Abstract: An all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery including: a layered body in which a plurality of electrode layers are laminated with a solid electrolyte layer therebetween, a current collector layer and an active material layer being laminated in each of the electrode layers; and a terminal electrode that is formed such that the terminal electrode is in contact with a side surface of the layered body from which end surfaces of the electrode layers are exposed, in which the terminal electrode contains Cu, and Cu-containing regions are formed at grain boundaries that are present near the terminal electrode among grain boundaries of particles that form the active material layers and the solid electrolyte layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is represented by formula (1): In formula (1), R1 is alkyl or the like; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —CF2O— or the like; X1 is fluorine, chlorine, —CF3 or the like; L1 and L2 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like; a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; and W is a group represented by formula (1a) or formula (1b); In formula (1a) and formula (1b), L3 to L8 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like.

Abstract: A lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte containing at least one metallic element selected from the group made of Zn, Ca, Mg, and Cu within a range of 0.01% by mass to 3.0% by mass, and a solid-state lithium ion rechargeable battery containing this lithium ion-conducting solid electrolyte.

Abstract: An all-solid-state lithium ion secondary battery includes a plurality of electrode layers that are laminated with a solid electrolyte layer therebetween, a current collector layer and an active material layer being laminated in each of the electrode layers, the current collector layers contain Cu, and Cu-containing regions are formed at grain boundaries that are present near the current collector layer among grain boundaries of particles that form the active material layer.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition without requiring an alignment film or alignment treatment on a substrate. The problem is solved by a low molecular weight polar compound capable of homogeneously aligning a liquid crystal medium relative to the substrate, for example, a low molecular weight polar compound represented by formula (1): M-P??(1) In formula (1), M is a nonpolar group having 1 or more carbons, and P is a polar group.

Abstract: A method for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes generating, by a first image processing apparatus, first information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a first image captured by a first camera, generating, by a second image processing apparatus, second information for generating the virtual viewpoint image based on a second image captured by a second camera; specifying a viewpoint in the virtual viewpoint image; and generating, by a third image processing apparatus, a virtual viewpoint image corresponding to the specified viewpoint using the first information and the second information.

Abstract: An all-solid-state secondary battery has a positive electrode collector, a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode active material layer, a negative electrode collector, and a solid electrolyte. The solid electrolyte has an interlayer solid electrolyte located between the positive electrode active material layer and the negative electrode active material layer, and the all-solid-state secondary battery further includes a trapping layer that traps a metal of which at least one of the positive electrode collector and the negative electrode collector is formed.

Abstract: An all-solid lithium ion secondary battery includes a pair of electrodes and a solid electrolyte provided between the pair of electrodes. At least one of the pair of electrodes includes an active-material layer and an intermediate layer. An active material constituting the active-material layer has a core-shell structure which has a core region and a shell region and a composition of the intermediate layer is intermediate between the solid electrolyte and the shell region.

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device having a liquid crystal composition, requiring neither an alignment film nor alignment treatment on a substrate. The problem is solved by a low molecular weight polar compound for homogeneously aligning a liquid crystal medium relative to the substrate, for example, the low molecular weight polar compound represented by formula (1). Formula 95 M-P??(1) In formula (1), M is a nonpolar group having 1 or more carbons, and P is a polar group.

Abstract: A liquid crystal composition without requiring an alignment film or alignment treatment on a substrate. The problem is solved by a low molecular weight polar compound capable of homogeneously aligning a liquid crystal medium relative to the substrate, for example, a low molecular weight polar compound represented by formula (1). M-P??(1) In formula (1), M is a nonpolar group having 1 or more carbons, and P is a polar group.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus comprises: a capturing information obtaining unit for obtaining capturing information on plural capturing apparatuses for capturing images in plural directions; a model information obtaining unit for obtaining model information on a background shape model indicating a three-dimensional shape of a background of a virtual viewpoint image generated by an image generating unit using the images captured by the capturing apparatuses; and an information generating unit for generating related information associating at least one of the capturing apparatuses with a partial region of the background shape model, based on the obtained capturing information and the obtained model information, wherein the related information is used to determine which one of the capturing apparatuses is to capture the image used by the image generating unit to decide a pixel value corresponding to the partial region in the virtual viewpoint image.

Abstract: Provide is a polar compound having high chemical stability, high capability of aligning liquid crystal molecules, high solubility in a liquid crystal composition, and a large voltage holding ratio when the compound is used in a liquid crystal display device. The problem is solved by a compound represented by formula (1). For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; rings A1 to A5 are cyclohexylene or phenylene; Z1, Z4 and Z5 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; a, b and c are 0 to 4; d and e are 1 to 4; P2 and P3 are a polymerizable group; and Sp2 and Sp3 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal compound that has high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1). For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons; R2 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 3 to 10 carbons; ring A1 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond; Z3 is —O— or a single bond; and L1 is F, CF3 or CF2H.

Abstract: Provided are a polymerizable compound having at least one monovalent group (A), a polymerizable composition containing the polymerizable compound, a liquid crystal composite prepared from the polymerizable composition, and a liquid crystal device having the polymerizable composition. In monovalent group (A), R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen, halogen or alkyl having 1 to 20 carbons, and in the alkyl, at least one piece of —CH2— may be replaced by —O— or —S—, and at least one piece of —(CH2)2— may be replaced by —CH?CH—, and in the groups, at least one hydrogen may be replaced by halogen.

Abstract: An image processing system for generating a virtual viewpoint image includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire viewpoint information indicating a virtual viewpoint; an image acquisition unit configured to acquire, based on a plurality of captured images acquired by shooting a target region by a plurality of cameras in a plurality of directions, background images not including a predetermined object in the target region and an image of the predetermined object; an extraction unit configured to extract a partial image to be used to generate the virtual viewpoint image from a background image included in the background images acquired by the image acquisition unit; and a generation unit configured to generate the virtual viewpoint image based on the partial image extracted by the extraction unit, the image of the predetermined object acquired by the image acquisition unit, and the viewpoint information acquired by the information acquisition unit.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is represented by the formula (1). For example, in the formula (1): R1 and R2 each represent an alkyl having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, an alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; a ring A1 and a ring A2 each represent 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 each represent a single bond, —(CH2)2—, —CH?CH—, —COO—, —OCO—, —CF2O—, —OCF2—, —CH2O—, or —OCH2—; and a and b each represent 0, 1, 2, or 3 and the sum of a and b is 4 or less.

Abstract: A compound, represented by formula (1): In formula (1), R1 is hydrogen, alkyl or the like; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —C?C— or the like; L1, L2 and L3 are independently hydrogen, chlorine or fluorine; and a and b are independently 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4, and a sum of a and b is 4 or less.

Abstract: A compound represented by formula (1). For example, R1, R2 and R3 are alkyl having 1 to 15 carbons; ring A1 and ring A3 are cyclohexyl or phenyl, ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; a is 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; c, d and e are 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4; and P1 to P3 are a polymerizable group represented by formula (P-1); wherein M1 and M2 are hydrogen or alkyl having 1 to 5 carbons; and R4 is a polar group represented by formulas (1a) to (1c); wherein Sp5 and Sp6 are a single bond or alkylene having 1 to 10 carbons; S1 is >CH—, and S2 is >C<; and X1 is —OH.

Abstract: A liquid crystal compound is represented by formula (1): In formula (1), R1 is alkyl or the like; ring A1 and ring A2 are independently 1,4-cyclohexylene, 1,4-phenylene or the like; Z1, Z2 and Z3 are independently a single bond, —CF2O— or the like; X1 is fluorine, chlorine, —CF3 or the like; L1 and L2 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like; a and b are independently 0, 1, 2 or 3; and W is a group represented by formula (1a) or formula (1b); In formula (1a) and formula (1b), L3 to L8 are independently hydrogen, fluorine or the like.

Abstract: Provided is a liquid crystal compound that has high stability to heat, light and so forth, a high clearing point, low minimum temperature of a liquid crystal phase, small viscosity, suitable optical anisotropy, large negative dielectric anisotropy, a suitable elastic constant and excellent compatibility with other liquid crystal compounds, a liquid crystal composition containing the compound and a liquid crystal display device including the composition. The compound is represented by formula (1). For example, R1 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 2 to 10 carbons; R2 is alkyl having 1 to 10 carbons, alkoxy having 1 to 9 carbons or alkenyl having 3 to 10 carbons; ring A1 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; ring A2 is 1,4-cyclohexylene or 1,4-phenylene; Z1 and Z2 are a single bond; Z3 is —O— or a single bond; and L1 is F, CF3 or CF2H.