Abstract: An analysis device includes a turntable, an optical pickup, and a controller. The turntable holds a specimen analysis disc having reaction regions on which nanoparticles binding to substances to be detected are captured. The optical pickup emits laser light to each reaction region, receives a reflected light from each reaction region, and generates a light reception level signal. The controller sequentially generates a plurality of measurement gate signals for counting the number of the nanoparticles captured on each reaction region, counts the number of the nanoparticles of each of the measurement gate signals based on the light reception level signal, specifies a measurement gate section in each reaction region according to a measurement result per measurement gate signal, and adds up the number of the nanoparticles of the respective measurement gate signals in the measurement gate section.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit having a panel-shape, a stand supporting the display unit, an adjusting mechanism being attached to the display unit and enabling the display unit to move up and down relative to the stand and turn around the stand, a first fastening member fastening the adjusting mechanism to the stand, and a regulating mechanism regulating the display unit from descending relative to the stand when the first fastening member is removed. The regulating mechanism includes a projection being formed on one of the stand and the adjusting mechanism, and a recess being formed in the other of the stand and the adjusting mechanism and being fitted onto the projection.

Abstract: An analysis unit for quantitating detection target substances bound to antibodies includes wells and inclination parts. The wells each have a hole-like shape defined by an opening, an inner circumferential surface, and a bottom. The inclination parts each have an inclined surface connected to the inner circumferential surface and inclined downward such that whose height with respect to the bottom decreases as a distance from an outer circumferential side of the well increases.

Abstract: A washing apparatus includes a stage, a suction nozzle, and a control unit. On the stage, an analytical unit is mounted. In the analytical unit, a well having a hole shape including a bottom surface and an inner peripheral surface is formed. The suction nozzle sucks a solution in the well. The control unit, after controlling the suction nozzle to sucks the solution in the well, controls the stage to rotate the stage on which the analytical unit is mounted at a predetermined speed of rotation, and controls the suction nozzle to suck a residue of the solution existing in the well.

Abstract: The dispensing unit includes a disc, a cartridge, and a dispensing holder. The disc has a disc shape and includes a track region provided with recesses and projections alternately arranged in a radial direction. The cartridge includes a penetration hole, and a well is formed by the penetration hole and the track region in a state in which the cartridge is attached to the disc. The dispensing holder includes a holding part to be inserted into the penetration hole, and a guide hole penetrating the holding part. The guide hole has a truncated cone shape in which a first opening diameter on the holding part side is smaller than a second opening diameter on a side opposite to the holding part, and a center line of the guide hole is located on a line passing through the center of the disc and the center of the well.

Abstract: An analysis substrate is irradiated with laser light, and reflected light from reaction region is received to generate a light reception level signal. Particle detection signal having a signal level higher than a predetermined signal level is extracted from the light reception level signal in the reaction region, so as to detect detection target substance in accordance with the extracted particle detection signal. The analysis substrate has the reaction region on which the detection target substance, primary particle provided with antibody for labeling the detection target substance, and secondary particle formed of metal and provided with antigen to be bound to the antibody are captured.

Abstract: A display apparatus is provided with a frame 20 that is mounted to the head portion of an observer 10, and an image display device 20 which is attached to the frame 20, an image display device 30 is provided with an image forming device 40, an optical system 50 that guides an image from the image forming device 40 to a pupil of an observer, and a support member 601 that supports the image forming device 40. When a direction of the support member 601 that corresponds to a first direction of an image is set as an X direction, and a direction of the support member 601 that corresponds to a second direction of the image, which is different from the first direction, is set as a Y direction, a support surface 61 of the support member 60 that supports the image forming device 40 is curved along the X direction and/or the Y direction, and therefore, the image forming device 40 is curved.

Abstract: A magnet structure includes first and second magnet units. The first magnet unit is provided with a first magnet fixing section that includes a first surface and a first magnet having a first polarity on the first surface's side. The second magnet unit is provided with a second magnet fixing section that includes a second surface and a second magnet having a second polarity on the second surface's side, the second polarity being an opposite polarity to the first polarity. The first and second surfaces are located next to one another on the same plane to form a magnetic attachment surface which is magnetically attached to a magnetically-attached object. The second magnet unit is supported by the first magnet unit so as to move in a predetermined range.

Abstract: An analysis device optically scans a surface of a substrate to which particles are fixed, detects a pulse wave included in a detection signal obtained from an optical scanning unit when the optical scanning unit scans the substrate, and counts the particles based on pulse interval between two pulse waves each having pulse width less than first reference value determined depending on first pulse width when the optical scanning unit scans a plurality of particles adjacent to each other when the two pulse waves are detected consecutively.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a display control apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, a program, and an information processing system that transmit a response of viewers acquired in a more natural way to a place where content is captured, enabling presentation in an easier-to-see way. The information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present technology receives motion information indicating motions of users watching video content and information indicating attributes of the users, and generates an excitement image by arranging information visually indicating a degree of excitement of each user determined on the basis of the motion information transmitted from a plurality of reproducing apparatuses at a position according to an attribute of each user. The present technology is applicable to a server that processes information transmitted from the reproducing apparatuses of content distributed in real time via a network.

Abstract: An analysis device optically scans a surface of a substrate to which analytes and particles for labeling the analytes are fixed, detects a pulse wave included in a detection signal obtained from an optical scanning unit when the optical scanning unit scans the substrate, and counts the analytes and determines that the analyte count is one when two pulse waves are detected consecutively each having pulse width less than first reference value determined depending on first pulse width in the detection signal when the optical scanning unit scans a plurality of particles adjacent to each other.

Abstract: To provide an excellent photographing apparatus including a plurality of cameras and capable of photographing a wide angle image with less parallax. View point positions (camera positions) of video cameras 101 to 106 are radially arranged at predetermined angular intervals on a horizontal concentric circle about a vertical reference axis that passes a predetermined reference point. The video cameras are fixed in such a manner that camera principal-axis directions of the video cameras are individually directed outward and upward from a horizontal plane by a predetermined elevation angle Tvu, with the result that upper end portions of a vertical angle of view overlap. Therefore, photographing can be performed uninterruptedly even in an overhead direction without providing a camera that is directed right above.

Abstract: An image display device including: an image formation device; and an optical system that brings an image from the image formation device to an eyeball of an observer. 0 (degrees)??2<?1?25 is satisfied where an image-formation-device first strike point is where an extended line of an optical axis of the optical system intersects with an image exit surface of the image formation device, a first normal line is normal to the image exit surface of the image formation device passing through the first strike point, an image-formation-device second strike point is where an extended line of a pupil center line of the eyeball of the observer intersects with the image exit surface of the image formation device, a second normal line is normal to the image exit surface of the image formation device passing through the second strike point.

Abstract: The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus and method, a display control apparatus and method, a reproducing apparatus and method, a program, and an information processing system that transmit a response of viewers acquired in a more natural way to a place where content is captured, enabling presentation in an easier-to-see way. The information processing apparatus of one aspect of the present technology receives motion information indicating motions of users watching video content and information indicating attributes of the users, and generates an excitement image by arranging information visually indicating a degree of excitement of each user determined on the basis of the motion information transmitted from a plurality of reproducing apparatuses at a position according to an attribute of each user. The present technology is applicable to a server that processes information transmitted from the reproducing apparatuses of content distributed in real time via a network.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes a frame and an image display apparatus for a left eye 3 and an image display apparatus for a right eye which are attached to the frame. Each image display apparatus 30 includes an image forming apparatus 40 and an optical system 50 configured to guide an image from the image forming apparatus 40 to a pupil of an observer 10. The optical system 50 includes a reflecting mirror 51 and a lens group 52. The image forming apparatus 40 is curved. A normal NLL of the reflecting mirror 51 included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a left eye and a normal NLR of the reflecting mirror 51 included in the optical system of the image display apparatus for a right eye intersect with each other in a space on an opposite side of the observer 10 with respect to the reflecting mirror 51.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a configuration which are less likely to cause a distortion in an observed image when the position of the image display device in the eyeball direction of an observer is adjusted. An image display device according to the present invention includes: an image formation device (40); and an optical system (52) that brings an image from the image formation device (40) to an eyeball (11) of an observer.

Abstract: There is provided a display apparatus including: a frame 20 that is mounted on a head part of a viewer; and an image display device 30 that is mounted on the frame 20. The image display device 30 includes (A) an image forming device 40, and (B) an optical system 50 that guides an image, which originates from the image forming device 40, into a pupil of a viewer. The image forming device 40 is curved along an X direction and/or a Y direction. The image display device 30 further includes an image-forming-device-to-optical-system distance adjustment unit 90 that adjusts a distance between the image forming device 40 and the optical system 50.

Abstract: An analysis method irradiates, with laser light, an analysis substrate made of a resin material and having a reaction region on which detection target substances and nanoparticles of a metal compound for labeling the detection target substances are captured. The analysis method extracts, as a substrate signal level, a signal level generated when receiving reflected light from the analysis substrate. The analysis method receives reflected light from the reaction region to generate a light reception level signal. The analysis method extracts a nanoparticle detection signal from the light reception level signal of the reflected light from the reaction region, the nanoparticle detection signal having a higher level than the signal level of the reflected light from the analysis substrate. The analysis method detects the nanoparticles in accordance with the extracted nanoparticle detection signal.

Abstract: There is provided an image processing device, an image processing method, and an image system capable of reducing discomfort of a user, such as “VR sickness.” The image processing device includes: an image generation unit configured to generate an avatar viewpoint image according to a viewpoint of an avatar corresponding to a user in a virtual world as a first presentation image to be presented to the user, and generate a second presentation image different from the avatar viewpoint image in a case in which posture difference occurs between an actual posture of the user based on a result of detecting motion of the user and a posture of the avatar. The present technique is applicable, for example, to an image processing device etc. for generating an image to be displayed on a head mounted display.

Abstract: A display device includes a display unit having a panel-shape, a stand supporting the display unit, an adjusting mechanism being attached to the display unit and enabling the display unit to move up and down relative to the stand and turn around the stand, a first fastening member fastening the adjusting mechanism to the stand, and a regulating mechanism regulating the display unit from descending relative to the stand when the first fastening member is removed. The regulating mechanism includes a projection being formed on one of the stand and the adjusting mechanism, and a recess being formed in the other of the stand and the adjusting mechanism and being fitted onto the projection.