Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell apparatus which can continue stable performance, can generate an electric power for a long period, and has a long service life. The fuel cell apparatus comprises: a fuel cell body comprising a power generation unit which can generate an electric power through the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and a hydrogen generation member which can generate hydrogen through the reaction with water produced upon the generation of the electric power and can supply hydrogen generated to the power generation unit; and a reduction control unit which can control so as to reduce the hydrogen generation member that has been oxidized through the reaction with the produced water.

Abstract: A fuel cell system (101) comprising a fuel cell (120) and a reaction container (103), wherein the fuel cell (120) comprises a fuel electrode (121), an air electrode (122) and an electrolyte film (123) and the reaction container (103) comprises a hydrogen storage material (106) and a heater (114) and can supply hydrogen to the fuel cell (120), and wherein a water flow path (109) for supplying water produced in the air electrode (122) to the reaction container (103) is provided.

Abstract: The fuel cell device is provided with: an electricity-generating unit having a fuel electrode (102), an air electrode (103), and an electrolyte film (101) sandwiched between the fuel electrode (102) and the air electrode (103); a hydrogen-generating member (104) that, by means of an oxidation reaction with water, generates hydrogen for supplying to the fuel electrode (102) of the aforementioned electricity-generating unit; a heater (105) that heats the hydrogen-generating member (104); a temperature sensor (106) that detects the temperature of the hydrogen-generating member (104); and a temperature control unit (20) that controls the temperature of the hydrogen-generating member (104) in response to the detection results of the temperature sensor (106). The temperature control unit (20) stops the passage of electricity through the heater (105) when it has been determined that the temperature of the hydrogen-generating member (104) is at least a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell system (101) having: a reaction container (103) that has a first heater (114); and a fuel cell (120) provided with a fuel electrode (121), an oxygen electrode (122), and an electrolyte membrane (123); wherein the reaction container (103) is attachable to/removable from the fuel cell (120).

Abstract: A fuel cell system (101) comprising a fuel cell (120) and a reaction container (103), wherein the fuel cell (120) comprises a fuel electrode (121), an air electrode (122) and an electrolyte film (123) and the reaction container (103) comprises a hydrogen storage material (106) and a heater (114) and can supply hydrogen to the fuel cell (120), and wherein a water flow path (109) for supplying water produced in the air electrode (122) to the reaction container (103) is provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is a fuel cell apparatus which can continue stable performance, can generate an electric power for a long period, and has a long service life. The fuel cell apparatus comprises: a fuel cell body comprising a power generation unit which can generate an electric power through the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen and a hydrogen generation member which can generate hydrogen through the reaction with water produced upon the generation of the electric power and can supply hydrogen generated to the power generation unit; and a reduction control unit which can control so as to reduce the hydrogen generation member that has been oxidized through the reaction with the produced water.

Abstract: A micro-reactor for analyzing a sample, comprises (1) a plate-shaped chip; (2) a plurality of regent storage sections each having a chamber to store respective agents; (3) a regent mixing section to mix plural regents fed from the plurality of regent storage sections so as to produce a mixed reagent; (4) a sample receiving section having an injection port through which a sample is injected from outside; and (5) a reacting section to mix and react the mixed regent fed from the reagent mixing section and the sample fed from the sample receiving section. The plurality of regent storage sections, the regent mixing section, the sample receiving section and the reacting section are incorporated in the chip and are connected through flow paths, and the regent mixing section includes a feed-out preventing mechanism to prevent an initially-mixed regent from being fed out to the reacting section.

Abstract: Liquid ejecting apparatus 20 for ejecting electrically charged droplets of the liquid solution onto base member K, which includes liquid ejecting head 26 to eject the droplets from top end 21a of nozzle 21, with the inner diameter equal to or less than 100 ?m, liquid solution supplying section 29 to supply the liquid solution into nozzle 21, and ejection voltage applying section 25 to apply the ejection voltage onto the liquid solution in nozzle 21. In liquid ejecting apparatus 20, nozzle 21 projects toward the droplet ejecting direction from nozzle plane 26e on nozzle plate 26c facing base member K, whereby the projecting length of nozzle 21 is equal to or less than 30 ?m.

Abstract: A fuel cell device has a small and compact structure as a whole. The fuel cell device employs a fuel cell (e.g., direct methanol fuel cell of an MEA structure) using liquid fuel. Diluted liquid fuel is prepared by diluting the liquid fuel (methanol-contained liquid in the case of DMFC) with dilution liquid, and is supplied to the fuel cell. A first pump unit stacked on the fuel cell supplies the diluted liquid fuel to the fuel cell while diluting the liquid fuel by mixing the liquid fuel and the dilution liquid together. A second pump unit stacked on the fuel cell collects liquid (water usable as dilution liquid in DMFC) produced by an electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell.

Abstract: A solar panel according to the present invention includes a solar cell module body (12), a gasket part (6A to 6F), and a frame structure (13). The gasket part includes a substantially U-shaped structure, having an upper side part, a lower side part, and a connecting part connecting an end of the upper side part and an end of the lower side part, in which the upper side part and the lower side part on the open side abut the peripheral edge part of the solar cell module body and sandwiches the solar cell module body by an elastic force. The frame structure (13) has a female fitting part (13-1), and fitting of the gasket part with the female fitting part supports the solar cell module body via the gasket part. The female fitting part has a drain hole (13-3) which can drain the water in the female fitting part.

Abstract: A method and a device are provided which can mix two liquids faster at a precise mixing ratio. The method for mixing at least two liquids transported in respective channels includes transporting, of the two liquids, a liquid having a low mixing rate intermittently in one of the channels, and transporting, of the two liquids, a liquid having a high mixing rate so as to join the liquid having a low mixing rate from both sides of the channel for the liquid having a low mixing rate.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a micro-reactor, equipped with a high-precision liquid feed system of simple structure, capable of high-precision analysis of at least one item. The present invention provides a micro-reactor for biological substance inspection including a sample storage section, a reagent storage section, a sample pre-processing section, a micro-pump connecting section and a branched minute flow path. And a sample pre-processed by the sample pre-processing section is fed into the minute flow path branched off into at least two parts by a micro-pump and a liquid dividing section, and on the downstream side of each of the branched minute flow paths, the sample is fed to a flow path constituting a reaction site, and then to a flow path constituting the detection site, thereby providing simultaneous measurement of a plurality of items of a sample.

Abstract: Liquid ejecting apparatus 20 for ejecting electrically charged droplets of the liquid solution onto base member K, which includes liquid ejecting head 26 to eject the droplets from top end 21a of nozzle 21, with the inner diameter equal to or less than 100 ?m, liquid solution supplying section 29 to supply the liquid solution into nozzle 21, and ejection voltage applying section 25 to apply the ejection voltage onto the liquid solution in nozzle 21. In liquid ejecting apparatus 20, nozzle 21 projects toward the droplet ejecting direction from nozzle plane 26e on nozzle plate 26c facing base member K, whereby the projecting length of nozzle 21 is equal to or less than 30 ?m.

Abstract: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell including a cell body having an electrolyte membrane held between a fuel electrode and an air electrode, and a fuel supply chamber neighboring to the fuel electrode of the cell body, and having a fuel liquid supply port (and optionally a fuel liquid collecting port); and a fuel liquid supply portion for supplying a fuel liquid into the fuel supply chamber through the fuel liquid supply port. The fuel liquid supply portion supplies the fuel liquid to the fuel supply chamber while generating positive and negative pressure variations in the fuel supply chamber and/or forward and reverse flows of the liquid in the fuel supply chamber for removing a gas produced on the fuel electrode side of the cell body.

Abstract: A micro reactor for inspecting a biological material, comprising: a first substrate on which a minute flow path is formed; a second substrate laminated on the first substrate so as to cover the minute flow path; a detection section provided on the minute flow path formed between the first and second substrates so as to inspect a liquid mixture of a sample and a reagent; (4) an opening section formed at a region on the second substrate corresponding to the detection section so as to irradiate inspection light to the liquid mixture arriving the detection; and (5) a transparent member to cover the opening section.

Abstract: The invention provides gene-inspecting micro-reactor for detecting a bacterial cell wherein flexibility and high sensitivity are secured, low cost by a disposable type is realized, highly accurate detection is possible in a simple structure, and preliminary processing suitable for amplification reaction can be done for specimen efficiently and rapidly. After lysing a bacterial cell in the specimen by bacteriolysis reagent stored in bacteriolysis reagent storage section 3, and after adsorbing bacterial genes on carriers filled in carrier filling section 4, there is conducted preliminary processing for washing and detecting bacterial genes. Further, there are provided a control means that switches the direction of liquid-feeding for a liquid containing bacterial genes fed to carrier filling section 4, a check valve, amplified reagent storage section 7 and a cooling means such as Pertier element that cools reagent mixing section.

Abstract: The object of the present invention is to provide a micro-reactor, equipped with a high-precision liquid feed system of simple structure, capable of high-precision analysis of at least one item. The present invention provides a micro-reactor for biological substance inspection including a sample storage section, a reagent storage section, a sample pre-processing section, a micro-pump connecting section and a branched minute flow path. And a sample pre-processed by the sample pre-processing section is fed into the minute flow path branched off into at least two parts by a micro-pump and a liquid dividing section, and on the downstream side of each of the branched minute flow paths, the sample is fed to a flow path constituting a reaction site, and then to a flow path constituting the detection site, thereby providing simultaneous measurement of a plurality of items of a sample.

Abstract: A fuel cell device has a small and compact structure as a whole. The fuel cell device employs a fuel cell (e.g., direct methanol fuel cell of an MEA structure) using liquid fuel. Diluted liquid fuel is prepared by diluting the liquid fuel (methanol-contained liquid in the case of DMFC) with dilution liquid, and is supplied to the fuel cell. A first pump unit stacked on the fuel cell supplies the diluted liquid fuel to the fuel cell while diluting the liquid fuel by mixing the liquid fuel and the dilution liquid together. A second pump unit stacked on the fuel cell collects liquid (water usable as dilution liquid in DMFC) produced by an electrochemical reaction in the fuel cell.

Abstract: A micro-reactor is provided with a flow jointing section to joint flows of at least two kinds of liquids including a reacting reagent by feeding the two kinds of liquids with a micro pump; a mixing flow path connected to a downstream end of the flow jointing section so as to diffuse and mix the liquids; and a reaction advancing section to advance the reaction among the mixed liquids.

Abstract: A micro-reactor for analyzing a sample, comprises (1) a plate-shaped chip; (2) a plurality of regent storage sections each having a chamber to store respective agents; (3) a regent mixing section to mix plural regents fed from the plurality of regent storage sections so as to produce a mixed reagent; (4) a sample receiving section having an injection port through which a sample is injected from outside; and (5) a reacting section to mix and react the mixed regent fed from the reagent mixing section and the sample fed from the sample receiving section. The plurality of regent storage sections, the regent mixing section, the sample receiving section and the reacting section are incorporated in the chip and are connected through flow paths, and the regent mixing section includes a feed-out preventing mechanism to prevent an initially-mixed regent from being fed out to the reacting section.