Abstract: A method of producing a shaped product for a thermoelectric conversion element is provided. The method comprises: mixing a coarse mixture that contains metal nanoparticle-supporting carbon nanotubes, a resin component, and a solvent by dispersion treatment that brings about a cavitation effect or a crushing effect, to obtain a composition for a thermoelectric conversion element; and removing the solvent from the composition for a thermoelectric conversion element.

Abstract: A composition for a thermoelectric conversion element that enables a thermoelectric conversion element to fully exhibit excellent thermoelectric conversion characteristics is provided. A composition for a thermoelectric conversion element comprises: metal nanoparticle-supporting carbon nanotubes, a resin component; and a solvent.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of uniformizing output light from a liquid crystal display element and a liquid crystal display element in which output light is uniformized. The method of uniformizing output light of a liquid crystal display element includes: using a composition containing nanoparticles with an average particle diameter of 1 nm to 100 nm as a liquid crystal composition included in a liquid crystal layer in the liquid crystal display element having the liquid crystal layer interposed between a pair of substrates, and uniformizing light output from the liquid crystal display element. The present invention also provides a liquid crystal display element obtained by applying the method of uniformizing output light.

Abstract: A LCD device element of frequency modulation mode enables high speed on and off control of an electro-optical response by switching the frequency of applied electric field. The LCD device element is capable of changing a frequency modulation range freely. The LCD device element has conductive layers between two parallel substrates; liquid crystal (LC) alignment layers with pre-tilt angle on these conductive layers; and a LC layer between the two liquid crystal alignment layers. LC soluble particles (nanoparticles composing a core and a liquid crystal molecules or like molecules on its periphery), are in the LC layer. A control circuit applies voltage while modulating frequency on the conductive layer for varying light transmittance of the LC layer. Under a constant voltage, an electro-optical response is turned on by switching the frequency from low to high frequency and is turned off by switching the frequency from high to low frequency. The electro-optical response is varied also by varying voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a ternary metal colloid comprising metal nanoparticles which is composed of three different metal elements and has a three layer core/shell structure, and to a process for producing the ternary metal colloid. The metal colloid according to the present invention can be produced by mixing a metal colloid comprising metal nanoparticles which is composed of two metal elements and has a core/shell structure with a metal colloid comprising metal nanoparticles which is composed of a metal element different from the two metal elements. A catalyst produced from the metal colloid produced with this process has an extremely high catalytic activity.

Abstract: A LCD device element of frequency modulation mode enables high speed on and off control of an electro-optical response by switching the frequency of applied electric field. The LCD device element is capable of changing a frequency modulation range freely. The LCD device element has conductive layers between two parallel substrates; liquid crystal (LC) alignment layers with pre-tilt angle on the conductive layers; and a LC layer between the two liquid crystal alignment layers. LC soluble particles nanoparticles composing a core and a liquid crystal molecules or like molecules on its periphery), are in the LC layer. A control circuit applies voltage while modulating frequency on the conductive layer for varying light transmittance of the LC layer. Under a constant voltage, an electro-optical response is turned on by switching the frequency from low to high frequency and is turned off by switching the frequency from high to low frequency. The electro-optical response is varied also by varying voltage.