Abstract: An antenna device is disposed on a first, a second, and a third surfaces, and includes a first antenna disposed on the first and the third surfaces, a second antenna disposed on the second surface, and a ground line disposed on the first surface. The first antenna includes a first feedpoint disposed on the first surface, a first element disposed on the first surface, and extending from the first feedpoint to the third surface, and a second element disposed on the third surface, and extending in a direction along the first surface from an end of the first element. The second antenna includes a second feedpoint disposed in a manner separated from the first feedpoint in a direction parallel with the first and the second surfaces, and an antenna element extending from the second feedpoint. The ground line includes a ground line element capacitively coupled to the first antenna.

Abstract: A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion material includes a sintering step. In the sintering step, a sintered body of a sintered material (20) is obtained by applying a voltage to a conductive mold (10) in a first direction so as to cause energization under the condition in which an insulating layer (30) is disposed in at least a portion between an inner wall (12) of the mold (10) and the sintered material (20) and the insulating layer (30) keeps having insulating properties. Here, the sintered body is a thermoelectric conversion substance.

Abstract: A multiband compatible antenna that resonates at a first frequency and a second frequency includes: a planar conductor including a feeding portion to which a signal is supplied, a grounding portion, and a slit between the feeding portion and grounding portion. The slit includes a first slit portion extending in a first direction and a second slit portion extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an end of the first slit portion. The first slit portion is disposed closer to one edge than a center of the planar conductor in the second direction, and the feeding portion is disposed to a side of the first slit portion closer to the one edge. The planar conductor includes a first element portion and a second frequency portion that resonate at the first frequency and the second frequency, respectively. The second slit portion is disposed in the first element portion.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material having excellent thermoelectric performance over a wide temperature range, and a thermoelectric conversion module providing excellent junctions between thermoelectric conversion materials and electrodes. An R-T-M-X-N thermoelectric conversion material has a structure expressed by the following formula: RrTt-mMmXx-nNn (0?r?1, 3?t?m?5, 0?m?0.5, 10?x?15, 0?n?2), where R represents three or more elements selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements, alkali metal elements, alkaline-earth metal elements, group 4 elements, and group 13 elements, T represents at least one element selected from Fe and Co, M represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au, X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of P, As, Sb, and Bi, and N represents at least one element selected from Se and Te.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material has a composition represented by General Formula LkRrTt?mMmSbx. Here, L includes at least one element selected from rare earth elements. R includes two or more elements selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements, alkali earth metal elements, Group 4 elements, and Group 13 elements. T includes at least one element selected from Fe and Co. M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au. In addition, 0.50?k?1.00, 0.1?r?0.5, 3.0?t?m?5.0, 0?m?0.5, 10.0?x?11.5, and x/t<3.0 are satisfied.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thermoelectric conversion material includes a sintering step. In the sintering step, a sintered body of a sintered material (20) is obtained by applying a voltage to a conductive mold (10) in a first direction so as to cause energization under the condition in which an insulating layer (30) is disposed in at least a portion between an inner wall (12) of the mold (10) and the sintered material (20) and the insulating layer (30) keeps having insulating properties. Here, the sintered body is a thermoelectric conversion substance.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material has a composition represented by General Formula LkRrTt-mMmSbx. Here, L includes at least one element selected from rare earth elements. R includes two or more elements selected from the group consisting of alkali metal elements, alkali earth metal elements, Group 4 elements, and Group 13 elements. T includes at least one element selected from Fe and Co. M includes at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ru, Os, Rh, Ir, Ni, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, and Au. In addition, 0.50?k?1.00, 0.1?r?0.5, 3.0?t-m?5.0, 0?m?0.5, 10.0?x?11.5, and x/t<3.0 are satisfied.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric conversion material including a plurality of kinds of phases including a first phase and a second phase which have elemental compositions different from each other. The first phase and the second phase have a skutterudite structure.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion material (10) according to an embodiment includes a plurality of parent-phase particles (22) and nanoparticles (30). The parent-phase particles (22) have a crystalline structure. Each of the nanoparticles (30) includes an oxide and exists at an interface between the parent-phase particles (22). The nanoparticles (30) include at least one element that constitutes the crystalline structure. When a range of 6 ?m×4 ?m of the thermoelectric conversion material (10) is observed with a scanning electron microscope to acquire one sheet of cross-sectional observation image, an average particle diameter d, which is an average of an equivalent circle diameter of a particle group including the parent-phase particles (22) and the nanoparticles (30) which are observed on the cross-sectional observation image, is equal to or more than 100 nm and equal to or less than 1000 nm.

Abstract: Provided is a thermoelectric conversion material including a plurality of kinds of phases including a first phase and a second phase which have elemental compositions different from each other. The first phase and the second phase have a skutterudite structure.

Abstract: A thermal stress of electrode members (121 to 123) due to an operation temperature may be relaxed by thermal stress relaxation layers (141 to 144), and thus peeling of the electrode members (121 to 123) due to thermal stress at the operation temperature may be prevented in a satisfactory manner. Furthermore, diffusion of a constituent component of the thermoelectric conversion members (111 and 112) due to the operation temperature and the like may be prevented by diffusion prevention layers (151 to 154), and thus durability and stability of the thermoelectric conversion module (100) may be improved.

Abstract: A thermoelectric conversion module includes a p-type thermoelectric conversion member (111) and an n-type thermoelectric conversion member (112) that contain Sb, and an electrode member (120) that is joined to the p-type thermoelectric conversion member (111) and the n-type thermoelectric conversion member (112), composed of an alloy of Cu and a metal material M1 having a lower thermal expansion coefficient than that of Cu, and includes two or more crystalline phases composed of Cu and M1. Therefore, it is possible to improve durability while realizing the properties required for the thermoelectric conversion module.

Abstract: A thermal stress of electrode members (121 to 123) due to an operation temperature may be relaxed by thermal stress relaxation layers (141 to 144), and thus peeling of the electrode members (121 to 123) due to thermal stress at the operation temperature may be prevented in a satisfactory manner. Furthermore, diffusion of a constituent component of the thermoelectric conversion members (111 and 112) due to the operation temperature and the like may be prevented by diffusion prevention layers (151 to 154), and thus durability and stability of the thermoelectric conversion module (100) may be improved.

Abstract: Disclosed are: a peptide capable of binding to an immunoglobulin; a fusion protein of the peptide; nucleic acids encoding the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; production methods for the peptide and the fusion protein, respectively; a composition and a means for binding an immunoglobulin; a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment or prevention of a disease induced by the binding between C1q and an immunoglobulin, which comprises a peptide capable of binding to the immunoglobulin or a fusion protein of the peptide; and others.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device includes a first housing, a second housing, a first hinge configured to freely openably and closably connect the first housing with the second housing, a third housing, a second hinge configured to freely pivotally connect the second housing with the third housing, a first circuit board provided in the first housing, a second circuit board provided in the second housing, a signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board with the second circuit board and adapted to be inserted into a cylindrical portion of the second hinge, and a conductive element provided in the second housing. An end of the conductive element is connected to the second hinge, and the cylindrical portion of the second hinge is capacitively coupled to the signal cable.

Abstract: A mobile wireless device includes a first housing, a second housing, a first hinge configured to freely openably and closably connect the first housing with the second housing, a first circuit board provided in the first housing, a second circuit board provided in the second housing, a signal cable configured to electrically connect the first circuit board with the second circuit board, a plate-shaped ground that is provided so as to be stacked on the second circuit board and has a notch at a location through which the signal cable is passed, and a conductive member that covers the signal cable and the notch.

Abstract: A portable wireless device having a plurality of wireless sections capable of diversity operation which can reduce the size, thickness, weight and manufacturing cost by reducing the number of antennas. The portable wireless device (100) comprises first through third main antenna devices (101-103), first through third wireless sections (111-113) connected, respectively, with the first through third main antenna devices (101-103) and capable of diversity operation, a sub-antenna device (121) for diversity operation connected with any one of the first through third wireless sections (111-113) at the time of diversity operation, and a section (120) for switching connection of the sub-antenna device (121) with any one of the first through third wireless sections (111-113) at the time of diversity operation.

Abstract: A portable radio device of a type having two-direction openable and closable enclosures that can effectively lessen influence on an antenna exerted by a hinge section is provided. A horizontal hinge section 5 for rotatably joining an upper enclosure 1 to a hinge enclosure 3 around a first shaft center includes a horizontal hinge anchor 52 electrically connected to a first metal part 13 disposed in the upper enclosure 1, a horizontal hinge plate 53 that is placed in the hinge enclosure 3 and that contains a conductive material, and a first hinge shaft 51 that electrically connects the horizontal hinge anchor 52 to the horizontal hinge plate 53 and that contains a conductive material interposed between an area from a substantial center to an end of a long side of a face along which the upper enclosure 1 and the hinge enclosure 3 face a direction of second shaft center (X).

Abstract: A mobile radio apparatus wherein the degradation of communication performance caused by electromagnetic noise can be precluded with enhanced reliability. This mobile telephone unit (100) comprises a camera body (107); a circuit board (106) that includes partial board parts (104, 105) located on the two respective sides of the camera body (107); a camera shield (108) that is located close to and opposed to the back surface of the camera body (107) (which is opposite to the image pickup plane); a camera connection connector (110) that is connected to the camera body (107) and grounded in the partial board part (104); a frequency limiting part (111) that is connected to the camera shield (108) and grounded in the partial board part (105); a feeding part (117) that is located in the partial board part (105); and a matching circuit part (113) that is located and grounded in the partial board part (105).