Abstract: Provided are porous metal oxide particles, in which 50% mean particle size by volume is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, ratio of 90% mean particle size by volume to 50% mean particle size by volume (D90/D50) is equal to or lower than 2.0, the particles have mesopores having a pore size determined by BJH method of equal to or larger than 5 nm and equal to or smaller than 30 nm, and the structure of the pores is a three-dimensional cubic phase structure.

Abstract: Provided are porous metal oxide particles, in which 50% mean particle size by volume is equal to or larger than 50 nm and equal to or smaller than 300 nm, ratio of 90% mean particle size by volume to 50% mean particle size by volume (D90/D50) is equal to or lower than 2.0, the particles have mesopores having a pore size determined by BJH method of equal to or larger than 5 nm and equal to or smaller than 30 nm, and the structure of the pores is a three-dimensional cubic phase structure.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous metal oxide obtained by subjecting metal alkoxide and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate of the metal alkoxide to a sol-gel reaction in the presence of terminally branched copolymer particles represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.5×104 to obtain an organic-inorganic composite and removing the terminally branched copolymer particles from the composite.

Abstract: The present invention provides polymer particles comprising the following components (a) and (b) and having an average particle diameter of 50% by volume of equal to or more than 1 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm: (a) an amphiphilic polymer; and (b) a compound exhibiting a change in fluorescence characteristics or light absorption characteristics in response to a change in a specific environmental factor.

Abstract: The aqueous ink white pigment of the present embodiment contains a metal compound (1) which satisfies the following specific conditions of (A), (B), and (C). (A) The metal compound (1) described above includes titanium dioxide, and a metal compound (2) where a refractive index at a wavelength of 550 nm is 1.60 or more and 2.45 or less, when the total of the titanium dioxide described above and the metal compound (2) described above is 100 wt %, the content of the titanium dioxide described above is 50 wt % or more and 99 wt % or less and the content of the metal compound (2) described above is 1 wt % or more and 50 wt % or less. (B) The peak value of the volume particle size distribution of the metal compound (1) which is measured with a dynamic light scattering method is in a range of 100 to 700 nm. (C) The pore volume of the metal compound (1) described above which is calculated with the BJH (Barrett-Joyner-Halenda) method is 0.1 ml/g or more and 0.65 ml/g or less.

Abstract: A hard coating composition including at least the following components (A) to (E): Component (A): A poly(methyl)glycidyl ether compound derived from a chain aliphatic polyol or a chain aliphatic polyether polyol, which may or may not contain a hydroxyl group, Component (B): A silsesquioxane compound containing a cationic polymerizable group, Component (C): A silicate compound, Component (D): A silane compound containing a cationic polymerizable group, or a partial condensed compound thereof, or a mixture thereof, and Component (E): A cationic photopolymerization initiator, wherein the composition includes 5 to 40 parts by weight of the component (A), 60 to 95 parts by weight of the total of the components (B), (C) and (D), and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of the component (E), each based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) to (D).

Abstract: The aqueous ink white pigment of the present embodiment contains a metal compound (1) which satisfies the following specific conditions of (A), (B), and (C). (A) The metal compound (1) described above includes titanium dioxide, and a metal compound (2) where a refractive index at a wavelength of 550 nm is 1.60 or more and 2.45 or less, when the total of the titanium dioxide described above and the metal compound (2) described above is 100 wt %, the content of the titanium dioxide described above is 50 wt % or more and 99 wt % or less and the content of the metal compound (2) described above is 1 wt % or more and 50 wt % or less. (B) The peak value of the volume particle size distribution of the metal compound (1) which is measured with a dynamic light scattering method is in a range of 100 to 700 nm. (C) The pore volume of the metal compound (1) described above which is calculated with the BJH (Barrett-Joyner-Halenda) method is 0.1 ml/g or more and 0.65 ml/g or less.

Abstract: Disclosed is a porous metal oxide obtained by subjecting metal alkoxide and/or a partially hydrolyzed condensate of the metal alkoxide to a sol-gel reaction in the presence of terminally branched copolymer particles represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.

Abstract: It is provided ultrafine particles of a rutile titanium oxide obtained by maintaining the pH of an aqueous solution of a titanium compound having a Ti concentration of from 0.07 to 5 mol/L in the range of ?1 to 3 in the presence of a chelating agent. Such ultrafine particles of a rutile titanium oxide are useful for photocatalysts, high refractive index materials, ultraviolet absorbing materials and the like.

Abstract: Provided are polymer particles composed of a terminally branched copolymer represented by the following general formula (1) and having a number average molecular weight of not more than 2.5×104, wherein, in the formula, A represents a polyolefin chain; R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, and at least one of R1 and R2 is a hydrogen atom; and X1 and X2 may be the same or different, and each a linear or branched polyalkylene glycol group.

Abstract: A key reception processing unit 203 receives a key-designated area designated by means of a tenkey 211, a timing detector 205 detects a timing at which the key-designated area was received, a meet section detector 204 detects a meet section where the center position of a ball object 402 displayed to move on a display screen of a monitor 22 passes, and a game progress processing unit 206 proceeds a game in accordance with a batting result obtained by combining a batting result corresponded beforehand to the detected timing and a batting result corresponded beforehand to the detected meet section.

Abstract: It is provided ultrafine particles of a rutile titanium oxide obtained by maintaining the pH of an aqueous solution of a titanium compound having a Ti concentration of from 0.07 to 5 mol/L in the range of ?1 to 3 in the presence of a chelating agent. Such ultrafine particles of a rutile titanium oxide are useful for photocatalysts, high refractive index materials, ultraviolet absorbing materials and the like.

Abstract: A hard coating composition including at least the following components (A) to (E): Component (A): A poly(methyl)glycidyl ether compound derived from a chain aliphatic polyol or a chain aliphatic polyether polyol, which may or may not contain a hydroxyl group, Component (B): A silsesquioxane compound containing a cationic polymerizable group, Component (C): A silicate compound, Component (D): A silane compound containing a cationic polymerizable group, or a partial condensed compound thereof, or a mixture thereof, and Component (E): A cationic photopolymerization initiator, wherein the composition includes 5 to 40 parts by weight of the component (A), 60 to 95 parts by weight of the total of the components (B), (C) and (D), and 0.1 to 10 parts by weight of the component (E), each based on 100 parts by weight of the total of the components (A) to (D).

Abstract: In order to easily and efficiently carry out various characteristic evaluations of optical fibers which have been laid down, a table file which is for carrying out association of optical fibers serving as measuring objects with measured data when the optical fibers have been measured, based on optical fiber management information provided in advance of undertaking a cable laying/maintenance construction, such as various types of information on the optical fibers serving as measuring objects, and information on a construction site, and the like, is created at an external terminal. An OTDR measures the optical fibers serving as measuring objects based on the table file created at the external terminal, and stores measured result data in which the measured optical fibers and measured data of the optical fibers have been associated with one another, and edited result data expressing edited contents when the table file and the measured result data have been edited.

Abstract: A saturated hydrocarbon compound is brought into contact at least with a first adsorbent and a second adsorbent to obtain a liquid for immersion exposure containing the saturated hydrocarbon compound with a purity of 99.5 wt % or more.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fine particles of a tin-modified rutile-type titanium dioxide obtained through the reaction of an aqueous solution of a titanium compound having a Ti concentration of 0.07 to 5 mol/l at a pH in the range of ?1 to 3 in the co-presence of a tin compound at a molar ratio of tin to titanium (Sn/Ti) of 0.001 to 2, wherein said fine particle has an Sn/Ti composition molar ratio of 0.001 to 0.5, and a short axis and a long axis of a crystal grain diameter thereof have a length of 2 to 20 nm.

Abstract: The object is to resolve a finer pattern with a narrower line/space width by immersion lithography technology in the manufacture of a semiconductor or the like. A liquid for use in immersion exposure includes a saturated hydrocarbon compound as a main component, wherein the content of an impurity or impurities having an unsaturated bond or a heteroatom in its structure is respectively as follows: (i) 2 ?g/mL or less in total for a compound having a conjugated unsaturated bond; (ii) 30 ?g/mL or less in total for a compound having no conjugated unsaturated bond but having a non-conjugated unsaturated bond; (iii) 15 ?g/mL or less in total for amines having no unsaturated bond; and (iv) 100 ?g/mL or less in total for a heterocyclic compound, alcohols, ethers and a halogen-containing compound, other than above compounds (i) to (iii).

Abstract: In order to easily and efficiently carry out various characteristic evaluations of optical fibers which have been laid down, a table file which is for carrying out association of optical fibers serving as measuring objects with measured data when the optical fibers have been measured, based on optical fiber management information provided in advance of undertaking a cable laying/maintenance construction, such as various types of information on the optical fibers serving as measuring objects, and information on a construction site, and the like, is created at an external terminal. An OTDR measures the optical fibers serving as measuring objects based on the table file created at the external terminal, and stores measured result data in which the measured optical fibers and measured data of the optical fibers have been associated with one another, and edited result data expressing edited contents when the table file and the measured result data have been edited.

Abstract: By providing a composition in which refractive index can be controlled, and scratch resistivity and adhesion (especially adhesion to a resin having a thiourethane bond or epithiosulfide bond) are excellent when the composition is coated on a base material such as a resin and then cured, the composition comprises (a) a thio(meth)acrylate compound represented by the general formula (1) and (b) ultrafine inorganic particles: wherein a linking(or connecting) group R represents an aliphatic residue, an aromatic residue, an alicyclic residue or a heterocyclic residue or an aliphatic residue having an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, an aromatic ring, an aliphatic ring, or a heterocycle in the chain; Rm represents each independently a hydrogen atom or a methyl group; and n is an integer of 1 to 4.

Abstract: The present invention provides a hard coat, a primer, a light curable coating liquid, a coat film or a resin composition which is free from the generation of an interference fringe when applied on an optical substrate having a refractive index of 1.60 or more, and is excellent in scratch resistance, surface hardness, abrasion resistance, adhesiveness, transparency, heat resistance, photo-durability, weather resistance, ultraviolet interrupting property and the like. The present invention relates to fine particles of a tin-modified rutile-type titanium dioxide obtained through the reaction of an aqueous solution of a titanium compound having a Ti concentration of 0.07 to 5 mol/l at a pH in the range of ?1 to 3 in the co-presence of a tin compound at a molar ratio of tin to titanium (Sn/Ti) of 0.001 to 2, wherein said fine particle has an Sn/Ti composition molar ratio of 0.001 to 0.5, and a short axis and a long axis of a crystal grain diameter thereof have a length of 2 to 20 nm.