Abstract: A secondary battery is provided and including an electrode containing an electrode active material and a conductive material, in which at least a part of the conductive material is covered with a covering material, and a covering amount of the covering material is 0.0008 mmol/m2 or more and 0.06 mmol/m2 or less.

Abstract: A three-dimensional scanner includes imaging circuitry configured to take an image of an object located at a focal position of a lens, a lens driver configured to drive the lens to make reciprocating motion in a linear direction, an angle detector configured to detect variation in angle of inclination of the lens with respect to a prescribed direction, and processing circuitry configured to control an operation of the lens in accordance with the variation in angle of inclination detected by the angle detector.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions, the positive electrode active material containing positive electrode active material grains having a coating layer containing a carbon compound having an acid functional group, and an amount of the acid functional group in a composite including the positive electrode active material and the coating layer is 0.004 mmol/g to 0.0062 mmol/g; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a polar solvent having a relative permittivity of 20 or more.

Abstract: Provided is a secondary battery including an electrode including an electrode active material and another electrode-constituting material other than the electrode active material. In the secondary battery, at least a part of the electrode active material is covered with a covering material, and at least a part of the another electrode-constituting material is also covered with the covering material.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

Abstract: The present technology provides a positive electrode active material capable of more sufficiently preventing deterioration in cycle characteristics even when the positive electrode active material has a coating based on a metal alkoxide on its surface. The present technology relates to a positive electrode active material for a battery including a positive electrode active material core material and a coating formed on a surface of the positive electrode active material core material, wherein the coating is an organic-inorganic hybrid coating formed of a reactant including at least a first metal alkoxide containing no metal atom-carbon atom bond in one molecule and a second metal alkoxide containing two or more metal atom-carbon atom bonds in one molecule.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a separator disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte. The positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material layer including a lithium iron phosphate. The positive electrode active material layer has a pore curvature from 50 to 120 as measured by a mercury porosimeter. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material layer including graphite. The negative electrode active material layer has a pore curvature from 5 to 30 as measured by the mercury porosimeter.

Abstract: A communication apparatus according to an example embodiment of the present invention that performs a communication application configured to control communication and has a physical connection portion includes a communication information acquisition unit that acquires a combination of the physical connection portion and the communication application used for the communication performed from a device connected to the physical connection portion to the outside; and a communication determination unit that determines whether or not to permit the communication based on the combination used for the communication and a combination of the physical connection portion and the communication application registered in advance.

Abstract: A lithium ion secondary battery that includes: a positive electrode having a positive electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions, the positive electrode active material containing positive electrode active material grains having a coating layer containing a carbon compound having an acid functional group, and an amount of the acid functional group in a composite including the positive electrode active material and the coating layer is 0.004 mmol/g to 0.0062 mmol/g; a negative electrode having a negative electrode active material capable of storing and releasing lithium ions; a separator interposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode; and a non-aqueous electrolyte containing a polar solvent having a relative permittivity of 20 or more.

Abstract: This invention is directed to a communication processing apparatus that secures a safe connection from a non-IP-connection device to an IP-connection cloud (server). This communication processing apparatus includes a first connection unit that connects devices, a second connection unit that connects to servers, a switching unit that switches connections of the devices and the servers between the first connection unit and the second connection unit, a determiner that determines whether connection of a device to the first connection unit is permitted or unpermitted, and a connection controller that controls the switching unit in accordance with a determination result from the determiner.

Abstract: A communication system (1000) includes a communication apparatus (100) and a communication control apparatus (200). The communication apparatus (100) includes a packet receiving unit (101) for receiving a packet, a packet processing unit (105) for processing the packet matching with a predetermined condition by a method associated with the condition, and a Packet-in transmission unit (103) for transmitting a first notification when the packet does not match with the condition. The communication control apparatus (200) includes a packet-in receiving unit (201) for receiving the first notification, and a communication limit instruction unit (205) for limiting the reception of the packet at the packet receiving unit (101) when an index based on the number of times of reception of the first notification satisfies a first condition.

Abstract: A communication device connected to another communication device via a plurality of communication paths has: an identification unit that identifies a communication application that has established a session using a first communication path among the plurality of communication paths based on flow information on the session and system information on an operating system that operates the communication application; a control unit that decides whether or not to switch a communication path of the session from the first communication path to a second communication path among the plurality of communication paths in accordance with characteristics of the session determined from information on the communication application; and a switching unit that switches the communication path of the session in accordance with the control unit.

Abstract: As a barrier metal film, a titanium film is formed by a sputtering process, and a titanium nitride film is formed to cover the titanium film by a CVD process. Next, the back surface of a semiconductor substrate is cleaned by spraying a cleaning chemical liquid toward the back surface thereof, and a portion of the barrier metal film located in the outer peripheral portion is removed by causing the cleaning chemical liquid to wrap around toward the surface side of the outer peripheral portion from the back surface side. Next, a tungsten film is formed to cover the barrier metal film by a CVD process.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an all-solid battery that includes preparing a first green sheet as a green sheet for at least any one of a positive electrode layer and a negative electrode layer and a second green sheet as a green sheet for a solid electrolyte layer, stacking the first green sheet and the second green sheet to form a stacked body, and firing the stacked body with a setter placed in contact with at least one surface of the stacked body. The setter in contact with the at least one surface of the stacked body is 0.11 ?mRa or more and 50.13 ?mRa or less in surface roughness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electroformed cutting blade having a cutting edge containing super abrasive grains. The cutting edge further contains filler particles formed of silicon-based organic material.

Abstract: As a barrier metal film, a titanium film is formed by a sputtering process, and a titanium nitride film is formed to cover the titanium film by a CVD process. Next, the back surface of a semiconductor substrate is cleaned by spraying a cleaning chemical liquid toward the back surface thereof, and a portion of the barrier metal film located in the outer peripheral portion is removed by causing the cleaning chemical liquid to wrap around toward the surface side of the outer peripheral portion from the back surface side. Next, a tungsten film is formed to cover the barrier metal film by a CVD process.

Abstract: A valve timing control apparatus includes: a drive-side rotational member synchronously rotating with a drive shaft of an internal combustion engine; a driven-side rotational member disposed inside the drive-side rotational member and integrally rotating with a valve opening/closing camshaft; a hydrostatic pressure chamber formed by partitioning a space between the drive-side rotational and driven-side rotational members; an advance angle chamber and a retardation angle chamber formed by dividing the hydrostatic pressure chamber; an intermediate lock mechanism able to selectively switch between locked and unlocked states; an advance angle flow path allowing the hydraulic fluid to be circulated; a retardation angle flow path allowing the hydraulic fluid to be circulated; a control valve having a spool; and a phase control unit controlling the control valve.