Abstract: A displacement sensor includes a first emission particles layer provided to be contactable with a measurement object, and in which first emission particles that emit light at a first wavelength by excitation energy are distributed over at least a one-dimensional extent, a second emission particles layer in which second emission particles that emit light at a second wavelength different from the first wavelength by the excitation energy are distributed over the above one-dimensional extent, and a spacer layer that separates the first emission particles layer and the second emission particles layer in a direction intersecting the above one-dimensional extent, and which includes an excitation energy absorbent that absorbs the excitation energy.

Abstract: A foam molded article includes a main agent resin, a filler of greater than or equal to 15% by mass and less than or equal to 80% by mass, and a foaming agent of greater than or equal to 0.01% by mass and less than or equal to 10% by mass, and a foaming ratio caused by the foaming agent is greater than or equal to 1.1 times.

Abstract: A foam molded article includes a main agent resin, a filler of greater than or equal to 15% by mass and less than or equal to 80% by mass, and a foaming agent of greater than or equal to 0.01% by mass and less than or equal to 10% by mass, and a foaming ratio caused by the foaming agent is greater than or equal to 1.1 times.

Abstract: Provided is a displacement measurement system including: a sensor that is contactable with a measurement target object and includes a first spacer that has at least a one-dimensional spread, and two or more types of light emitting particles that are distributed over the spread of the first spacer and emit light at different wavelengths by an excitation energy; an excitation energy source that causes the two or more types of light emitting particles included in the sensor to emit light; and a light receiver that receives light emitted from the sensor.

Abstract: A gas sensor element includes: a supporting base material; a first light-emitting layer that is provided on the supporting base material and contains a first light-emitting particle which emits light at a first peak wavelength; a sensor layer that is provided on the first light-emitting layer and adsorbs gas molecules; a second light-emitting layer that is provided on the sensor layer and contains a second light-emitting particle which emits light at a second peak wavelength different from the first peak wavelength; and a protective layer that is provided on the second light-emitting layer, in which the gas sensor element has a laminated structure in which the supporting base material, the first light-emitting layer, the sensor layer, the second light-emitting layer, and the protective layer are laminated in this order, and the laminated structure includes an opening that penetrates a part or entirety of the laminated structure.

Abstract: Provided is a displacement measurement system including: a sensor that is contactable with a measurement target object and includes a first spacer that has at least a one-dimensional spread, and two or more types of light emitting particles that are distributed over the spread of the first spacer and emit light at different wavelengths by an excitation energy; an excitation energy source that causes the two or more types of light emitting particles included in the sensor to emit light; and a light receiver that receives light emitted from the sensor.

Abstract: A composite resin molded body includes a main resin and a plurality of fibrous fillers dispersed in the main resin, in which some fibrous filler of the plurality of fibrous fillers are exposed to the surface, and central portions of the fibrous fillers exposed to the surface are exposed to the surface.

Abstract: A foam molded article includes a main agent resin, a filler of greater than or equal to 15% by mass and less than or equal to 80% by mass, and a foaming agent of greater than or equal to 0.01% by mass and less than or equal to 10% by mass, and a foaming ratio caused by the foaming agent is greater than or equal to 1.1 times.

Abstract: An ultrafine fiber production device has a first heating unit, a nozzle unit, a hot air heating unit, a hot air blowing unit, a second heating unit, and a fiber collecting unit. The first heating unit melts a thermoplastic resin. The nozzle unit discharges the thermoplastic resin melted by the first heating unit. The hot air blowing unit performs fiber forming by blowing high-temperature gas produced by the hot air heating unit to the melted thermoplastic resin discharged by the nozzle unit and by extending the thermoplastic resin. The second heating unit further heats, extends, and fines produced fibers. The fiber collecting unit collects the thermoplastic resin in a fibrous form which is fined by the second heating unit.

Abstract: A dust core including an iron-based magnetic powder containing iron as a main component, including: a first magnetic powder which has a first peak in a particle size distribution of the iron-based magnetic powder; and a second magnetic powder which has a second peak corresponding to a particle size larger than a particle size corresponding to the first peak in the particle size distribution of the iron-based magnetic powder, and of which a crystal structure is nanocrystal or amorphous, in which a particle of the first magnetic powder and a particle of the second magnetic powder are in a state of being bonded to each other.

Abstract: A roll press machine according to the present disclosure includes a hot press mechanism having a pair of rollers arranged with a gap therebetween and heating mechanisms that heat the pair of rollers to heat and roll a forming material, a material feeding mechanism that feeds the forming material and a conveying mechanism that conveys the forming material fed by the material feeding mechanism to the hot press mechanism, in which each of the pair of rollers in the hot press mechanism has a roller structure including an outermost layer and an intermediate layer inside the outermost layer, and a thermal expansion coefficient of the outermost layer is lower than a thermal expansion coefficient of the intermediate layer.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The importance of sugar chains having ?2,3- or ?2,6-linked sialic acid at their non-reducing ends is known. Industrial production has been demanded for these sugar chain compounds. Particularly, the production of glycoprotein drugs or the like inevitably requires producing in quantity sugar chains having homogeneous structures by controlling the linking pattern (?2,6-linkage or ?2,3-linkage) of sialic acid. Particularly, a triantennary or tetraantennary N-type complex sugar chain having sialic acid at each of all non-reducing ends is generally considered difficult to chemically synthesize. There has been no report disclosing that such a sugar chain was chemically synthesized. Furthermore, these sugar chains are also difficult to efficiently prepare enzymatically.

Abstract: An ultrafine fiber production device has a first heating unit, a nozzle unit, a hot air heating unit, a hot air blowing unit, a second heating unit, and a fiber collecting unit. The first heating unit melts a thermoplastic resin. The nozzle unit discharges the thermoplastic resin melted by the first heating unit. The hot air blowing unit performs fiber forming by blowing high-temperature gas produced by the hot air heating unit to the melted thermoplastic resin discharged by the nozzle unit and by extending the thermoplastic resin. The second heating unit further heats, extends, and fines produced fibers. The fiber collecting unit collects the thermoplastic resin in a fibrous form which is fined by the second heating unit.

Abstract: Provided herein, is a lithium-ion secondary battery having desirable charge and discharge cycle characteristics. The negative electrode active material as a constituent material of the negative electrode mixture layer has a flat surface in at least a part of its surface. This can improve the charge and discharge cycle characteristics.

Abstract: An ink jet device includes a plurality of ink jet heads each including an ink housing unit that houses therein ink, a pressure application unit that ejects a droplet of the ink by applying pressure to the ink, and a nozzle through which the droplet of the ink is ejected, wherein with respect to at least one of the plurality of ink jet heads, a preliminary drive operation and a main drive operation are performed, the preliminary drive operation is an operation of pushing the ink toward an outer edge of the nozzle to the extent that the droplet of the ink is not ejected through the nozzle, and the main drive operation is an operation of ejecting the droplet of the ink through the nozzle after performance of the preliminary drive operation.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The importance of sugar chains having ?2,3- or ?2,6-linked sialic acid at their non-reducing ends is known. Industrial production has been demanded for these sugar chain compounds. Particularly, the production of glycoprotein drugs or the like inevitably requires producing in quantity sugar chains having homogeneous structures by controlling the linking pattern (?2,6-linkage or ?2,3-linkage) of sialic acid. Particularly, a triantennary or tetraantennary N-type complex sugar chain having sialic acid at each of all non-reducing ends is generally considered difficult to chemically synthesize. There has been no report disclosing that such a sugar chain was chemically synthesized. Furthermore, these sugar chains are also difficult to efficiently prepare enzymatically.

Abstract: An ink jet device includes a plurality of ink jet heads each including an ink housing unit that houses therein ink, a pressure application unit that ejects a droplet of the ink by applying pressure to the ink, and a nozzle through which the droplet of the ink is ejected, wherein with respect to at least one of the plurality of ink jet heads, a preliminary drive operation and a main drive operation are performed, the preliminary drive operation is an operation of pushing the ink toward an outer edge of the nozzle to the extent that the droplet of the ink is not ejected through the nozzle, and the main drive operation is an operation of ejecting the droplet of the ink through the nozzle after performance of the preliminary drive operation.

Abstract: [Problem to be Solved] The importance of sugar chains having ?2,3- or ?2,6-linked sialic acid at their non-reducing ends is known. Industrial production has been demanded for these sugar chain compounds. Particularly, the production of glycoprotein drugs or the like inevitably requires producing in quantity sugar chains having homogeneous structures by controlling the linking pattern (?2,6-linkage or ?2,3-linkage) of sialic acid. Particularly, a triantennary or tetraantennary N-type complex sugar chain having sialic acid at each of all non-reducing ends is generally considered difficult to chemically synthesize. There has been no report disclosing that such a sugar chain was chemically synthesized. Furthermore, these sugar chains are also difficult to efficiently prepare enzymatically.

Abstract: This invention provides a means for high-level secretory production of a protein, and, in particular, a protein having a complicated structure such as an antibody, in a host cell such as a yeast cell. This invention provides a method for high-level secretory production of a foreign protein with the use of a transformed host cell having one or more types of chaperone protein genes and via suppression of O sugar chain inherent to a host cell such as a yeast cell.

Abstract: This invention provides a means for high-level secretory production of a protein, and, in particular, a protein having a complicated structure such as an antibody, in a host cell such as a yeast cell. This invention provides a method for high-level secretory production of a foreign protein with the use of a transformed host cell having one or more types of chaperone protein genes and via suppression of O sugar chain inherent to a host cell such as a yeast cell.