Abstract: There is provided an electrolyte analyzer that can appropriately replace consumable items while more exerting analysis processing performances than a conventional electrolyte analyzer does. An electrolyte analyzer includes a plurality of analysis chambers 50 having ISE electrodes 1 configured to measure the concentration of the electrolyte of a sample and a controller 29 configured to control operations in the electrolyte analyzer 100 including the analysis chambers 50. The ISE electrodes 1 of the plurality of analysis chambers 50 analyze the same analysis items. The controller 29 selects an analysis chamber 50 used for measurement from the plurality of analysis chambers 50 corresponding to the remaining measurable numbers of a plurality of ISE electrodes 1 and measurement request status.

Abstract: A dialogue system that dialogues with a user includes an execution device configured to execute a detection process and a recognition process. The recognition process is a process of recognizing that the user talks to the dialogue system when a predetermined state is detected by the detection process. The detection process is a process of detecting the predetermined state using, as an input, an output signal of a camera that images the user. The predetermined state includes a state in which a mouth of the user moves.

Abstract: A dialogue system includes a storage device and an execution device. Scenario data stored in the storage device define a response sentence corresponding to a state and a transition condition for transition to a different state. The execution device executes a text data generation process, a determination process, a scenario response process, a chat process, a storage process, and a return process. The text data generation process is a process of converting a voice of a user into text data. The determination process is a process of determining whether the transition condition is satisfied. The scenario response process is a process of operating a speaker so as to make a response when the transition condition is satisfied. The chat process is a process of operating the speaker so as to make a different response when the transition condition is not satisfied.

Abstract: A heat dissipation structure, for a heat-generating electric component, includes: a heat dissipator disposed along a surface of the electric component; and a porous material held between the electric component and the heat dissipator. The porous material of the heat dissipation structure is impregnated with heat-transfer fluid. The heat-transfer fluid may include liquid metal.

Abstract: This charged particle beam device comprises: a charged particle beam source that generates charged particle beams; an objective lens in which coil current is inputted to focus the charged particle beams on a sample; a control unit that controls the coil current; a hysteresis characteristics storage unit that stores hysteresis characteristics information of the objective lens; a history information storage unit that stores history information relating to the coil current; and an estimating unit that estimates the magnetic field generated by the objective lens based on the coil current, the history information, and the hysteresis characteristic information, and has a magnetic field correction unit that, when the absolute value of the change amount of the coil current is greater than a prescribed value, further adds to the magnetic field estimated by the estimating unit a correction value according to the coil current and its change amount, correcting the magnetic field generated by the objective lens.

Abstract: A packaging material for packaging contents containing fragrances includes a first polyolefin layer, an inorganic deposition layer, a gas barrier coating layer, and a second polyolefin layer having heat-sealing properties, in this order.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a wound portion and a feeder end portion drawn out from the wound portion, a compact that contains a magnetic powder and that encapsulates the coil, and an external terminal disposed on the compact and connected to the coil. The compact has surfaces including two pressed surfaces, opposing each other in a direction of an axis of the wound portion and formed by being pressed in the direction of the axis, and a non-pressed surface, adjacent to the two surfaces and not pressed. The coil is disposed so that the axis of the wound portion is parallel to a mount surface of the compact. The mount surface is included in the non-pressed surface, the feeder end portion is exposed from the mount surface, and the external terminal is formed on only the non-pressed surface and connected to the feeder end portion.

Abstract: An FeNi ordered alloy contained in a magnetic material has an L10 ordered structure, is doped with an light element, and is provided as a granular particle. A method for manufacturing a magnetic material including an FeNi ordered alloy having an L10 ordered structure includes preparing an FeNi ordered alloy provided as a granular particle, and doping a light element into the FeNi ordered alloy.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light-receiving element and a distance measurement module. A light-receiving element includes: a first voltage application unit to which a voltage is applied; a first charge detection unit that is disposed at a periphery of the first voltage application unit; a second voltage application unit to which a voltage is applied; a second charge detection unit that is disposed at a periphery of the second voltage application unit; a third voltage application unit to which a first voltage is applied; and a voltage control unit that applies a second voltage to one of the first voltage application unit and the second a voltage application unit and causes the other to be in a floating state, the second voltage being different from the first voltage. The present technology is applicable to a light-receiving element.

Abstract: A manufacturing method for manufacturing a separator for a fuel cell includes a step of applying a laser beam to a surface of a plate-shaped metal plate having a rectangular shape such that an application range of the laser beam extends linearly. In the step, the laser beam is applied such that the application range includes a high-energy region in which energy to be given by the laser beam per unit distance in a direction where the application range extends linearly is high, and a low-energy region in which the energy is low. The high-energy region includes a first region, a second region, a third region, and a fourth region. The first region and the second region extend in parallel to one of long sides of the rectangular shape. The third region and the fourth region extend in parallel to the other one of the long sides.

Abstract: An inspection method for a pillar-shaped honeycomb filter having a honeycomb-shaped first end face and a honeycomb-shaped second end face, including: allowing gas containing fine particles to flow into the first end face; imaging the entire second end face covered with the sheet-like light using a camera while the gas that has flowed into the first end face flows out of the second end face through the filter, and generating an image of the entire second end face covered with the sheet-like light; selecting an inspection area of the second end face and measuring information concerning a sum of luminance of all pixels in the inspection area; and determining quality of the filter based on at least the information concerning the concentration of the fine particles in the gas before the gas flows into the first end face and the information concerning the sum of luminance.

Abstract: A surface mount inductor includes a coil including a conducting wire winding portion with both ends on the outer circumference and a pair of extension portions that extend from the outer circumference, a molded body containing a metal magnetic powder and the coil embedded, and a pair of outer terminals disposed on the molded body and connected to the extension portions. The molded body has principal surfaces, end surfaces, and side surfaces. One principal surface serves as a mounting surface including a recessed portion with an elevated region and a lowered region. The coil is embedded in the molded body with the winding axis of the winding portion parallel to the recessed portion, and the pair of extension portions extend from the outer circumference toward the mounting surface to be exposed at the lowered region and connected to the pair of outer terminals in the lowered region.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving device, a method for manufacturing the same, and a distance measuring device capable of improving distance measurement accuracy by maintaining the balance of transfer capability between transfer transistors.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light reception device and a distance measurement module whose characteristic can be improved. The light reception device includes an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer arranged between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first tap having a first voltage application portion and a first charge detection portion arranged around the first voltage application portion, and a second tap having a second voltage application portion and a second charge detection portion arranged around the second voltage application portion. Furthermore, the light reception device is configured such that a phase difference is detected using signals detected by the first tap and the second tap. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a light reception device that generates distance information, for example, by a ToF method, and so forth.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a heating element; and a plurality of heat pipes that is thermally connected to the heating element. Each of the heat pipes has a cross section having a rectangular shape, a heat receiving surface thermally connected to the heating element, and a side surface orthogonal to the heat receiving surface. The side surfaces of the heat pipes, which are adjacent to each other, are in surface contact with each other.

Abstract: A charged particle beam apparatus acquires an image that is not affected by movement of a stage at a high speed. The apparatus includes: a charged particle source for irradiating a sample with a charged particle beam; a stage on which the sample is placed; a measurement unit for measuring a movement amount of the stage; a deflector; a deflector offset control unit, which is a feedback control unit for adjusting a deflection amount of the deflector according to the movement amount of the stage; a plurality of detectors for detecting secondary charged particles emitted from the sample by irradiation of the charged particle beam; a composition ratio calculation unit that calculates composition ratios of signals output from the detectors based on the deflection amount adjusted by the feedback control unit; and an image generation unit for generating a composite image by compositing the signals using the composition ratio.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving device, a method for manufacturing a light receiving device, and a distance measuring module, capable of improving sensitivity. A light receiving device includes: a pixel array unit in which pixels each including a first tap that detects charges photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap that detects charges photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix; an on-chip lens disposed for each pixel on a light incident surface side of a substrate; and a lens isolation portion that is formed in the same layer as the on-chip lens and isolates the on-chip lenses from each other. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a distance measuring system or the like that performs distance measurement by an indirect ToF method.

Abstract: A surface-mounted inductor including a coil having a wound part formed by winding a conductive wire and extended parts extended from an outer circumference of the wound part, a molded body containing the coil, constituted by a composite material containing a magnetic powder, and outer terminals connected to end portions of the extended parts disposed on a mounting surface. The wound part is contained within the molded body so that a winding axis is parallel to the mounting surface. The extended parts are extended toward the mounting surface side, each end portion of the extended parts are exposed from the surface thereof of the molded body. In the molded body, a density of a magnetic powder between the end portions of the extended parts on the mounting-side surface is lower than a density in the surface on the opposite side from the mounting surface.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light receiving device and a distance measuring module capable of curbing a decrease in distance measurement accuracy due to an increase in the number of pixels. A light receiving device includes a pixel array unit in which pixels each having a first tap detecting charge photoelectrically converted by a photoelectric conversion unit and a second tap detecting charge photoelectrically converted by the photoelectric conversion unit are two-dimensionally arranged in a matrix. In the pixel array unit, four vertical signal lines for outputting a detection signal detected by any one of the first tap and the second tap to the outside of the pixel array unit are arranged for one pixel column. The present technology can be applied to a distance measuring sensor or the like of the indirect ToF scheme, for example.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a light reception device and a distance measurement module. The light reception device includes an on-chip lens, a wiring layer, and a semiconductor layer between the on-chip lens and the wiring layer. The semiconductor layer includes a first tap to which a first voltage is applied and a first charge detection portion, and a second tap to which a second voltage different from the first voltage is applied and a second charge detection portion. The position of the on-chip lens differs depending upon an in-plane position of a pixel array section, so that an optical path length or a DC contrast of a chief ray from an object is uniform at in-plane pixels of the pixel array section. The present technology can be applied, for example, to a light reception device that generates distance information, for example, by a ToF method, and so forth.