Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition section configured to acquire a situation of a subject vehicle and a situation of another vehicle, a setting section configured to set, on the basis of the situation of the subject vehicle and the situation of the other vehicle, a position in the subject vehicle at which a sound image of an occupant riding in the other vehicle is localized, and a sound image localization processing section configured to localize the sound image of the occupant at the position set by the setting section. The acquisition section acquires at least a position of a seat in which the occupant is seated, and the setting section sets an empty seat in the subject vehicle as the position where the sound image of the occupant in the other vehicle is localized. The present technology is applicable to an information processing apparatus for controlling telepresence.

Abstract: Glass is mass-produced with a glass melting furnace comprising a melting tank, at least a wall surface in contact with molten glass thereof being made of refractory material, at least one pair of electrodes placed so as to be in contact with the molten glass held in the melting tank for ohmically heating the molten glass held in the melting tank; and at least one metallic member, at least a surface of which is made of metal and placed so as to be substantially always in contact with the molten glass held in the melting tank. Every metallic member is, when the melting tank is filled with the molten glass, placed so as to be substantially always outside an electric current flowing region which is formed by the electrodes into the molten glass held in the melting tank.

Abstract: Glass is mass-produced with a glass melting furnace comprising a melting tank, at least a wall surface in contact with molten glass thereof being made of refractory material, at least one pair of electrodes placed so as to be in contact with the molten glass held in the melting tank for ohmically heating the molten glass held in the melting tank; and at least one metallic member, at least a surface of which is made of metal and placed so as to be substantially always in contact with the molten glass held in the melting tank. Every metallic member is, when the melting tank is filled with the molten glass, placed so as to be substantially always outside an electric current flowing region which is formed by the electrodes into the molten glass held in the melting tank.