Abstract: The present invention achieves a force sensor in which an electrode, element, and/or the like connected to a strain gauge can be suitably attached to a strain element. The force sensor includes: a strain element including an arm portion that is deformable under an external force; and a strain gauge attached to the arm portion. The strain element includes a projection that sticks out from the arm portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arm portion.

Abstract: A system of the present disclosure includes a coarse observation sensor configured to observe a range around a vehicle, high-accuracy observation object identification means configured to identify a high-accuracy observation object that is an object detected by the coarse observation sensor in the observation range and is an object to be observed at a higher resolution, object presence area prediction means configured to predict a range of an object future presence area where the high-accuracy observation object may be present after the identification, a fine observation sensor configured to observe the range of the object future presence area at the higher resolution, and object information output means configured to output information on the high-accuracy observation object observed by the fine observation sensor.

Abstract: A crucible for growing a metal oxide single crystal is provided that can facilitate the balance between the thickness and the strength (hardness) of the constant diameter portion of the crucible and is capable of performing growth of a crystal having a large diameter. The crucible according to the present invention is a crucible for growing a metal oxide single crystal, including a reinforcing belt material provided on an outer periphery of a constant diameter portion of the crucible. It is possible that the crucible has an upper portion having a thickness that is smaller than a thickness of a lower portion of the crucible, and the upper portion of the crucible is the constant diameter portion.

Abstract: A gallium oxide crystal manufacturing device includes a crucible to hold a gallium oxide source material therein, a crucible support that supports the crucible from below, a crucible support shaft that is connected to the crucible support from below and vertically movably supports the crucible and the crucible support, a tubular furnace core tube that surrounds the crucible, the crucible support and the crucible support shaft, a tubular furnace inner tube that surrounds the furnace core tube, and a resistive heating element including a heat-generating portion placed in a space between the furnace core tube and the furnace inner tube. Melting points of the furnace core tube and the furnace inner tube are not less than 1900° C. A thermal conductivity of a portion of the furnace core tube located directly next to the crucible in a radial direction thereof is higher than a thermal conductivity of the furnace inner tube.

Abstract: [Problem] To provide a main mold and core setting device and a main mold and core setting method which enable core setting work, hitherto implemented by a core setting operator using subtle hand sensation, to be completely reproduced by automation.

Abstract: A substrate with an electrically conductive film for fabricating a reflective mask is obtained that is capable of preventing positional shift of the reflective mask during pattern transfer. Provided is a substrate with an electrically conductive film used in lithography, the substrate with an electrically conductive film having an electrically conductive film formed on one of the main surfaces of a mask blank substrate, and a coefficient of static friction of the surface of the electrically conductive film is not less than 0.25.

Abstract: A microbial oil is extracted from stramenopile transformed with a gene associated with synthesis of fatty acids, the gene encoding a fatty acid desaturase. The stramenopile belongs to the class Labyrinthulomycete. The microbial oil satisfies one or more of the following requirements: (a) an amount of arachidonic acid is 7% or less based on a total amount of the fatty acid composition; (b) an amount of DPA is 9% or less based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (c) an amount of ETA is 0.04% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (d) an amount of EPA is 7% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; and (e) an amount of DHA is 45% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition.

Abstract: The present invention improves the reliability of a force sensor in terms of mechanical troubles. The force sensor includes: a primary bridge circuit that includes a first strain gauge group disposed on a first main face of a strain element and that is configured to detect a component, in a specific direction, of a force exerted on a strain element; and a secondary bridge circuit that includes a second strain gauge group disposed on a second main face of the strain element and that is configured to detect a component of a force in the same direction as the specific direction.

Abstract: The present invention achieves a force sensor in which an electrode, element, and/or the like connected to a strain gauge can be suitably attached to a strain element. The force sensor includes: a strain element including an arm portion that is deformable under an external force; and a strain gauge attached to the arm portion. The strain element includes a projection that sticks out from the arm portion in a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction of the arm portion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a force sensor that is capable of detecting plastic deformation of a strain element. The force sensor detects components, in a plurality of directions, of a force exerted on the strain element. The force sensor includes: inspection strain gauges disposed in stress concentration areas of the strain element; and an inspection bridge circuit that includes the inspection strain gauges and that is configured to detect a component, in a specific direction, of a stress that occurs in the strain element.

Abstract: A substrate with an electrically conductive film for fabricating a reflective mask is obtained that is capable of preventing positional shift of the reflective mask during pattern transfer. Provided is a substrate with an electrically conductive film used in lithography, the substrate with an electrically conductive film having an electrically conductive film formed on one of the main surfaces of a mask blank substrate, and a coefficient of static friction of the surface of the electrically conductive film is not less than 0.25.

Abstract: A production apparatus and a production method for a gallium oxide crystal, including growing a gallium oxide single crystal by VB method, HB method, or VGF method, under an air atmosphere, by using a crucible containing a Pt—Ir-based alloy having an Ir content of 20 to 30 wt %, and the production apparatus (10) includes a vertical Bridgman furnace including: a base body (12); a furnace body (14) in a cylindrical shape having heat resistance, disposed on the base body (12); a lid member (18) occluding the furnace body (14); a heater (20) disposed inside the furnace body (14); a crucible bearing (30) disposed vertically movably penetrating through the base body (12); and a crucible (34) disposed on the crucible bearing (30), heated with the heater (20), the crucible (34) being a crucible (34) containing a Pt—Ir-based alloy having an Ir content of 20 to 30 wt %.

Abstract: A substrate with an electrically conductive film for fabricating a reflective mask is obtained that is capable of preventing positional shift of the reflective mask during pattern transfer. Provided is a substrate with an electrically conductive film used in lithography, the substrate with an electrically conductive film having an electrically conductive film formed on one of the main surfaces of a mask blank substrate, and a coefficient of static friction of the surface of the electrically conductive film is not less than 0.25.

Abstract: The apparatus for producing a gallium oxide crystal relating to the invention contains a vertical Bridgman furnace containing: a base body; a cylindrical furnace body having heat resistance disposed above the base body; a lid member occluding the furnace body; a heater disposed inside the furnace body; a crucible shaft provided vertically movably through the base body; and a crucible disposed on the crucible shaft, heated with the heater, the crucible is a crucible containing a Pt-based alloy, the furnace body has an inner wall that is formed as a heat-resistant wall containing plural ring shaped heat-resistant members each having a prescribed height accumulated on each other, and the ring shaped heat-resistant members each contain plural divided pieces that are joined to each other to the ring shape.

Abstract: A wire harness electric wire length correcting device, which corrects a design value of an electric wire length of an electric wire included in a wire harness, includes an electric wire identifying means including an identification mark, which is attached to an end portion of the electric wire, and which is to be cut off from the electric wire when the wire harness is installed on an installation target object, so as to use the identification mark to identify which electric wire an end cut off from the electric wire has been cut off from, a measuring means for measuring a length of the cut off end, and a correcting means for, for the electric wire identified by the electric wire identifying means, correcting the design value of the electric wire length of that electric wire, based on the length of the cut off end measured by the measuring means.

Abstract: An image inspection apparatus is provided with an image sensing unit, a determination unit, and a reference image generation unit. The image sensing unit captures an inspection target. The determination unit takes a difference between a reference image that includes a solid image of the inspection target and a captured image that is captured of the inspection target. The determination unit thereby extracts an image that is not included in an image of the inspection target in the reference image, and determines the quality of the inspection target based on the extracted image. The reference image generation unit generates the reference image that is used by the determination unit by performing predetermined image processing to change to an image showing the inspection target that is included in the captured image into a solid image.

Abstract: To provide a single crystal production apparatus that is capable of prolonging the lifetime of a heater, and capable of reducing the cost. A single crystal production apparatus of the present invention is the single crystal production apparatus which produces a single crystal of a metal oxide in an oxidative atmosphere, containing: a base body; a cylindrical furnace body having heat resistance disposed above the base body; a lid member occluding the furnace body; a heater disposed inside the furnace body; a high frequency coil heating the heater through high frequency induction heating; and a crucible heated with the heater, the heater containing a Pt-based alloy and having a zirconia coating on an overall surface of the heater.

Abstract: An emitter for an X-ray tube device is configured to irradiate an anode with electrons for X-ray emission. The emitter includes an electron emission portion to be heated by an electric current, a current application leg for supplying the electric current to the electron emission portion, a support leg, a current application leg fixing portion for supporting the current application leg and supplying the electric current to the current application leg, and a support leg fixing portion for supporting the support leg. At least one of materials and shapes are different between the current application leg fixing portion and the support leg fixing portion so that a difference in an amount of thermal deformation between the current application leg and the support leg in a direction vertical to the electron emission portion is reduced when the electron emission portion is heated.

Abstract: A microbial oil is extracted from stramenopile transformed with a gene associated with synthesis of fatty acids, the gene encoding a fatty acid desaturase. The stramenopile belongs to the class Labyrinthulomycete. The microbial oil satisfies one or more of the following requirements: (a) an amount of arachidonic acid is 7% or less based on a total amount of the fatty acid composition; (b) an amount of DPA is 9% or less based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (c) an amount of ETA is 0.04% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; (d) an amount of EPA is 7% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition; and (e) an amount of DHA is 45% or more based on the total amount of the fatty acid composition.

Abstract: To provide a single crystal production apparatus that is capable of prolonging the lifetime of a heater, and capable of reducing the cost. A single crystal production apparatus of the present invention is the single crystal production apparatus which produces a single crystal of a metal oxide in an oxidative atmosphere, containing: a base body; a cylindrical furnace body having heat resistance disposed above the base body; a lid member occluding the furnace body; a heater disposed inside the furnace body; a high frequency coil heating the heater through high frequency induction heating; and a crucible heated with the heater, the heater containing a Pt-based alloy and having a zirconia coating on an overall surface of the heater.