Abstract: A connector 10 includes: a first housing 11A, a first terminal 51A attached to the first housing 11A; a second housing 11B separate from the first housing 11A; a second terminal 51B attached to the second housing 11B; a flexible member 81 where the first terminal 51A and second terminal 51B are connected to two ends, and connecting the first housing 11A and second housing 11B; and an aligning member 41 having a flexible member insertion cavity 44 where the flexible member 81 is inserted, and that is movably arranged between the first housing 11A and second housing 11B in a condition where the flexible member 81 is inserted.

Abstract: Provided herein is a peptide composition that is highly stable and can be stored long term, said composition containing one or more types of peptides having an amino acid sequence represented by any of SEQ ID Nos. 1-5, or a peptide in which one or two of the amino acids of the abovementioned peptides are independent and may be substituted, deleted or added, and saccharides and an inorganic salt.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive-effect element includes a first ferromagnet, a first layer on the first ferromagnet and a first layer comprising magnesium oxide, a second ferromagnet on the first layer, a metal layer above the second ferromagnet and a second layer on the metal layer. The second layer and the magnesium oxide have a selected ratio larger than 1 to etching by ion beams.

Abstract: A magnetoresistive-effect element includes a first ferromagnet, a first layer on the first ferromagnet and a first layer comprising magnesium oxide, a second ferromagnet on the first layer, a metal layer above the second ferromagnet and a second layer on the metal layer. The second layer and the magnesium oxide have a selected ratio larger than 1 to etching by ion beams.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive-effect element includes: forming a second layer on a stack of layers, the stack of layers including a ferromagnetic layer and a first layer, the first layer comprising magnesium oxide, the second layer and magnesium oxide having a selected ratio larger than 1 to first etching by ion beams; and etching the stack of layers through the first etching with the second layer used as a mask.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first non-magnetic layer. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and contacts the magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a first thickness and a first saturation magnetic flux density. The second magnetic layer has a second thickness and a second saturation magnetic flux density. A second product of the second thickness and the second saturation magnetic flux density is larger than a first product of the first thickness and the first saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: A mesh nonwoven fabric which is seamless and excellent in appearance is provided. A seamless mesh nonwoven fabric is prepared by laminating a first mesh film 20 containing stem fibers 20a stretching parallel to each other in a first direction and branch fibers 20b connecting adjacent stem fibers 20a together, and a second mesh film 30 containing stem fibers 30a stretching parallel to each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction and branch fibers 30b connecting adjacent stem fibers 30a.

Abstract: A strain sensor element comprises a laminated film which has a magnetic free layer, a spacer layer, and a magnetic reference layer. The free layer has a variable magnetization direction and a out-of-plane magnetization direction. The reference layer has a variable magnetization direction which is pinned more strongly than the magnetization of the free layer. The spacer layer provided between the free layer and the reference layer. A pair of electrodes is provided with a plane of the laminated film. A substrate is provided with either of the pair electrodes and can be strained. The rotation angle of the magnetization of the free layer is different from the rotation angle of the magnetization of the reference layer when the substrate is distorted. Electrical resistance is changed depending on the magnetization angle between the free layer and the reference layer, which allows the element to operate as a strain sensor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first non-magnetic layer. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and contacts the magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a first thickness and a first saturation magnetic flux density. The second magnetic layer has a second thickness and a second saturation magnetic flux density. A second product of the second thickness and the second saturation magnetic flux density is larger than a first product of the first thickness and the first saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a magnetoresistive-effect element includes: forming a second layer on a stack of layers, the stack of layers including a ferromagnetic layer and a first layer, the first layer comprising magnesium oxide, the second layer and magnesium oxide having a selected ratio larger than 1 to first etching by ion beams; and etching the stack of layers through the first etching with the second layer used as a mask.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first non-magnetic layer. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and contacts the magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a first thickness and a first saturation magnetic flux density. The second magnetic layer has a second thickness and a second saturation magnetic flux density. A second product of the second thickness and the second saturation magnetic flux density is larger than a first product of the first thickness and the first saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: A strain sensor element comprises a laminated film which has a magnetic free layer, a spacer layer, and a magnetic reference layer. The free layer has a variable magnetization direction and a out-of-plane magnetization direction. The reference layer has a variable magnetization direction which is pinned more strongly than the magnetization of the free layer. The spacer layer provided between the free layer and the reference layer. A pair of electrodes is provided with a plane of the laminated film. A substrate is provided with either of the pair electrodes and can be strained. The rotation angle of the magnetization of the free layer is different from the rotation angle of the magnetization of the reference layer when the substrate is distorted. Electrical resistance is changed depending on the magnetization angle between the free layer and the reference layer, which allows the element to operate as a strain sensor.

Abstract: A strain sensor element comprises a laminated film which has a magnetic free layer, a spacer layer, and a magnetic reference layer. The free layer has a variable magnetization direction and a out-of-plane magnetization direction. The reference layer has a variable magnetization direction which is pinned more strongly than the magnetization of the free layer. The spacer layer provided between the free layer and the reference layer. A pair of electrodes is provided with a plane of the laminated film. A substrate is provided with either of the pair electrodes and can be strained. The rotation angle of the magnetization of the free layer is different from the rotation angle of the magnetization of the reference layer when the substrate is distorted. Electrical resistance is changed depending on the magnetization angle between the free layer and the reference layer, which allows the element to operate as a strain sensor.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first non-magnetic layer. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and contacts the magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a first thickness and a first saturation magnetic flux density. The second magnetic layer has a second thickness and a second saturation magnetic flux density. A second product of the second thickness and the second saturation magnetic flux density is larger than a first product of the first thickness and the first saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first non-magnetic layer. The stacked body includes a first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and a non-magnetic intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer. The first non-magnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and contacts the magnetic pole and the second magnetic layer. The first magnetic layer has a first thickness and a first saturation magnetic flux density. The second magnetic layer has a second thickness and a second saturation magnetic flux density. A second product of the second thickness and the second saturation magnetic flux density is larger than a first product of the first thickness and the first saturation magnetic flux density.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The stacked body includes first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and being nonmagnetic. The first nonmagnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole. A product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the second magnetic layer is larger than a product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the first magnetic layer. The length of the first magnetic layer is shorter than a length of the second magnetic layer. A current flows from the second magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer.

Abstract: A microwave-assisted magnetic recording head includes a main magnetic pole, an auxiliary magnetic pole facing the main magnetic pole with a gap therebetween, and a stacked-layer element disposed in the gap. The stacked-layer element includes, in the order from the main magnetic pole to the auxiliary magnetic pole, a thermal spin injection layer that is formed on the main magnetic pole, exchange-coupled with the main magnetic pole, and formed of a magnetic material of which spin-dependent Seebeck coefficient is negative, a first non-magnetic layer formed on the thermal spin injection layer, an oscillation layer formed on the first non-magnetic layer, a second non-magnetic layer formed on the oscillation layer, and a spin injection layer formed on the second non-magnetic layer.

Abstract: A mesh nonwoven fabric which is seamless and excellent in appearance is provided. A seamless mesh nonwoven fabric is prepared by laminating a first mesh film 20 containing stem fibers 20a stretching parallel to each other in a first direction and branch fibers 20b connecting adjacent stem fibers 20a together, and a second mesh film 30 containing stem fibers 30a stretching parallel to each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction and branch fibers 30b connecting adjacent stem fibers 30a.

Abstract: A blood-pressure sensor includes a substrate, a first electrode, a magnetization fixed layer, a nonmagnetic layer, a magnetization free layer, and a second electrode. The substrate is bent to generate a tensile stress at least in a first direction. The first electrode is provided on the substrate. The magnetization fixed layer has magnetization to be fixed in a second direction, and is provided on the substrate. The nonmagnetic layer is provided on the magnetization fixed layer. The magnetization free layer has a magnetization direction which is different from the first direction and from a direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second electrode is provided on the magnetization free layer.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a magnetic recording head includes a magnetic pole, a stacked body, and a first nonmagnetic layer. The stacked body includes first magnetic layer, a second magnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the magnetic pole, and an intermediate layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the second magnetic layer and being nonmagnetic. The first nonmagnetic layer is provided between the second magnetic layer and the magnetic pole. A product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the second magnetic layer is larger than a product of a thickness and a saturation magnetic flux density of the first magnetic layer. The length of the first magnetic layer is shorter than a length of the second magnetic layer. A current flows from the second magnetic layer toward the first magnetic layer.