Abstract: A printing apparatus includes a feed unit that feeds a printing medium; a print unit including first and second arrays of print elements for applying first ink and second ink, respectively, onto the printing medium; and a fixation unit located downstream of the print unit in a feed direction to fixate an image printed on the printing medium. The print unit prints a first image on the printing medium by applying the first ink. The feed unit feeds the printing medium having the first image printed thereon to the fixation unit from upstream to downstream in the feed direction. The fixation unit fixates the first image. The feed unit back-feeds the printing medium having the first image fixated thereon to the print unit from downstream to upstream in the feed direction. The print unit prints a second image on the first image by applying the second ink.

Abstract: In a power conversion apparatus, at least one intra-casing cooling passage is a passage through which a coolant for cooling at least a power converter flows, and is arranged in a casing. At least one extra-casing cooling passage communicates with the at least one intra-casing cooling passage and is drawn out from an inside of the casing. The at least one extra-casing cooling passage is disposed not to be in contact to the outer periphery of the casing. The power converter is arranged to be cooled by the coolant flowing through the at least one intra-casing cooling passage, and a heat exchanger and the casing are arranged to be subjected to cooling air, resulting in the heat exchanger and the casing being cooled by the cooling air.

Abstract: A novel therapeutic agent effective for the treatment of intellectual disability or autism is disclosed. The therapeutic agent for intellectual disability or autism contains, as an active component(s), at least one selected from the group consisting of tipifarnib and lonafarnib. Examples of the intellectual disability include memory impairment. Examples of the memory impairment include memory impairment caused by abnormality of the Tsc1 gene and/or Tsc2 gene, and epilepsy-induced memory impairment. Also provided is a method of treating intellectual disability or autism, comprising administering an effective amount of at least one selected from the group consisting of tipifarnib and lonafarnib to a patient with intellectual disability or autism.

Abstract: A novel therapeutic agent effective for the treatment of intellectual disability or autism is disclosed. The therapeutic agent for intellectual disability or autism contains, as an active component(s), at least one selected from the group consisting of tipifarnib and lonafarnib. Examples of the intellectual disability include memory impairment. Examples of the memory impairment include memory impairment caused by abnormality of the Tsc1 gene and/or Tsc2 gene, and epilepsy-induced memory impairment. Also provided is a method of treating intellectual disability or autism, comprising administering an effective amount of at least one selected from the group consisting of tipifarnib and lonafarnib to a patient with intellectual disability or autism.

Abstract: A digital holographic apparatus includes a first hologram generating unit that generates a first hologram by causing first object light in a first observation direction to interfere with first reference light, the first object light being generated by irradiating an observation object with light having a first wavelength, the first reference light being derived from the light having the first wavelength; a second hologram generating unit that generates a second hologram by causing second object light in a second observation direction that differs from the first observation direction to interfere with second reference light, the second object light being generated by irradiating the observation object with light having a second wavelength, the second reference light being derived from the light having the second wavelength; a first image capturing unit that captures the first hologram; and a second image capturing unit that captures the second hologram.

Abstract: Provided is a forming apparatus including an ejection unit that has an ejection surface from which a droplet of a light curing forming liquid is ejected toward a base surface of a forming base plate and that moves relatively to the forming base plate, an irradiation unit that irradiates the forming liquid ejected on the forming base plate with an irradiation beam to cure the forming liquid and that is provided such that an incident plane defined by an optical axis of the irradiation beam and the base surface intersects with the ejection surface, and a P-polarizing unit that is provided in the irradiation unit and that adjusts the irradiation beam to match P-polarized beam parallel to the incident plane.

Abstract: A digital holographic apparatus includes a first hologram generating unit that generates a first hologram by causing first object light in a first observation direction to interfere with first reference light, the first object light being generated by irradiating an observation object with light having a first wavelength, the first reference light being derived from the light having the first wavelength; a second hologram generating unit that generates a second hologram by causing second object light in a second observation direction that differs from the first observation direction to interfere with second reference light, the second object light being generated by irradiating the observation object with light having a second wavelength, the second reference light being derived from the light having the second wavelength; a first image capturing unit that captures the first hologram; and a second image capturing unit that captures the second hologram.

Abstract: Provided is a lens array, wherein partition walls are formed, using a blade, on a surface of a liquid-repellent substrate subjected to a lyophilic surface treatment, liquid-repellent groove sections formed by the blade, each of the liquid-repellent groove sections is V-shaped, lyophilic sections between the partition walls that are adjacent each other, and lenses are formed on the lyophilic sections using a liquid polymer.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a lens array includes a first lens forming unit that has a plurality of blades forming partition walls on a polymer substrate on which a parallax image is formed and a plurality of nozzles discharging a polymer, a detecting unit that detects a position of the parallax image, and a scanning control unit that adjusts a scanning start position of the first lens forming unit based on the position of the parallax image detected by the detecting unit and controls forming of the partition walls by the blades and discharging of the polymer to a region between the partition walls through the nozzle on a surface of the polymer substrate on which the parallax image is formed.

Abstract: Provided is a forming apparatus including an ejection unit that has an ejection surface from which a droplet of a light curing forming liquid is ejected toward a base surface of a forming base plate and that moves relatively to the forming base plate, an irradiation unit that irradiates the forming liquid ejected on the forming base plate with an irradiation beam to cure the forming liquid and that is provided such that an incident plane defined by an optical axis of the irradiation beam and the base surface intersects with the ejection surface, and a P-polarizing unit that is provided in the irradiation unit and that adjusts the irradiation beam to match P-polarized beam parallel to the incident plane.

Abstract: Provided is a shaping apparatus including an ejection section that ejects a liquid droplet containing a curable resin and that overlaps layers formed of the liquid droplets to form a three-dimensional object, and a forming section that forms, on the layer, a suppressing portion that suppresses a movement of the liquid droplet ejected by the ejection section on the layer.

Abstract: Provided is a forming apparatus, including a stand, and a coating portion that is relatively moved with respect to the stand while ejecting a resin to coat the stand with the resin, and forms a line in the resin according to at least one of the ejection and the movement, in order to manufacture a molded article by the resin on the stand.

Abstract: A lens manufacturing apparatus includes a conveying unit that conveys a workpiece having a sheet member and a resin base on the sheet member, an unevenness forming unit that moves a cutting blade in a direction different from the conveying direction of the workpiece and that makes a cut in the surface of the resin base to form concave and convex portions, a resin supply unit that includes nozzles supplying a lens resin to areas, in which the concave portions are not formed, between the convex portions formed on the surface of the resin base, and a resin curing unit that cures the supplied lens resin.

Abstract: Provided is a lens array including a plate-shaped light-absorbing material that is provided with plural holes separated from each other, and a lens formed of a polymer in each of the holes.

Abstract: Provided is a lens array, wherein partition walls are formed, using a blade, on a surface of a liquid-repellent substrate subjected to a lyophilic surface treatment, liquid-repellent groove sections formed by the blade, each of the liquid-repellent groove sections is V-shaped, lyophilic sections between the partition walls that are adjacent each other, and lenses are formed on the lyophilic sections using a liquid polymer.

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a lens array includes a first lens forming unit that has a plurality of blades forming partition walls on a polymer substrate on which a parallax image is formed and a plurality of nozzles discharging a polymer, a detecting unit that detects a position of the parallax image, and a scanning control unit that adjusts a scanning start position of the first lens forming unit based on the position of the parallax image detected by the detecting unit and controls forming of the partition walls by the blades and discharging of the polymer to a region between the partition walls through the nozzle on a surface of the polymer substrate on which the parallax image is formed.

Abstract: An exposure device includes at least one light emitting element that emits light in a normal direction of the substrate; at least one hologram element that is recorded on a recording layer arranged on the substrate to diffract light emitted from the light emitting element and condense the diffracted light on a condensing point on a normal line of the light emitting element; and at least one light inhibiting part that is arranged on a straight line that connects the light emitting element and the condensing point such that the light diffracted by the hologram element passes through the outside of the light inhibiting part and condenses at the condensing point, to inhibit transmission of zeroth-order light that goes straight toward the condensing point from the light emitting element without being diffracted by the hologram element.

Abstract: Provided is a lens array including plural lenses, wherein each lens has a curvature in a first direction and a curvature in a second direction which is different from the first direction, the curvatures being different from each other.

Abstract: Provided is a lens array including a plate-shaped light-absorbing material that is provided with plural holes separated from each other, and a lens formed of a polymer in each of the holes.

Abstract: A lens manufacturing apparatus includes a concave-convex shape forming unit that makes a notch in the surface of a workpiece to form a concave-convex shape portion, a resin supply unit that supplies resin for a lens onto the surface of the workpiece, a resin curing unit that cures the supplied resin for a lens, a moving unit that moves the concave-convex shape forming unit, the resin supply unit, and the resin curing unit relative to the workpiece, and a control unit that controls driving of the concave-convex shape forming unit, the resin supply unit, the resin curing unit, and the moving unit so as to form the concave-convex shape portion extending in a predetermined direction, supply the resin for a lens between adjacent concave-convex shape portions and cure the supplied resin for a lens.