Abstract: An environment difference detector includes an elastic surface wave element equipped with a substrate including a surface having an annular surface acoustic wave circulating path, a surface acoustic wave exciting/receiving unit exciting a surface acoustic wave along the circular path and receiving the circulated surface acoustic wave, and a sensitive film disposed on the circular path to change an elastic nature in accordance with a change in an adjacent environment, a speed/intensity measuring unit measuring a circulating speed and intensity of the surface acoustic wave from an electric signal generated by the unit when the unit receives the circulating surface acoustic wave, and an environment evaluation unit evaluating an environment adjacent to the sensitive film from at least one of the circulating speed and the intensity measured by the unit.

Abstract: An environment difference detector includes an elastic surface wave element equipped with a substrate including a surface having an annular surface acoustic wave circulating path, a surface acoustic wave exciting/receiving unit exciting a surface acoustic wave along the circular path and receiving the circulated surface acoustic wave, and a sensitive film disposed on the circular path to change an elastic nature in accordance with a change in an adjacent environment, a speed/intensity measuring unit measuring a circulating speed and intensity of the surface acoustic wave from an electric signal generated by the unit when the unit receives the circulating surface acoustic wave, and an environment evaluation unit evaluating an environment adjacent to the sensitive film from at least one of the circulating speed and the intensity measured by the unit.

Abstract: A sampling syringe unit includes a syringe base for defining a chamber in cooperation with a diaphragm, a needle protruding substantially perpendicularly from the syringe base and communicating with the chamber, and a protective member which, in a normal state, is elastically urged to be located more outward than the tip of the needle. A sampling device to which the sampling syringe unit is removably attached includes a first actuator for displacing the syringe base, and a second actuator for displacing the diaphragm and then releasing the displacing force to restore the diaphragm and thereby cause a suction pressure to be produced in the chamber.

Abstract: A moisture sensitive device includes a polymer capacitive moisture sensitive element and a heater. The polymer capacitive moisture sensitive element is formed by sequentially stacking a lower electrode, a moisture sensitive film made of an organic polymer resin material, and an upper electrode on an insulating substrate. The heater serves to heat the moisture sensitive film to restore the original characteristics thereof.

Abstract: A moisture-sensitive element comprising a moisture-sensitive film which consists of a polymer (such as a polymer in which polyethersulfon is a principal component) whose water sorption amount is between 10 and 40 mg/g at a temperature of 30.degree. C. and a relative humidity of 90% RH. The temperature-sensitive element has a low temperature dependency, a small hysteresis and a quick response and accordingly can be employed in a wide range of temperature as well as in a severe condition such as high humidity, high temperature, cyclically fluctuating humidity, low humidity, moisture condensation, water dipping and so on.

Abstract: A moisture-sensitive element includes a moisture-sensitive film consisting of a polymer prepared by polymerizing a methacrylate monomer not having a hydroxyl group. A humidity detector using the moisture-sensitive element is also disclosed.

Abstract: A color sensor has a layered body obtained by stacking a first photoelectric sensor which is constituted by an amorphous semiconductor having a "PIN" structure and a spectral sensitivity which has a peak with respect to blue light and a second photoelectric sensor which is constituted by an amorphous semiconductor having a "PIN" structure and a spectral sensitivity which has a peak with respect to red light, so that a p-n junction is formed therebetween, and a pair of electrodes with each of the electrodes being provided at a respective end of the body, at least one of the pair of electrodes being transparent. A color measuring apparatus uses the color sensor with a bias voltage supply for supplying three different bias voltages between the sensor and the pair of electrodes, a photo-current detector for detecting photo-currents for each bias voltage and a color discriminator for discriminating incident light color on the basis of the detected photo-currents.