Abstract: Disclosed are a method for producing a carbon nanotube (CNT) whereby, in the local synthesis of CNTs, a high resolution, a low cost, easiness in production and mass production capability can be established at the same time; and a two-dimensionally patterned CNT obtained thereby.

Abstract: There is provided a method for producing a nanocarbon material dispersion in which individual nanocarbon materials are separated from each other by mild processing. The method for producing a nanocarbon material dispersion of the present invention is characterized by including a step of preparing a composition by mixing a nanocarbon material with a dispersion medium comprising an amphiphilic triphenylene derivative, and a step of subjecting the composition to a mechanical dispersing processing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film of dispersed carbon nanotubes that emit intensive light with a particular wavelength. The film of dispersed carbon nanotubes is a film in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes are dispersed in a transparent binder, and each carbon nanotube is dispersed isolatedly in an oriented manner.

Abstract: The invention provides a composite comprising a substrate and a membrane of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes formed on the substrate which membrane is independent of the material of the substrate and a process for the production of the same. A process for producing the first composite comprising the first substrate and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes formed on the first substrate which comprises the step (a) of preparing the second composite comprising the second substrate made of quartz or silicon and vertically aligned carbon nanotubes formed on the second substrate, the step (b) of subjecting the second composite to water immersion wherein the temperature (Tw) of the water is higher than the temperature (Tc) of the second composite with a temperature difference ?T (=Tw?Tc) of at least 25° C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a film dispersed of carbon nanotubes that emits intensive light with a particular wavelength. The film dispersed of carbon nanotubes 4 according to the present invention is a film in which a plurality of carbon nanotubes 3, 3, . . . are dispersed in the film dispersed of carbon nanotubes, and each carbon nanotube 3 is dispersed isolatedly in an oriented manner.

Abstract: A music distribution system allows users to freely download music data that has not been put on the market or that has been created by unknown singers or musicians. In this system, which distributes music data to terminal devices via a communications network, a free music distribution Web site for distributing music data for free and a fee-based music distribution Web site for distributing music data for a fee are opened. When a request for distribution of certain music data is received from a user via the free music distribution Web site, the music data is distributed to the user for free, and the number of downloads is tallied each time the music data is distributed. Based on the result of tallying of the number of downloads, it is determined whether or not the music data should be transferred to the fee-based music distribution Web site, and the music data that has been determined to require transfer is transferred from the free music distribution Web site to the fee-based music distribution Web site.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a fine carbon fiber by a method of thermal decomposition of at least one organic compound containing VIB group element in the periodic table in a molecule using a ultra fine particles comprising at least one transition metal as a catalyst, wherein a gas obtained by separating a fine carbon fiber from a gas coming out from a reaction furnace is cooled to further collect the fine carbon fiber; then a part or the total amount of the above gas is cooled to remove condensed components contained in the reacted gas, and then the above gas is recycled to the reaction furnace; water and the like are separated from the condensate to recycle the unreacted raw material organic compound.

Abstract: Provided is a process for producing a single-walled carbon nanotube on a substrate on which a lot of fine particles comprising at least one kind of a catalyst metal are formed in a reaction apparatus maintained in vacuum, wherein at least one kind of fullerene C2n's (n is an integer of n?18) is sublimated at a prescribed temperature or higher to produce a fullerene gas in which a partial pressure is controlled; the fullerene gas is transported on the substrate heated at a sublimation temperature of the fullerene or higher; and the fullerene gas is brought into contact with the catalyst metal fine particles described above to produce a single-walled carbon nanotube. The vacuum degree is preferably 0.5 Torr or less, and the sublimation temperature is preferably 700° C. or higher. The substrate has a thin film of a porous substance or an inorganic oxide, and transition metal catalyst fine particles having a particle diameter of 0.5 to 10 nm are formed on the above thin film.

Abstract: Provided is a process for forming catalyst metal fine particles for synthesizing a single-walled carbon nanotube by a CCVD process on a substrate, wherein a solution is prepared by dispersing or dissolving a catalyst metal salt of an organic compound or an inorganic compound in a solvent; the solution is coated on the substrate and dried; then, the substrate is heated in an oxidative atmosphere to thereby remove the solvent component remaining on the substrate by oxidative decomposition, and fine particles of an oxide of the catalyst metal are formed on the substrate; and then, the oxide of the catalyst metal is reduced in an atmosphere of an inert gas or a gas having reducing action to fix the catalyst metal fine particles on the substrate.

Abstract: A solution prepared by dissolving an organic metal compound in an organic solvent is sprayed from a pore nozzle into a pre-heating furnace of 50 to 600° C. in a reaction furnace in a rare gas atmosphere of 500 Torr or less by pressurizing with an inert gas; a mixed gas of the organic metal compound and the organic solvent which are pre-heated and vaporized is fed into a main heating furnace which is adjacent to the above pre-heating furnace and heated to 550 to 1000° C. in a rare gas atmosphere of 500 Torr or less; the organic metal compound is thermally decomposed to produce metal fine particles; the organic solvent is thermally decomposed with the above particles being used as a catalyst to produce carbon atoms; and a graphene sheet is grown in a growing part provided at a downstream side of the main heating furnace, whereby a single-walled carbon nanotube is prepared. Ferrocene and iron carbonyl can be used as the organic metal compound, and alcohols and ethers can be used as the organic solvent.

Abstract: An array of aligned single-walled nanotubes and a process of fabricating an array of aligned single-walled nanotubes comprising chemical vapour deposition in the presence of a gas flow, preferably a reducing atmosphere provided by a continuous Ar/H2 gas flow. The SWNTs are preferably prepared on a quartz surface and are aligned normal to the surface.

Abstract: There is provided a device for manufacturing carbon nanotube. The devices has a chamber support part for supporting a chamber which contains a plurality of microstructures, each of which is separated from each other by an interval; a gas providing part, connected to the chamber, for flowing at least one reactant gas, including raw material gas for manufacturing carbon nanotubes, through the chamber; a measurement part for measuring a change in physical properties of at least one of the plurality of microstructures by using detecting part; and a control part for controlling the gas providing part based on the measured change in physical properties.

Abstract: An atmosphere of a carbon source comprising an oxygenic compound is brought into contact with a catalyst with heating to yield single-walled carbon nanotubes. The carbon source comprising an oxygenic compound preferably is an alcohol and/or ether. The catalyst preferably is a metal. The heating temperature is preferably 500 to 1,500° C. The single-walled carbon nanotubes thus yield contain no foreign substances and have satisfactory quality with few defects.

Abstract: A tray loading arm is provided for reciprocating between a magazine and a reproducing device. A pin is provided on the tray loading arm, and a tray guide device is operatively engaged with the pin so as to be moved together with the pin. The tray guide device has a guide plate to be engaged with the tray for moving the tray, and a slide plate to be engaged with the tray for keeping engagement of the guide plate with the tray during movement of the tray.

Abstract: A CD player has an inner casing, a plurality of magazines provided in the casing, each of the magazines storing a plurality of CDs, a lifting device, and a movable member or casing. The movable casing has a reproducing device, a loading device for loading one of the CDs on the reproducing device, and is adapted to be lifted by the lifting device. A lock plate is slidably provided on a wall of the movable casing. A lock device is provided to drive the lock plate to engage locking teeth on the inner casing for locking the lock plate to the wall of the inner casing to prevent vertical movements of the movable member while in a playing position.

Abstract: An ophthalmologic apparatus can measure the eye axis length of an eye to be examined and other information of the eye to be examined (for example, the cornea refractive power). In the case of the measurement of the eye axis length, when moving a detecting terminal itself by driving means, the driving means is controlled so as to slow down the speed of movement of the detecting terminal when the detecting terminal comes near the cornea of the eye to be examined.

Abstract: A supersonic ophthalmic measuring apparatus includes a supersonic probe for contacting the cornea of an eye to be examined. A calculator for calculating the amount of depression of the cornea of the eye to be examined caused by the supersonic probe, and a corrector for correcting the result of the measurement of the eye axis length of the eye to be examined by the supersonic probe by the amount of depression.

Abstract: An eye-refractometer includes an objective optic having a first optical path, an apertured mirror for dividing the first optical path into a second optical path and a third optical path, a mask disposed in the second optical path and having linear marks orientated in at least three directions, a radiation source for illuminating the mask, a mask disposed in the third optical path and having liner detecting areas orientated in at least three directions and photocells arranged behind the respective areas. Improvements in this eye-refractometer comprise an apertured plate disposed between the apertured mirror and one of above said masks and an annular apertured plate disposed between said apertured mirror and the other mask. Another improvement is found in that the length of the linear detecting area is shorter than the length of optimum focused images of the linear marks.

Abstract: In an apparatus having a ray generator for directing measuring rays through a first optical path, a light-receiving portion for receiving the measuring rays reflected by the eye fundus through a second optical path, and a uniting device for uniting the first and second optical paths to form a third optical path, and also having movable lens groups in each of the first and second optical paths or a movable lens group in the third optical path, and wherein the movable lens groups or group is moved along the optical path to measure the refractive power of the eye from signals corresponding to the positions of the movable lens groups or group and the signal of the light-receiving portion, the movable lens groups or group is made into an afocal system to prevent the dimensions of the pupil from being varied and a collimator for collimating the principal rays is fixedly disposed on that side of the movable lens groups or group which is adjacent to the eye to be examined.

Abstract: An automatic eye-refractometer includes a projector for projecting a test pattern onto the fundus of an eye to be examined, a photo-electric device disposed to receive an image of the test pattern reflected upon the fundus of the eye, a calculator for calculating the refractive power of the eye using outputs from the photo-electric device and a processor for processing the results of the calculation into digital video signals. The eye-refractometer is further provided with a video camera for image picking up the front part of the eye through an objective lens of the projector to produce video signals and a video display device for displaying on a screen a picture produced from the video signals. With the measuring apparatus, the examiner can observe the image of the front part of the eye to be examined and can properly arrange the eye and the objective lens to each other while watching the picture displayed on the screen.