Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate (1), a magnetic layer (3) formed on the substrate, a carbon-based protection layer (4) comprising carbon and formed on the magnetic layer, and a lubrication layer (5) formed on the carbon-based protection layer, the carbon-based protection layer comprises a hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) facing the magnetic layer and a nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) facing the lubrication layer. The hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) comprises carbon and hydrogen. The nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) includes no hydrogen but comprises carbon and nitrogen.

Abstract: A light-emitting device includes a light-emitting portion and an oxygen concentration control portion. The light-emitting portion includes a surface. The light-emitting portion emits light with an intensity corresponding to an oxygen concentration on the surface when receiving light energy. The oxygen concentration control portion controls the oxygen concentration on the surface of the light-emitting portion.

Abstract: The microwave antenna includes a substrate, an antenna element supported on a surface of the substrate, and a power feeding electrode connected to the antenna element. The antenna element includes a carbon nanotube structure constituting a network structure having plural carbon nanotubes electrically connected to each other. The process for producing the microwave antenna includes applying plural carbon nanotubes each having a functional group to a surface of the substrate and crosslinking the functional groups with a chemical bond to form a crosslinked part, so as to form the carbon nanotube structure.

Abstract: A frame (70) is formed with a slider accommodating space (75) and a housing accommodating space (74) that are partitioned by inner walls (78). A slider (50) is formed with cam grooves (51) to face the housing accommodating space (74), and a male housing (30) is pulled to a connection position by a movement of the slider (50) in a direction substantially normal to a connecting direction with cam pins (31) of the male housing (30) engaged with the cam grooves (51). The inner walls (78) have thinned portions (79) reducing the thickness of the inner walls (78). Surrounding walls (19) of receptacles (13) of auxiliary housings (11) enter the thinned portions (19) to arrange the surrounding walls (19) in proximity to main portions (53) of the slider (50).

Abstract: A solar cell includes a p-type semiconductor substance, and an n-type semiconductor substance. The p-type semiconductor substance and the n-type semiconductor substance form a pn junction or a pin junction, and the p-type semiconductor substance or the n-type semiconductor substance includes a structure film having a plurality of carbon nanotubes electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: A terminal fitting (A) has a receiving portion (17) with a contact surface (18) for contacting a male tab (T). The contact surface (18) is widest at the front end and substantially narrowed toward the back. A rate at which a contact area of the male tab (T) and the contact surface (18) increases in the insertion process of the male tab (T) is smaller as compared to a substantially rectangular contact surface having a constant width. The terminal fitting (A) provides good operation feeling upon manually connecting the male tab (T) with the terminal fitting (A).

Abstract: A terminal fitting (A) has a receiving portion (17) with a contact surface (18) for contacting a male tab (T). The contact surface (18) is widest at the front end and substantially narrowed toward the back. A rate at which a contact area of the male tab (T) and the contact surface (18) increases in the insertion process of the male tab (T) is smaller as compared to a substantially rectangular contact surface having a constant width. The terminal fitting (A) provides good operation feeling upon manually connecting the male tab (T) with the terminal fitting (A).

Abstract: A water-activated cell comprises an acidic medium including an acidic substance and having a first electrode disposed therein, a basic medium including a basic substance and having a second electrode disposed therein, which basic medium is disposed adjacent to or near the acidic medium, a first reaction substance including a first active material that causes an oxidation reaction at the first electrode, a second reaction substance including a second active material that causes a reduction reaction at the second electrode, and a water-injecting device for injecting water or an aqueous solution into an area where the acidic medium, the basic medium, the first reaction substance, and the second reaction substance exist together, so as to initiate a discharging reaction by the acidic substance, the basic substance, the first active material, and the second active material.

Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate (1), a magnetic layer (3) formed on the substrate, a carbon-based protection layer (4) comprising carbon and formed on the magnetic layer, and a lubrication layer (5) formed on the carbon-based protection layer, the carbon-based protection layer comprises a hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) facing the magnetic layer and a nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) facing the lubrication layer. The hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) comprises carbon and hydrogen. The nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) includes no hydrogen but comprises carbon and nitrogen.

Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate (1), a magnetic layer (3) formed on the substrate, a carbon-based protection layer (4) comprising carbon and formed on the magnetic layer, and a lubrication layer (5) formed on the carbon-based protection layer, the carbon-based protection layer comprises a hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) facing the magnetic layer and a nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) facing the lubrication layer. The hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) comprises carbon and hydrogen. The nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) includes no hydrogen but comprises carbon and nitrogen.

Abstract: The microwave antenna includes a substrate, an antenna element supported on a surface of the substrate, and a power feeding electrode connected to the antenna element. The antenna element includes a carbon nanotube structure constituting a network structure having plural carbon nanotubes electrically connected to each other. The process for producing the microwave antenna includes applying plural carbon nanotubes each having a functional group to a surface of the substrate and crosslinking the functional groups with a chemical bond to form a crosslinked part, so as to form the carbon nanotube structure.

Abstract: A frame (70) is formed with a slider accommodating space (75) and a housing accommodating space (74) that are partitioned by inner walls (78). A slider (50) is formed with cam grooves (51) to face the housing accommodating space (74), and a male housing (30) is pulled to a connection position by a movement of the slider (50) in a direction substantially normal to a connecting direction with cam pins (31) of the male housing (30) engaged with the cam grooves (51). The inner walls (78) have thinned portions (79) reducing the thickness of the inner walls (78). Surrounding walls (19) of receptacles (13) of auxiliary housings (11) enter the thinned portions (19) to arrange the surrounding walls (19) in proximity to main portions (53) of the slider (50).

Abstract: In a magnetic recording medium which comprises a substrate (1), a magnetic layer (3) formed on the substrate, a carbon-based protection layer (4) comprising carbon and formed on the magnetic layer, and a lubrication layer (5) formed on the carbon-based protection layer, the carbon-based protection layer comprises a hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) facing the magnetic layer and a nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) facing the lubrication layer. The hydrogenated carbon protection layer (4a) comprises carbon and hydrogen. The nitrogenated carbon protection layer (4b) includes no hydrogen but comprises carbon and nitrogen.

Abstract: A particle analyzing apparatus outputs a measurement result with high reliability with respect to a measurement item. The particle analyzing apparatus includes a measuring part, a judgement processing part, and an output part. The measuring part includes a fluid part, a control part, a first measuring part, a second measuring part, a hystogram preparing part, and a scattergram preparing part. The fluid part sucks up a blood sample in a test tube by a pipette. The control part controls the fluid part, the first measuring part, and the second measuring part. Measurement data measured by the first measuring part and the second measuring part are sent to the judgement processing part, and after judgement is made in the judgement processing part, a measurement result is outputted by the output part. The first measuring part makes measurement on the basis of an impedance system, and the second measuring part makes measurement on the basis of a flow cytometory system.

Abstract: An optical device assures high speed drive, excellent temperature stability, low drive voltage and small crosstalk and insertion loss. The optical device includes a single crystal substrate which is used as a conductive or semiconductive lower electrode, an epitaxial buffer layer consisting of an oxide provided on the single crystal substrate, an epitaxial optical waveguide layer with an oxide ferroelectric material having an electro-optic effect which is provided on the buffer layer and which has a channel optical waveguide of which an optical path is switched when a voltage is applied to the branching portion between an optical path for incident light and an optical path for outgoing light, and a couple of upper electrodes for applying a voltage to the branching portion of the channel optical waveguide.

Abstract: The present invention uses a single substrate to provide a small-size optical waveguide element that requires no optical axis adjustments, can be driven at a low voltage, is excellent in light utilization efficiency, and can rapidly two-dimensionally deflect a light beam. A right-triangle upper electrode and a rectangular transparent upper electrode are formed on top of a thin-film optical waveguide formed on a conductive substrate to serve as a lower electrode, and an emission right-angled prism is secured on top of the transparent upper electrode. A voltage is applied between the upper electrode and the conductive substrate, and between the transparent upper electrode and the conductive substrate. A horizontal deflection is performed upon application of a voltage to the upper electrode and a vertical deflection is performed upon application of a voltage to the transparent upper electrode.

Abstract: In an optical waveguide device, a laser beam is collected to an end face of a channel waveguide, and introduced into a PLZT thin film optical waveguide. The incident laser beam, when emitted from the channel waveguide, diverges in the PLZT waveguide, permeates a thin film lens and is collimated into 0.4 Mm size. When a high frequency voltage is not applied to a comb Al electrode, the laser beam is collected after penetrating through the second thin film and emitted from the end face through the channel waveguide to form an emission beam. When the high frequency voltage is applied to the comb Al electrode, a diffraction grating is formed by an acousto-optic effect, and the laser beam is deflected. The deflected laser beam, when penetrating through the second thin film lens, is collected and emitted from the end face through the channel waveguide in adjacent with the above-described channel waveguide to form a deflected emission beam.

Abstract: A data processing apparatus has a basic processing unit (BPU) 2, a channel processor (CHP) 10, message channel units (MCH) 11n, message channel receivers (MCHR) 6m connected respectively to the message channel units 11n, and a structured external storage device (SES) 6 which may be connected to a plurality of hosts via the message channel receivers 6m and which includes a cache memory 8 for accommodating data shared by the hosts. Before issuing a synchronous instruction, a program issues an instruction notifying in advance the inventive apparatus of the intended use of hardware resources. When the hardware resources are reserved by the notifying instruction, the apparatus guarantees the subsequent execution of the synchronous instruction. Because synchronous instructions are always carried out, the system overhead is lowered.

Abstract: The invention intends to provides an optical waveguide device having a structure that satisfies the low drive voltage characteristic and the low propagation loss characteristic at the same time. The optical waveguide device contains a conductive or semiconductive lower electrode, an epitaxial or single orientational buffer layer provided on the lower electrode, an epitaxial or single orientational optical waveguide provided on the buffer layer, and an upper electrode of a conductive thin film or a semiconductive thin film, provided on the optical waveguide. The optical waveguide device is able to modulate, switch, or deflect incident light beams guided into the optical waveguide by applying a voltage between the upper electrode and the lower electrode.

Abstract: Improved method for detecting and/or counting the appearance of hematopoietic progenitor cells which comprises the steps of mixing a blood sample with a reagent capable of detecting immature cells without employing any immunological techniques, obtaining cell information about the thus treated sample using a particle analyzer and constructing a cell distribution profile, delineating a portion of the profile as a zone in which at least one subclass of hematopoietic progenitor cells appear, and counting the cells within the zone. The method is capable of detecting the appearance of hematopoietic progenitor cells in a simple and positive manner.