Abstract: A motion guide device includes a plurality of rolling element guide members provided along the entire length of a rolling element rolling surface so as to guide the unloaded side of a plurality of rolling elements that perform a rolling movement under load between the rolling element rolling surface and a loaded rolling element rolling surface. The rolling element guide member includes a beam member an outer member including a rolling element guide surface for guiding the unloaded side of the rolling elements, and the beam member and the outer member are insert-molded. Such a structure provides the motion guide device including the rolling element guide member that enables low cost manufacturing of a complex shape and capability of secure installation and guidance of the rolling elements with no deflection and can be adapted for use in various types by optionally selecting a connecting means.

Abstract: A tunable laser source includes a mirror, a tunable filter, and a semiconductor optical amplifier integrated device including first, second, and third semiconductor optical amplifiers between a first end face facing toward the tunable filter and a second end face facing away from the first end face. The first amplifier is closer to the first end face than the second and third amplifiers. The semiconductor optical amplifier integrated device further includes a partially reflecting mirror and an optical divider that are disposed between the first amplifier and the second and third amplifiers. The partially reflecting mirror is closer to the first amplifier than the optical divider. The optical divider includes first and second branches connected to the second and third semiconductor optical amplifiers, respectively. The tunable filter and the first amplifier are disposed in an optical path between the partially reflecting mirror and the mirror that form a laser resonator.

Abstract: Provided is an information processing device for enabling a plurality of content to be efficiently used on the same screen, the information processing device including: a manipulation detection unit configured to detect a manipulation by a user; and a control unit configured to control display on a screen according to the detection of the manipulation detection unit. The control unit performs control to cause, when the manipulation detection unit detects a manipulation for bringing at least two pieces of content displayed on the screen into contact with each other under control by the control unit, the at least two pieces of content to be displayed in alignment.

Abstract: A glass antenna for a vehicle such that a window glass plate is provided with an electric heating type defogger, a first antenna conductor, and a first feeding point, wherein the defogger is vertically divided, the first antenna conductor includes an area forming element, and a first antenna element, wherein both edges of the area forming element are connected to the first defogger to form a closed area that is closed, and wherein the first antenna element is formed in the closed area, the first antenna element is connected to the first feeding point connected to the area forming element, the first antenna element includes a first horizontal element, the first horizontal element is proximate to the first defogger, and the first horizontal element extends along the first defogger.

Abstract: To provide an information processing device for enabling a plurality of users to efficiently use content on the same screen. Provided is an information processing device including: a manipulation detection unit configured to detect a manipulation by a user; and a control unit configured to control display on a screen according to the detection of the manipulation detection unit.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a switching element having: a drift layer; a base region; an element-side first impurity region in the base region; an element-side gate electrode sandwiched between the first impurity region and the drift layer; a second impurity region contacting the drift layer; an element-side first electrode coupled with the element-side first impurity region and the base region; and an element-side second electrode coupled with the second impurity region, and a FWD having: a first conductive layer; a second conductive layer; a diode-side first electrode coupled to the second conductive layer; a diode-side second electrode coupled to the first conductive layer; a diode-side first impurity region in the second conductive layer; and a diode-side gate electrode in the second conductive layer sandwiched between first impurity region and the first conductive layer and having a first gate electrode as an excess carrier injection suppression gate.

Abstract: An optical fiber includes a core, a cladding, and a thermally conductive member. The cladding is formed in a surrounding of the core. The thermally conductive member is formed in a surrounding of the cladding and includes a thermal conductivity higher than thermal conductivities of the core and the cladding.

Abstract: A multi-wavelength laser light source includes a gain waveguide having a gain medium and a first mirror; and a waveguide wavelength filter, wherein the waveguide wavelength filter comprises: a first optical waveguide coupled to an end of the gain waveguide opposite to the first mirror,a plurality of ring resonators having input ports coupled to the first optical waveguide and having resonance wavelengths different from each other,a plurality of output waveguides coupled to respective output ports of the plurality of ring resonators, and second mirrors configured to correspondingly reflect, back to the plurality of ring resonators, at least part of light that has traveled via the output waveguides from the plurality of ring resonators.

Abstract: A quantum dot laser includes a GaAs substrate, a quantum dot active layer which has a barrier layer of GaAs and quantum dots, a GaAs waveguide core layer which is joined to the quantum dot active layer, and a lower cladding layer and an upper cladding layer which sandwich the quantum dot active layer and the GaAs waveguide core layer. The GaAs waveguide core layer extends from a front end of the quantum dot active layer and has a thickness which gradually decreases in a direction to depart from the front end of the quantum dot active layer, a refractive index of a first cladding layer is higher than a refractive index of a second cladding layer. With this structure, expansion of the optical mode diameter that is more than necessary is inhibited to prevent leakage of light, thereby obtaining sufficient optical output.

Abstract: Provided is a scanning probe microscope that takes measurements at high spatial resolution on physical information such as array structure of water molecules at a specimen-culture fluid interface in a culture fluid as well as irregularities of the surface of a specimen and composition distribution and array structure of molecules, proteins, etc. even in the atmosphere, an ambient air, vacuum, among others. The scanning probe microscope includes: a probing needle (1); a specimen holder (11) in which a specimen (3) is mounted; an oscillator (2) that produces a periodic oscillation to change the probing needle position; a pulse oscillation type laser light source (27, 28) that emits light toward a spot, which is put under measurement by the probing needle, on the specimen; a detector (25) that measures intensity of output light which is output from the specimen by energy spectroscopy; and a control device (26).

Abstract: There is provided a manufacturing method including: forming a molded body element with a molding material containing a ceramic powder and a binder; forming a ceramic molded body by disposing at least one molded body element in a mold and then injecting a molding material containing a ceramic powder and a binder into the mold and graft molding a graft molded body element to the molded body element; and forming a ceramic sintered body by degreasing and sintering the ceramic molded body. A graft connecting surface of the molded body element to which the graft molded body element is graft molded is formed so as to have a surface roughness of 2 ?m or more in terms of Ra.

Abstract: A tunable laser includes: a wavelength filter that includes a first ring resonator and a second ring resonator each of which is formed by a waveguide including a silicon waveguide core, and each of which is capable of shifting each of resonance wavelengths that exit periodically and whose intervals are different from each other; and an integrated device that is optically coupled to the wavelength filter, and in which a first semiconductor optical amplifier and a reflector are provided in sequence from a side of the wavelength filter, wherein the resonance wavelengths of the first ring resonator and the second ring resonator are overlapped with each other at one wavelength, and the resonance wavelengths are overlapped with each other also at a plurality of wavelengths other than the one wavelength.

Abstract: A decision circuit includes: a first decision block to distinguish a first bit of bits using an amplitude of an analog signal as a discrimination point, the analog signal being an amplitude shift keyed signal; a superposition block to acquire an absolute value of a difference of the analog signal in respect to an amplitude center value of the analog signal by superposing divided analog signals; an inversion block to control inverting of the signal based on a first distinction result of the first decision block; a second decision block to distinguish a second bit of the bits based on an amplitude of an output signal from the inversion block and the discrimination point; and an output buffer to output the first distinction result and a second distinction result of the second decision block in synchronization with a clock.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting device including a substrate, light emitters in a two-dimensional arrangement along a surface of the substrate, and banks that define the light emitters. The banks include elongated first banks and elongated second banks. The first banks and the second banks intersect. The first banks and the second banks include insulating material, and surfaces of the first banks and the second banks that face an organic functional layer of any of the light emitters contain fluorine. The first banks are above the second banks at each intersection between the first banks and the second banks. Fluorine concentration of the surface portion of each of the second banks is less than fluorine concentration of the surface portion of each of the first banks.

Abstract: Most of the abundant naturally occurring low rank coal, which has a high moisture content and a high oxygen content, is transported with poor efficiency; utilized for heating with degraded thermal efficiency because of the loss of heat due to sensible heat for heating moisture and latent heat for vaporizing moisture; and utilized in existing coal combustion facilities with difficulty due to a high volatile component content.

Abstract: An organic light-emitting element including: a substrate; a light-emitting part above the substrate, the light-emitting part including an organic layer; and banks defining bounds of the organic layer in a direction along a main surface of the substrate. In the organic light-emitting element, in plan view, a surface of the organic layer is longer in a first direction than in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and in the second direction, the surface of the organic layer is convex, protruding upwards in a thickness direction of the organic layer, and in the first direction, the surface of the organic layer is concave, protruding downwards in the thickness direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical semiconductor integrated element and manufacturing method for same solves difficulty in element manufacture, and reduces optical transmission loss. The present invention is provided with a stripe-shaped waveguide configured from a multilayer structure wherein at least a first conductivity-type lower cladding layer, a waveguide core layer, and an upper cladding layer are layered, and the upper cladding layer is formed using a second conductivity-type upper cladding layer, and an i-type upper cladding layer, which has a bent portion by being shifted in the perpendicular direction with respect to the main extending direction of the waveguide.

Abstract: An optical transmission system includes: a first light source configured to output a light wave of a first wavelength among a plurality of wavelengths; a second light source configured to output a light wave of a second wavelength; and a first detection section configured to detect abnormality in the light wave from the first light source, wherein upon detection of abnormality, a multiplexed optical signal including an optical signal of a modulated light wave generated using the light wave from the second light source in place of an optical signal of a modulated light wave generated using the light wave from the first light source is transmitted.

Abstract: The present invention to provide a novel pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitors. A pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase inhibitor comprising a compound represented by the general formula (I) as an active ingredient (wherein, ring A represents a 6-membered aromatic hydrocarbon ring optionally substituted with 2-4 substituents, R1 and R4, which are the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a hydroxyl group, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, R2 and R3, which are the same or different, represent a hydrogen atom, a carboxyl group, an optionally substituted C1-6 alkyl group, an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl group, or a group represented by —C (?R9)—R10), a pharmaceutical composition for treatment or prophylaxis of diseases or disorders that pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase relates to its development or aggravation, and a cosmetic composition, and the like.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a therapeutic agent or preventive agent for exacerbation of influenza, specifically to provide a novel pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 (PDK4) inhibitor. The present invention relates to a PDK4 inhibitor, medical composition or cosmetic composition containing as the active ingredient a compound represented by any one of the following general formulas (I) through (III) and a pharmaceutically acceptable ester derivative thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the same.