Abstract: Provided is a perfluoropolyether-organopolysiloxane block copolymer that has a perfluoropolyether group, that allows control of, for example, the number of siloxane units in the molecule, and that has excellent affinity with non-fluorinated organic compounds. A perfluoropolyether-organopolysiloxane block copolymer of the present invention is a perfluoropolyether-organopolysiloxane block copolymer having a perfluoropolyether block and an organopolysiloxane block. The organopolysiloxane block has, as a side chain thereof, one or more groups selected from an aralkyl group and a group having an oxyalkylene unit.

Abstract: The robustness of refrigerant against disproportionation reactions is improved. A method uses, as refrigerant for a compressor, a composition that contains one or two or more selected from a group of ethylene-based fluoroolefins, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), and 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze), in which the compressor includes a discharge pipe made of metal having a greater heat capacity than a discharge pipe of a compressor that uses R32, R410A, R134a, or R404A as refrigerant, or a casing that includes an intake pipe connection section made of metal having a greater heat capacity than an intake pipe connection section of a casing of the compressor that uses R32, R410A, R134a, or R404A as refrigerant.

Abstract: Provided is an organopolysiloxane containing a perfluoropolyether block and a (meth)acryloyl group, wherein the organopolysiloxane has a perfluoropolyether group and is excellent in affinity with nonfluorinated organic compounds, and the organopolysiloxane further has a (meth)acryloyl group which allows a reaction with a radically polymerizable compound, the organopolysiloxane allowing the number of organosiloxy units and the number of siloxane units having a (meth)acryloyl group to be easily controlled, and a method of producing the same. This organopolysiloxane has a perfluoropolyether block and a (meth)acryloyl group.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first casing including a first screen including a first touch sensor to receive a finger input and a second casing including a second screen including a second touch sensor to receive a pen input. As the first casing and the second casing are overlapped with each other, the first screen and the second screen overlap with each other.

Abstract: A discharging device includes a first electrode and a second electrode, a capacitor, and a reactor unit. The first electrode and the second electrode are separated from each other. The capacitor stores energy (E) to apply a first voltage (V1) between the first electrode and the second electrode. The reactor unit includes a first reactor and a second reactor. The reactor unit inductively generates a second voltage (V2) to be applied between the first electrode and the second electrode to start discharge of the energy (E) between the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: A method for producing a resin molded product which does not use a spreading member for spreading a resin and achieves applying a liquid resin in a short time even when an area to be applied with the liquid resin is large. The method includes: applying liquid resin (21) on film (11), and performing resin molding with liquid resin (21) applied in the applying the liquid resin, wherein the applying the liquid resin includes: supplying the liquid resin (21) on a part of a surface of film (11) on a side to be applied with liquid resin (21), spreading liquid resin (21) on a surface of a side supplied with liquid resin (21) in film (11) by folding film (11) supplied with liquid resin (21) such that the side supplied with liquid resin (21) be inside, and opening film (11) folded in the spreading liquid resin (21).

Abstract: The present invention is a paint additive containing a siloxane-branched polyether-modified silicone shown by an average composition formula (1) R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 and having a weight-average molecular weight in a range of 500 to 100,000. In the formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an organic group shown by a general formula (2) —CmH2m—O—(C2H4O)d(C3H6O)eR4. R2 represents a group shown by a general formula (3) —CmH2m—O—(C2H4O)f(C3H6O)g—R5; each R3 represents an organosiloxane shown by the following general formula (4). R4 represents a hydrocarbon group, or an organic group shown by R6—(CO)—. R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an organic group shown by R6—(CO)—. R6 represents a hydrocarbon group. Thus, the present invention provides a paint additive and a paint composition with small environmental load and imparting excellent antifouling performance.

Abstract: The present invention is an additive for water-based paint, containing a siloxane-branched polyether-modified silicone shown by an average composition formula (1) R1aR2bR3cSiO(4-a-b-c)/2 and having a weight-average molecular weight in a range of 500 to 100,000. In the formula (1), R1 represents an alkyl group, an aryl group, an aralkyl group, or an organic group shown by a general formula (2) —CmH2m—O—(C2H4O)d(C3H6O)eR4. R2 represents a group shown by a general formula (3)—CmH2m—O— (C2H4O)f(C3H6O)g—R5; each R3 represents an organosiloxane shown by the following general formula (4). R4 represents a hydrocarbon group, or an organic group shown by R6—(CO)—. R5 represents a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group, or an organic group shown by R6—(CO)—. R6 represents a hydrocarbon group. The siloxane branched polyether-modified silicone satisfies expressions (I), (II).

Abstract: Damages to a refrigerant circuit of a refrigeration cycle apparatus due to a disproportionation reaction are suppressed. The use of a composition as a refrigerant in a compressor is use of, as a refrigerant, a composition containing one or two or more compounds selected from a group consisting of ethylene-based fluoroolefin, 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), and 1,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234ze) in a compressor that includes a terminal (200) including a terminal pin (220) and a body (210) to which the terminal pin (220) is fixed, and the terminal pin (220) is fixed to the body (210) with a fixing adhesive (240) having a melting point or a softening point of 1000° C. or less.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a first casing including a first screen including a first touch sensor to receive a finger input and a second casing including a second screen including a second touch sensor to receive a pen input. As the first casing and the second casing are overlapped with each other, the first screen and the second screen overlap with each other.

Abstract: Provided is a perfluoropolyether block-containing organohydrogenpolysiloxane that is superior in compatibility with organopolysiloxanes, has an organohydrogensiloxy unit capable of being subjected to a hydrosilylation reaction with alkenyl groups, and allows the organohydrogensiloxy unit and siloxane contents thereof to be easily controlled. The invention is a perfluoropolyether block-containing organohydrogenpolysiloxane represented by the following formula (1) wherein, Rf is a perfluoropolyether block, W1 is independently a divalent organopolysiloxane block, W2 is independently a monovalent organopolysiloxane block, the numbers of the hydrogensiloxane units in W1 and W2 shall not both be 0 at the same time, Q is a divalent linking group that may contain at least one of oxygen atom and nitrogen atom, g is a number of not smaller than 0.

Abstract: A sound output device includes: first circuitry, connected to a first audio device, that outputs sound based on sound output data via the first audio device according to first sound volume data; and second circuitry connected to a second audio device, including an amplifier that amplifies sound to be output from the second audio device according to second sound volume data. The second circuitry controls a value of the second sound volume data to be a fixed value, receives, from the first circuitry, the sound output data and the first sound volume data, and outputs sound based on the sound output data that is received, via the second audio device, according to the first sound volume data that is received.

Abstract: A power supply system includes circuitry that controls transition of an operation mode of the information processing apparatus from a first mode to a second mode in response to reception of user operation for transitioning to the second mode, the second mode being a mode in which electric power supplied to the information processing apparatus is less than that of the first mode, determines whether to release the second mode based on a detection result of a sensor that detects presence of a human, to output a first determination result, determines whether a first condition relating to the user operation is satisfied, to output a second determination result, and determines, based on the second determination result indicating that the first condition is satisfied, whether to allow releasing of the second mode based on the first determination result indicating that no human is detected.

Abstract: The present, invention aims to provide an additive which has a reactive group with good active energy ray curability. When incorporated in a paint, the additive does not bleed over time and imparts an excellent leveling property and a defoaming property to the paint. There is provided a (meth)acrylic-modified siloxane compound of formula (a1) which has, as a branch and, optionally, at one or both of the terminals, of a linear polysiloxane backbone, a specific number of moieties having a (meth)acryloyl group at a terminal and a (poly)oxyalkylene structure of the formula —(CaH2aO)b—. Also provided is an additive for paints, comprising said (meth)acrylic-modified siloxane compound.

Abstract: A polyether-modified siloxane represented by an average composition formula (1): (R3SiO1/2)a(R2R?SiO1/2)a?(R2SiO2/2)b(RR?SiO2/2)b?(RSiO3/2)c(SiO4/2)d. In the formula (1), “R”s each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxy group, a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkoxy group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, “R” 's each represent an organic group selected from groups represented by —CqH2q—O—(C2H4O)e(C3H6O)f—R1, R1s each represent a hydrogen atom, a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an organic group represented by R6—(CO)—, and R6 represents a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms. This can provide a novel polyether-modified siloxane that has little environmental impact and that provides excellent antifouling performance.

Abstract: A method for producing a carbinol-modified organosiloxane, which comprises steps (A) to (C), is an efficient production method whereby it becomes possible to reduce the production of a by-product of the reaction for the production of a terminal-carbinol-modified organosiloxane. (A) a step of supplying the following components (a) to (c) to a tubular reactor continuously: (a) an organohydrogensiloxane represented by formula (I) (wherein R1's independently represent a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms; and m represents an integer of 0 to 500); (b) a compound represented by formula (II): R2—Z—OH (wherein R2 represents a vinyl group or an allyl group; and Z represents a bivalent hydrocarbon group); and (c) a platinum catalyst in an amount of 0.005 ppm by mass or more and less than 1.

Abstract: An aqueous coating additive containing a polyether-modified siloxane represented by an average composition formula (1): (R3SiO1/2)a(R2R?SiO1/2)a?(R2SiO2/2)b(RR?SiO2/2)b?(RSiO3/2)c(SiO4/2)d. “R”'s each represent an organic group selected from groups represented by —CqH2q—O—(C2H4O)e(C3H6O)f—R1. The R? groups satisfy expression (I): 5?{(molecular weight of the —C2H4O— moiety)/(molecular weight of an entire polyether-modified siloxane)}×20?10; and expression (II): {(molecular weight of the —C3H6O— moiety)/(molecular weight of the —C2H4O— moiety)}?1.0. This provides an additive for an aqueous coating and an aqueous coating composition that have little environmental impact and that provide excellent antifouling performance.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a (meth)acrylic-modified silicone macromonomer, which may be used as a raw material for a (meth)acrylic copolymer capable of forming a coating having excellent antifouling properties and surface smoothness. A (meth)acrylic-modified silicone macromonomer of formula (b1) is provided, which has 1 to 80 branches attached to a linear polysiloxane backbone and the branch has a (poly)oxyalkylene structure of the formula —(CaH2aO)b— and a (meth)acryloyl group at a terminal. The (meth)acrylic-modified silicone macromonomer is a raw material for a polymer used in an antifouling paint.

Abstract: A power supply system includes circuitry that controls transition of an operation mode of the information processing apparatus from a first mode to a second mode in response to reception of user operation for transitioning to the second mode, the second mode being a mode in which electric power supplied to the information processing apparatus is less than that of the first mode, determines whether to release the second mode based on a detection result of a sensor that detects presence of a human, to output a first determination result, determines whether a first condition relating to the user operation is satisfied, to output a second determination result, and determines, based on the second determination result indicating that the first condition is satisfied, whether to allow releasing of the second mode based on the first determination result indicating that no human is detected.

Abstract: A sound output device includes: first circuitry, connected to a first audio device, that outputs sound based on sound output data via the first audio device according to first sound volume data; and second circuitry connected to a second audio device, including an amplifier that amplifies sound to be output from the second audio device according to second sound volume data. The second circuitry controls a value of the second sound volume data to be a fixed value, receives, from the first circuitry, the sound output data and the first sound volume data, and outputs sound based on the sound output data that is received, via the second audio device, according to the first sound volume data that is received.