Abstract: A carbon nanotube composite includes a carbon nanotube bundle including a plurality of carbon nanotubes that are bundled, each of the plurality of carbon nanotubes having a single-walled or multi-walled structure, and a group of elements of other type introduced in an aligned manner into a gap portion between the plurality of carbon nanotubes. In the carbon nanotube bundle, a ratio of the number of carbon nanotubes having a double-walled or triple-walled structure to the number of the plurality of carbon nanotubes is greater than or equal to 50%, and other-type element bonded bodies constituting the group of elements of other type are arranged in line along a longitudinal direction of the carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: A coated carbon nanotube wire for a coil includes: a carbon nanotube wire, the carbon nanotube wire being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, or being composed of a plurality of carbon nanotube element wires each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein each of the carbon nanotube aggregates contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube aggregates, or each of the carbon nanotube element wires contacts one or more other adjacent carbon nanotube element wires.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing a polyisoprenoid with which it is possible to enhance the rubber synthesis activity of rubber particles to increase natural rubber production. The present invention relates to a method for producing a polyisoprenoid in vitro, which involves the use of a gene coding for a cis-prenyltransferase (CPT) family protein and a gene coding for a Nogo-B receptor (NgBR) family protein, and further involves the use of rubber particles bound to proteins encoded by these genes; or a method for producing a polyisoprenoid, which includes introducing into a plant a vector in which a promoter having a promoter activity that drives laticifer-specific gene expression is linked to a gene coding for a CPT family protein and a gene coding for a NgBR family protein, to express proteins encoded by the genes specifically in laticifers.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for producing rubber particles bound to a membrane-associated protein by cell-free protein synthesis. The present invention relates to a method for producing rubber particles bound to a membrane-associated protein, the method including the step of performing protein synthesis in the presence of both rubber particles and a cell-free protein synthesis solution containing an mRNA coding for a membrane-associated protein to bind the membrane-associated protein to the rubber particles.

Abstract: A variable stator vane includes: a stator vane body which includes a radial end surface forming a clearance between the radial end surface and an outer peripheral surface of an inner casing; a rotation shaft which is rotatable so that an angle of the stator vane body with respect to a flow direction of a main stream of a working fluid is varied and which is connected to the radial end surface; and a curved surface portion which is formed on a vane surface adjacent to the radial end surface protruding radially outward from a circumference of the rotation shaft. A curvature radius of the curved surface portion is gradually decreased with distance away from the rotation shaft.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for spectral shaping of light from a broadband source using a linear spatial light modulator (SLM). The system includes an illumination source generating light including a plurality of wavelengths, a lens to collimate the light and an aperture to define its angular spread, a diffraction grating to disperse the beam by wavelength, and a focusing element to focus the dispersed beams from the diffraction grating onto a plurality of pixels of the SLM. The SLM is configured to individually modulate the dispersed beams by diffracting light output therefrom into higher orders, where a diffraction angle of output light is greater than an input cone angle of incoming light from the illumination source.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to the invention includes a magnet device that generates a static magnetic field and a gradient magnetic field in an imaging space, a top plate that is provided to freely travel on a bed and sends an object lying thereon into the imaging space, a top plate reception member that is disposed inside the imaging space and has a traveling surface of the top plate, a top plate support column that supports the top plate reception member, and a top plate support pedestal that supports a lower end of the top plate support column, in which the top plate support pedestal is provided on a floor surface on which the magnet device is provided, via a magnet support leg, and is provided so that a movement in a direction along at least the floor surface is restricted to the magnet support leg.

Abstract: A blade includes: an airfoil portion having a pressure surface and a suction surface each of which extends between a base end and a tip end along a blade height direction between a leading edge and a trailing edge; and an internal passage passing through an inside of the airfoil portion, the internal passage having a first opening end opening to one of the pressure surface or the suction surface and a second opening end which is positioned closer to the tip end than the first opening end in the blade height direction and opening to a surface of the airfoil portion. When L is a length from the base end to the tip end in the blade height direction, a distance from the base end to the first opening end in the blade height direction is not less than zero and not greater than 0.3 L.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire and a coil, which have excellent electroconductivity that is comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like, realize an excellent insulation property and abrasion resistance, further have a heat dissipation ability, and can realize weight reduction. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire (1) includes: a carbon nanotube wire (10) that includes a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates (11) configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes (11a); and an insulating coating layer (21) coating the carbon nanotube wire, and a thickness deviation rate of the insulating coating layer (21) is equal to or greater than 50%.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity comparable to electric wires made of copper, aluminum, and the like, achieves marked weight reduction and heat dissipation characteristics, and excels in adhesiveness between an insulating coating and core wire. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire made up of one or more carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer configured to coat the carbon nanotube wire, in which arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of an outer surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is larger than arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of an outer surface of the insulating coating layer in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together. A number of twists t1 of the CNT wires is equal to or greater than 0 and less than 2500 T/m, and a number of twists t2 of the CNT strand wire is greater than 0 and less than 2500 T/m.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity that is comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like, realizes excellent voltage endurance, and can further realize weight reduction. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, a proportion of a sectional area of the insulating coating layer in a radial direction with respect to a sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is greater than 1.5, the sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.031 mm2, and the sectional area of the insulating coating layer in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.049 mm2.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire capable of realizing electroconductivity that is equivalent to electroconductivity of a wire configured of a core wire made mainly of metal such as copper or aluminum, realizing excellent handling ability, and additionally realizing further weight reduction. A CNT strand wire is obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire that excels in visibility as well as weight reduction, abrasion resistance, and insulation reliability. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire made up of one or more carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer configured to coat the carbon nanotube wire, in which arithmetic mean roughness (Ra1) of an outer surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is smaller than arithmetic mean roughness (Ra2) of an outer surface of the insulating coating layer in the circumferential direction.

Abstract: Provided is a coated electric wire that has excellent electroconductivity comparable to a wire made of copper, aluminum, or the like and that exhibits excellent weight reduction and heat dissipation characteristics. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, and a proportion of a sectional area of the insulating coating layer in a radial direction with respect to a sectional area of the carbon nanotube wire in the radial direction is equal to or greater than 0.001 and equal to or less than 1.5.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a radio-frequency coil device that can be brought into close contact with a subject regardless of a size of the subject and can obtain a high-quality MRI image. The radio-frequency coil device includes at least one flexible coil unit, and a fixture is disposed to surround an outer periphery of the coil unit. The fixture includes, for example, a pair of panels disposed on both sides of the coil unit, and a fixing belt that is provided between the panels and fastens and fixes the panels. The coil unit is deformed by fastening the fixture, to be disposed in close contact with various head shapes.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a coated carbon nanotube electric wire capable of realizing an excellent insulation property, and additionally realizing excellent adhesiveness, while having excellent electroconductivity comparable to those of wires composed of copper, aluminum and the like. A coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes a carbon nanotube wire composed of a single or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates each constituted of a plurality of carbon nanotubes, and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein an arithmetic mean roughness Ra1 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a longitudinal direction is larger than 0.05 ?m and not larger than 16 ?m, and an arithmetic mean roughness Ra2 on a peripheral surface of the carbon nanotube wire in a circumferential direction is not smaller than 0.01 ?m and not larger than 4.5 ?m.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or more carbon nanotube aggregates configured of a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer with which the carbon nanotube wire is coated, and the insulating coating layer is configured of a material with a refractive index nD of equal to or greater than 1.45.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a carbon nanotube strand wire capable of realizing further weight reduction as compared with a wire configured of a core wire made mainly of metal such as copper or aluminum and achieving both satisfactory durability in bending and handling ability. A CNT strand wire is obtained by twisting a plurality of CNT wires of a plurality of bundled CNT aggregates configured of a plurality of CNTs together. At least a number of twists t1 of the CNT wires and a number of twists t2 of the CNT strand wire is equal to or greater than 1000 T/m.

Abstract: Provided is a coated carbon nanotube electric wire superior in identifiability. The coated carbon nanotube electric wire includes: a carbon nanotube wire including one or a plurality of carbon nanotube aggregates formed by a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and an insulating coating layer coating the carbon nanotube wire, wherein the insulating coating layer has an identification mark.