Abstract: Provided is a Li2O—Al2O3—SiO3-based crystallized glass in which a yellowish tint due to TiO2, Fe2O3 or so on is reduced. The Li2O—Al2O3—SiO2-based crystallized glass contains, in terms of % by mass, 40 to 90% SiO2, 5 to 30% Al2O3, 1 to 10% Li2O, 0 to 20% SnO2, 1 to 20% ZrO2, 0 to 10% MgO, 0 to 10% P2O5, and 0 to below 2% TiO2.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery involves reacting at least 95 mass % of a lithium compound through a heat treatment step using a rotary firing furnace and having a batch firing process for heating a precursor while rolling the same in a heating region in a furnace tube, wherein the batch firing process has: a tilted input stage for tilting the furnace tube and inputting the precursor from an inlet of the firing furnace; a horizontal firing stage for performing firing while making the furnace tube horizontal; and a tilted discharge stage for tilting the furnace tube and discharging a fired powder from an outlet of the firing furnace.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following Formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMndMeO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni, Co, and Mn; and a, b, c, d, e, and ? satisfy the following conditions: ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b<1.00, 0?c?0.04, 0<d<0.20, b+c+d+e=1, ?0.2<?<0.2, and c and d in the Formula (1) satisfy c/d?0.75.

Abstract: Making a positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes: weighting and mixing lithium carbonate and a compound containing respective metallic elements other than Li in a composition formula Li?NixCoyM21-x-y-zM2zO2+? so as to have a metallic constituent ratio of the formula to obtain a mixture, and firing the mixture to obtain a lithium composite compound. Performing, on the mixture, a first heat treatment at 200° C. to 400° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours to obtain a first precursor. A step of performing a heat treatment on the first precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 450° C. to 800° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours, and reacting 92 mass % or more of the lithium carbonate to obtain a second precursor, and a finishing step of performing a heat treatment on the second precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 755° C. to 900° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours to obtain the lithium composite compound.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the positive electrode active material having high capacity and exceptional coatability due to comprising both an oil absorption amount and powder physical properties suitable therefor. This positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide powder represented by compositional formula (1), having primary particles and secondary particles in which the primary particles are aggregated. In the positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery, the oil absorption amount, based on JIS K5101-13-1, of NMP (N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone) per 100 g of the lithium transition metal composite oxide powder is 19-30 mL/100 g, and the sphericity represented by the ratio AB of the short axis A and the long axis B of the secondary particles measured from an SEM image is 0.88?A/B?1.0.

Abstract: Provided is a cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery in which the secondary particles constituting the powder have a high breaking strength and a good coatability, and a method for manufacturing same. The cathode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery includes a primary particle of a lithium composite compound; and secondary particles formed by an aggregation of primary particles, wherein a ratio between an average particle size of the primary particles and an average particle size of the secondary particles is 0.006 or more and 0.25 or less, an amount of lithium carbonate is 0.4% by mass or less, and a breaking strength of the secondary particles is 30 MPa or more.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure and represented by the following formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMdO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni and Co; and a, b, c, d and a are respectively numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.06, b+c+d=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2, and an a-axis lattice constant of the crystal structure is 2.878×10?10 m or more.

Abstract: A positive-electrode material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a lithium complex compound that is represented by the formula: Li1+aNibMncCodTieMfO2+?, and has an atomic ratio Ti3+/Ti4+ between Ti3+ and Ti4+, as determined through X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, of greater than or equal to 1.5 and less than or equal to 20. In the formula, M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Mg, Al, Zr, Mo, and Nb, and a, b, c, d, e, f, and a are numbers satisfying ?0.1?a?0.2, 0.7<b?0.9, 0?c<0.3, 0?d<0.3, 0<e?0.25, 0?f<0.3, b+c+d+e+f=1, and ?0.2???0.2.

Abstract: A battery pack includes a power supply conduction member to be electrically connected to a power supply, a power supply terminal connected to the power supply conduction member, a load conduction member to be connected to an electrical load, a load terminal connected to the load conduction member, a wiring pattern connecting the power supply terminal and the load terminal, and a switch provided in the wiring pattern. The power supply conduction member includes a plurality of power supply connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of power supply terminals, respectively, and the load conduction member includes a plurality of load connection terminals that are mechanically and electrically connected to a plurality of load terminals, respectively.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for a lithium-ion secondary battery includes lithium transition metal composite oxide expressed by Composition Formula (1): Li1+aNibCocMdXeO2+? (1) [in which M represents at least one kind selected from Al and Mn, X represents one or more kinds of metal elements other than Li, Ni, Co, Al, and Mn, and a, b, c, d, e, and a are numerals satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.15, 0?d?0.20, 0?e?0.05, b+c+d+e=1, and ?0.2???0.2]. A residual lithium hydroxide quantity (L1) in the positive electrode active material calculated by neutralization titration is 0.8 mass % or less, and a ratio of a residual lithium hydroxide quantity (L2) calculated by the neutralization titration after the positive electrode active material is compressed.

Abstract: A positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary battery is provided. The positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries contains a lithium transition metal complex oxide represented by composition formula (1): Li1+aNibCocMdXeO2+? (in composition formula (1), M represents at least one selected from Al and Mn, X represents at least one metallic element other than Li, Ni, Co, Al, and Mn, and a, b, c, d, e, and ? are numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.08, 0.80?b<1.0, 0?c<0.2, 0?d<0.2, 0<e<0.08, b+c+d+e=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2), wherein the positive electrode active material includes secondary particles formed through aggregation of multiple primary particles, and, in the primary particles inside the secondary particles, the atomic concentration D1 of X at a depth of 1 nm from the interface between the primary particles and the atom concentration D2 of X at the central portion of each of the primary particles satisfy D1>D2.

Abstract: A method for testing for sensitivity of chemotherapy against colorectal cancer, the method using, as an indicator, methylation in at least one site selected from the group consisting of CpG sites comprised in regions (i) to (xvi) in DNA collected from a colorectal cancer patient (the regions (i) to (xvi) are as described herein).

Abstract: A power supply control apparatus is applied to a power supply system. The power supply system includes: a first storage battery and a second storage battery that are connected in parallel to a power generator; and a switch that is provided further towards the first storage battery side than a connection point with the power generator on an electrical path that connects the first storage battery and the second storage battery is. A power supply control apparatus is started in accompaniment with input of a startup signal from outside and controls open and closed states of the switch. The power supply control apparatus includes: an abnormality determining unit that determines whether a startup signal abnormality in which the startup signal has not been received by the power supply control apparatus in a normal manner has occurred; and an abnormality operating unit that operates the switch to a closed state when the startup signal abnormality is determined to have occurred.

Abstract: Making a positive electrode active material for lithium ion secondary batteries includes: weighting and mixing lithium carbonate and a compound containing respective metallic elements other than Li in a composition formula Li?NixCoyM21-x-y-zM2zO2+? so as to have a metallic constituent ratio of the formula to obtain a mixture, and firing the mixture to obtain a lithium composite compound. Performing, on the mixture, a first heat treatment at 200° C. to 400° C. for 0.5 to 5 hours to obtain a first precursor. A step of performing a heat treatment on the first precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 450° C. to 800° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours, and reacting 92 mass % or more of the lithium carbonate to obtain a second precursor, and a finishing step of performing a heat treatment on the second precursor under an oxidizing atmosphere at 755° C. to 900° C. for 0.5 to 50 hours to obtain the lithium composite compound.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium-transition metal composite oxide having an ?-NaFeO2 type crystal structure and represented by the following formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMdO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni and Co; and a, b, c, d and a are respectively numbers satisfying ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b?1.0, 0?c?0.06, b+c+d=1, and ?0.2<?<0.2, and an a-axis lattice constant of the crystal structure is 2.878×10?10 m or more.

Abstract: A compound having a layered structure that is used for a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery achieves both a high energy density and a high cyclability. The positive electrode active material for a lithium ion secondary battery contains a compound having a layered structure belonging to a space group R-3m, in which the compound having a layered structure is represented by a compositional formula: Li1+aM1O2+? wherein M1 represents a metal element or metal elements other than Li, and contains at least Ni, ?0.03?a?0.10, and ?0.1<?<0.1, a proportion of Ni in M1 is larger than 70 atom %, and a site occupancy of a transition metal or transition metals at a 3a site obtained by structural analysis by a Rietveld method is less than 2%, and a content of residual lithium hydroxide in the positive electrode active material is 1 mass % or less.

Abstract: The present invention is to provide a cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery which has a large charge-discharge capacity, and excels in charge-discharge cycle properties, output properties and productivity, and, a lithium ion secondary battery using the same. The cathode active material used for a lithium ion secondary battery comprises a lithium transition metal composite oxide represented by the following Formula (1); Li1+aNibCocMndMeO2+?, where, in the formula (1), M is at least one metal element other than Li, Ni, Co, and Mn; and a, b, c, d, e, and ? satisfy the following conditions: ?0.04?a?0.04, 0.80?b<1.00, 0?c?0.04, 0<d<0.20, b+c+d+e=1, ?0.2<?<0.2, and c and d in the Formula (1) satisfy c/d?0.75.

Abstract: A new variety of shiitake mushroom ‘HS911’ that has a medium growth rate, medium to small-size scales, a slender stipe, and a very light dry weight at harvest maturity.