first plurality of fillers in the first medium and having a non-spherical shape that changes a traveling direction of light passing through the first medium; and a holding portion configured to hold an optical fiber such that the light emitted from the first optical element enters an end surface of the optical fiber.

Abstract: An electric field catalyst containing Ni, Y, Zr, and O and having a composition NixYyZr1-x-yO2, where 0.10?x?0.45 and 0.05? y?0.30, a crystal structure of the electric field catalyst is free of a monoclinic crystal, Ni in a metal state and Ni in a hydroxide state are contained as the Ni, and a content A (at %) of the Ni in a metal state and a content B (at %) of the Ni in a hydroxide state with a total amount of Ni being 100 at % are such that: A>30 at %, and a ratio ? of the content B to the content A is 0.15?a?0.63.

Abstract: An optical component including: a first block having a first refractive index and a first reflective surface; a first light absorbing member containing a first metal ion that absorbs light having a first specific wavelength and has a second refractive index different from the first refractive index; a first buffer layer between and in contact with each of the first light absorbing member and the first block, and having a third refractive index having a value between the first refractive index and the second refractive index, wherein the first light absorbing member, the first buffer layer, and the first block are arranged in this order in a first direction such that first block reflects light traveling in the first direction in a second direction different from the first direction on the first reflective surface.

Abstract: An optical coupler that includes: a first optical member including one or more condensing lenses that concentrate light traveling in a positive direction of an X-axis; a fixing unit that fixes one or more optical fibers; and a support member having a first portion extending in the X-axis direction, a second portion extending in the X-axis direction, and a third portion extending in a Y-axis direction orthogonal to the X-axis direction. The third portion, the first optical member, and the fixing unit are arranged at intervals in this order in a positive direction of an X-axis. The third portion, the first optical member, and the fixing unit are positioned between the first portion and the second portion as viewed in the Z-axis direction. The third portion, the first optical member, and the fixing unit are fixed to the first portion and the second portion.

Abstract: An optical component including: a first block having a first refractive index and a first reflective surface; a first light absorbing member containing a first metal ion that absorbs light having a first specific wavelength and has a second refractive index different from the first refractive index; a first buffer layer between and in contact with each of the first light absorbing member and the first block, and having a third refractive index having a value between the first refractive index and the second refractive index, wherein the first light absorbing member, the first buffer layer, and the first block are arranged in this order in a first direction such that first block reflects light traveling in the first direction in a second direction different from the first direction on the first reflective surface.

Abstract: A suspended load calculation device includes a detection unit configured to detect information for specifying a load suspended by a crane, a calculation unit configured to calculate the suspended load based on a value detected by the detection unit, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a boom length, in which the calculation unit corrects the suspended load by a correction value corresponding to the boom length acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: A honeycomb-structured catalyst for decomposing an organic substance, which includes a catalyst particle. The catalyst particle contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, where the A contains at least of Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one of Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, y+z=1, 1.001?x?1.05, 0.05?z?0.2, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The toluene decomposition rate is greater than 90% when toluene is decomposed using the honeycomb-structured catalyst subjected to a heat treatment at 1200° C. for 48 hours and a gas that contains 50 ppm toluene, 80% nitrogen, and 20% oxygen as a volume concentration as a target at a space velocity of 30,000/h and a catalyst temperature of 400° C.

Abstract: A catalyst for decomposing an organic substance, the catalyst having a body which has a plurality of pores and the body contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, where the A contains at least one selected from Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one selected from Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, 1.001?x?1.1, 0.05?z?0.2, y+z=1, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The average pore diameter of the plurality of pores is 49 nm to 260 nm and the pore volume of each of the plurality of pores is 0.08 cm3/g to 0.37 cm3/g.

Abstract: A head-up display device that is to be mounted in a moving vehicle and enables an occupant in the moving vehicle to view a virtual image based on a reflected image of S-polarized light in a projection section, the head-up display device including: an image projector configured to apply projection light including S-polarized light; and the projection section on which the projection light is to be projected. The projection section includes laminated glass including a first glass plate defining a surface of the laminated glass on which the projection light is to be incident, a second glass plate defining a surface of the laminated glass from which the projection light is to be emitted, and a half-wave plate disposed between the first glass plate and the second glass plate. The first glass plate and the second glass plate each are formed from a glass composition containing silicon oxide, iron oxide, and an alkali metal oxide. At least one of the first glass plate or the second glass plate has a thickness of 0.

Abstract: A head-up display device that is to be mounted in a moving vehicle and enables an occupant in the moving vehicle to view a virtual image based on a reflected image of projection light in a projection section. The projection section includes an interlayer film, a first glass plate disposed closer to an outside of the moving vehicle, and a second glass plate disposed closer to an inside of the moving vehicle, the first glass plate and the second glass plate disposed opposite each other with the interlayer film therebetween. The first glass plate and the second glass plate each have a tin surface on which tin is detected and a non-tin surface whose tin concentration is lower than the tin concentration on the tin surface.

Abstract: A head-up display device that is to be mounted in a moving vehicle and enables an occupant in the moving vehicle to view a virtual image based on a reflected image of projection light in a projection section, the projection section including an interlayer film, a first glass plate disposed closer to an outside of the moving vehicle, and a second glass plate disposed closer to an inside of the moving vehicle, the first glass plate and the second glass plate disposed opposite each other with the interlayer film therebetween, the first glass plate having a first main surface exposed to the outside and a second main surface opposite the first main surface, the second glass plate having a fourth main surface exposed to the inside and a third main surface opposite the fourth main surface, the first glass plate and the second glass plate each having a tin surface on which tin is detected and a non-tin surface whose tin concentration is lower than the tin concentration on the tin surface, the fourth main surface bein

Abstract: Disclosed is a production method of a vehicular laminated glass plate, including: a step 1 of stacking an intermediate resin film between two curved glass sheets to form a stacked body; a step 2 of degassing the stacked body; and a step 3 of integrating the stacked body into one piece by heating and pressing treatment after the degassing, wherein a minimum value of a curvature radium of the curved glass sheets is in a range of 200 to 2900 mm; wherein a thickness of at least one of the curved glass sheets is in a range of 0.1 to 2.0 mm; and wherein the production method comprises, before the step 2, a step A of deforming the intermediate resin film by raising the temperature of the intermediate resin film so as to allow the intermediate resin film to follow a surface shape of the curved glass sheet.

Abstract: A honeycomb-structured catalyst for decomposing an organic substance, which includes a catalyst particle. The catalyst particle contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, where the A contains at least of Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one of Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, y+z=1, 1.001?x?1.05, 0.05?z?0.2, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The toluene decomposition rate is greater than 90% when toluene is decomposed using the honeycomb-structured catalyst subjected to a heat treatment at 1200° C. for 48 hours and a gas that contains 50 ppm toluene, 80% nitrogen, and 20% oxygen as a volume concentration as a target at a space velocity of 30,000/h and a catalyst temperature of 400° C.

Abstract: A catalyst for decomposing an organic substance, the catalyst having a body which has a plurality of pores and the body contains a perovskite-type composite oxide represented by AxByMzOw, where the A contains at least one selected from Ba and Sr, the B contains Zr, the M is at least one selected from Mn, Co, Ni, and Fe, 1.001?x?1.1, 0.05?z?0.2, y+z=1, and w is a positive value that satisfies electrical neutrality. The average pore diameter of the plurality of pores is 49 nm to 260 nm and the pore volume of each of the plurality of pores is 0.08 cm3/g to 0.37 cm3/g.

Abstract: A light guide plate according to one embodiment of the present invention includes two glass sheets and a scattering layer sandwiched between and integrated with the glass sheets, wherein the scattering layer is a transparent resin film formed by stretching, and wherein the light guide plate has a haze of 0.2% or higher as determined according to JIS K 7136. The light guide plate is suitable for use in an edge-light-type surface light emitting apparatus. It is preferable that the scattering layer is a biaxially stretched transparent polyethylene terephthalate film. It is also preferable that the light guide plate further includes an adhesive resin layer between the scattering layer and the glass sheet.

Abstract: A light guide plate according to one embodiment of the present invention includes two glass sheets and a scattering layer sandwiched between and integrated with the glass sheets, wherein the scattering layer is a transparent resin film formed by stretching, and wherein the light guide plate has a haze of 0.2% or higher as determined according to JIS K 7136. The light guide plate is suitable for use in an edge-light-type surface light emitting apparatus. It is preferable that the scattering layer is a biaxially stretched transparent polyethylene terephthalate film. It is also preferable that the light guide plate further includes an adhesive resin layer between the scattering layer and the glass sheet.

Abstract: A suspended load calculation device includes a detection unit configured to detect information for specifying a load suspended by a crane, a calculation unit configured to calculate the suspended load based on a value detected by the detection unit, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire a boom length, in which the calculation unit corrects the suspended load by a correction value corresponding to the boom length acquired by the acquisition unit.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel cell having a long product life. In the fuel cell, an interlayer is arranged between a portion of an interconnector which is formed of Ag or an Ag alloy and a first electrode containing Ni. The interlayer is formed of an oxide containing Ni and Ti.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a vehicle laminated glass according to the present invention includes: stacking a thermal insulating film between two resin intermediate films; stacking these films between two curved glass plates, thereby forming a stacked body; degassing the stacked body; and, after the degassing, thermocompression bonding the stacked body by pressing and heating up to a maximum temperature of 120 to 150° C., wherein: the thermal insulating film has a heat shrinkage of 0.9 to 5% in a temperature range of 120 to 150° C.; the resin intermediate film is larger in area than the glass plates; and the stacked body is formed such that an edge part of the resin intermediate film protrudes outwardly by 1 mm or more from edges of the glass plates. It is possible by this method to prevent an appearance defect in the thermal insulating film throughout the entire circumference of the laminated glass.

Abstract: Provided is a fuel cell having a long product life. In a fuel cell 1, an interlayer 53 is arranged between a portion of an interconnector 14 which is formed of Ag or an Ag alloy and a first electrode 33 containing Ni. The interlayer 53 is formed of an oxide containing Ni and Ti.