Abstract: A polishing apparatus is a polishing apparatus polishing a target object formed on a surface of a film-shaped substrate. A polishing apparatus includes: a rotatable polishing tool acting on the target object; a slurry nozzle supplying a polishing slurry; and a polishing stage pressing the polishing tool against the target object. A surface of the polishing stage has an unevenness shape.

Abstract: A hydrophilic polymer derivative having a cyclic benzylidene acetal linker represented by the following formula (1): wherein R1 and R6 are each independently a hydrogen atom or a hydrocarbon group; R2, R3, R4 and R5 are each independently an electron-withdrawing or electron-donating substituent or a hydrogen atom; X1 is a chemically reactive functional group; P is a hydrophilic polymer; s is 1 or 2, t is 0 or 1, and s+t is 1 or 2; w is an integer of 1 to 8; and Z1 and Z2 are each independently a selected divalent spacer.

Abstract: A biodegradable polyethylene glycol derivative in which a polyethylene glycol chain is linked by an acetal linker capable of accurately controlling the hydrolysis rate under different pH environments in the living body, and whose division rate into a polyethylene glycol chain of low molecular weight in the living body can be accurately controlled. The biodegradable polyethylene glycol derivative is represented by formula (1) or formula (2) as described.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a film structure includes: a positional deviation amount detection process of detecting an amount of positional deviation related to a relative position of a second cured film formed on a rear surface of a film with respect to a first cured film formed on a front surface of the film; a relative position adjustment process of correcting a position or a rotation speed of a second transfer roll to adjust the relative position such that the amount of positional deviation detected in the positional deviation amount detection process is reduced; a first tensile force detection process and a second tensile force detection process of respectively detecting a tensile force of the film between a first pressurizing roll and a second pressurizing roll before and after the relative position adjustment process; and a tensile force adjustment process of adjusting the tensile force of the film such that the tensile force of the film detected in the second tensile force detection process approaches

Abstract: A positive electrode imparts secondary battery with low temperature output characteristics, high temperature cycle characteristics and durability against high voltage. A positive electrode of secondary battery includes positive electrode current collector and positive electrode active substance layer on positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode active substance layer contains positive electrode active substance particles and oxide particles which are dispersed in positive electrode active substance layer as separate particles from positive electrode active substance particles. The positive electrode active substance particles each include coating of titanium-containing compound at the surface. The titanium-containing compound in coating is at least one compound selected from group consisting of TiO2, TinO2n?1, wherein n is integer of 3 or more, and oxides containing Li and Ti.

Abstract: The negative electrode for a lithium ion secondary battery includes: a current collector; and a negative electrode active material layer which is in contact with at least one surface of the current collector, the negative electrode active material layer has a negative electrode active material and a binder, the negative electrode active material contains a material that can be alloyed with Li, the binder contains a predetermined copolymer, and a specific surface area of a surface of the negative electrode active material layer on a side opposite to the current collector side is 7.0 m2/g or more and 16.0 m2/g or less.

Abstract: Provided is a chlorine-containing positive electrode active material that can impart excellent high-temperature storage characteristic to a lithium ion secondary battery. The positive electrode active material disclosed herein includes 0.1% by mass or more and 3% by mass or less of Cl. Further, in the positive electrode active material disclosed herein, the ratio of a peak intensity of a (003) plane to a peak intensity of a (104) plane in Miller indexes hlk that is determined by powder X-ray diffraction is 0.8 or more and 1.5 or less.

Abstract: A heater core assembly (10) comprising: a core (12) comprising a plurality of micro-tubes (13A, 13B), the plurality of micro-tubes (13A, 13B) being stacked in horizontal rows (15) between at least two headers (18) by inserting ends of each of the micro-tubes (13A,13B) into slots (42A, 42B) provided in the headers (18); a partition plate (30) disposed vertically in each of header (18) to define two vertical chambers (18A, 18B); wherein each of the horizontal rows (15) include at least one first micro-tube (13A) inserted in the first chamber (18A) and at least second micro-tube (13B) inserted in the second chamber (18B) to enable flow of the coolant in the core assembly (10).

Abstract: The art disclosed herein provides a lithium ion secondary cell in which the internal resistance of the secondary cell is further reduced. A lithium ion secondary cell includes electrodes including an active material. The active material includes, on the surface, two coating layers of a metal oxide layer including a metal oxide and an ion conductive layer including a lithium ion conductor. The metal oxide layer and the ion conductive layer are adjacent to each other.

Abstract: A piercer plug with increased life and a method of manufacturing it are provided. The piercer plug 1 includes a tip portion 2 and a trunk portion 3 made of the same material as the tip portion 2 and continuous to the tip portion 2. The trunk portion 3 includes a cylindrical portion 5 having a hole used for attaching a bar. The tip portion 2 is harder than the cylindrical portion 5.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, in a lateral cross section, a rotor core includes a plurality of layers of barrier regions formed to be arranged in a radial direction with intervals in each magnetic pole. Each barrier region includes a flux barrier extending from near a part of an outer circumferential surface through d axis to near another part thereof. At least a flux barrier of a barrier region provided at an outermost circumferential surface side is filled with a nonmagnetic conductive material. A barrier-side edge on a side of the central axis, which defines the flux barrier of the barrier region provided in an outermost circumferential surface side is located within a range of 0.55<2a/R2 <0.84.

Abstract: A heat exchanger (100) having a plurality of plates (101) manufactured preferably but not limiting to the stamping process, the plates has been configured to accommodate the internal fins (106). The plates (101) also define plurality of the passages (102) for flowing at least two fluids. A plurality of conduits (103) fluidly coupled to a first end and second of the end of the plates (101) which allows the flow of the fluids. At least one inlet (104) coupled to a first end, and at least one outlet (105) coupled to the second end of the plurality of plates (101) configured to allow the flow of the fluids wherein each fluid flow in a different direction from the other, a plurality of inner fins (106) disposed on a surface of each of the plurality of plates (101) for increasing the surface to volume ratio of the first and second fluid to achieve pre-defined thermal performance.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a heating cooker with improved usability. A heating cooker comprising: a heating unit that heats a cooking object; a temperature detector that detects temperature information about the cooking object; a controller that controls the heating unit based on heating conditions including at least a heating temperature and a heating time, and the temperature information; and a communicator that communicates with an external device, wherein the external device receives input information from a user, wherein the communicator transmits the input information received from the external device to the controller, and wherein the controller creates, when the input information is predetermined input information, update information about at least the heating temperature among the heating conditions based on the predetermined input information.

Abstract: An electrode using a carbon nanotube as a conductive material and having a small resistance is provided. An electrode for a secondary battery disclosed herein has a collector, and an active material layer formed on the collector. The active material layer includes an active material and carbon nanotubes. Each of the carbon nanotube has a coating of a material including an element with a higher electronegativity than that of carbon on at least a part of the surface thereof.

Abstract: Provided is a positive electrode for a secondary battery in which carbon nanotubes are used, of which an initial resistance is small, and that suppresses an increase in resistance when charging and discharging are repeated. The positive electrode for a secondary battery disclosed herein includes a positive-electrode current collector and a positive-electrode active material layer provided on the positive-electrode current collector. The positive-electrode active material layer contains a positive-electrode active material and carbon nanotubes, and substantially does not contain a resin binder. The positive-electrode active material layer includes a layer-like region that is in contact with the positive-electrode current collector, and a region other than the layer-like region. Both of the layer-like region and the region other than the layer-like region contain carbon nanotubes.

Abstract: An electrode using a carbon nanotube as a conductive material and having a small resistance is provided. An electrode for a secondary battery disclosed herein has a collector, and an active material layer formed on the collector. The active material layer includes an active material and carbon nanotubes. Each of the carbon nanotube has a coating of a material including an element with a higher electronegativity than that of carbon on at least a part of the surface thereof.

Abstract: An electrode using a carbon nanotube as a conductive material, and excellent in resistance characteristics is provided. An electrode for a secondary battery herein disclosed has a collector, and an active material layer formed on the collector. The active material layer includes an active material and a carbon nanotube. At least a part of the surface of the carbon nanotube is coated with a material including an element with a lower electronegativity than that of carbon.

Abstract: A technique disclosed herein provides a positive electrode active material having a granular shape and used for a positive electrode of a secondary battery. The positive electrode active material includes, as an essential component, a lithium transition metal composite oxide containing at least manganese as a transition metal element and having a layered rock salt structure. A concentration difference between an average Mn concentration and a local maximum Mn concentration is equal to or less than 4 atm %, the average Mn concentration being measured based on ICP emission spectroscopic analysis of the positive electrode active material, and the local maximum Mn concentration being measured based on energy dispersive X-ray analysis with a transmission electron microscope.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides a positive electrode material for a secondary battery including a positive electrode active material and a coating layer. The coating layer includes an ionic crystalline p-type semiconductor material and an ionic crystalline n-type semiconductor material which are both disposed on a surface of the positive electrode active material.

Abstract: The invention provides a high-molecular-weight polyethylene glycol derivative that does not cause vacuolation of cells. The degradable polyethylene glycol derivative is represented by the following formula (1): wherein m is 1-7, n1 and n2 are each independently 45-682, p is 1-4, R is an alkyl group having 1-4 carbon atoms, Z is an oligopeptide with 2-8 residues composed of neutral amino acids excluding cysteine, Q is a residue of a compound having 2-5 active hydrogens, X is a functional group capable of reacting with a bio-related substance, and L1, L2, L3, L4 and L5 are each independently a single bond or a divalent spacer.