Abstract: Polyester resin includes polymer of acid component (A) and alcohol component (B). Component (A) contains 72 mol % or more of terephthalic acid component (A1) and from 8 to 28 mol % of isophthalic acid component (A2) with respect to total amount of component (A). Component (B) contains 77 mol % or more of ethylene glycol component (B1) and from 4 to 18 mol % of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-propanediol component (B2) with respect to total amount of component (B). Sum of content by percentage of component (A2) with respect to component (A) and content by percentage of component (B2) with respect to component (B) is from 24 to 43 mol %. Content of diethylene glycol component (B3) with respect to total amount of component (B) is 5 mol % or less. Polyester resin has intrinsic viscosity of from 0.48 to 0.67 dl/g.

Abstract: To provide a controller for AC rotary machine which can detect current of the normal phase certainly when the short circuit failure of one phase occurs, in an apparatus that a current sensor is connected in series to the positive electrode side switching device or the negative electrode side switching device of an inverter. A controller for AC rotary machine, when determining that the short circuit failure of any one phase occurred, calculates voltage command values of normal n?1 phases, and changes the voltage command values of the normal n?1 phases so that on period of the detection object device of each phase of the normal n?1 phases become longer than or equal to a length necessary for current detection at least at a current detection timing.

Abstract: Provided are a compound capable of more improving the performance of organic EL devices, an organic electroluminescent device having a more improved device performance, and an electronic device including such an organic electroluminescent device; precisely, a compound represented by the following formula (1) wherein X1, X2, X3, L, R1 to R3, R5 to R8, R11 to R13, R15 to R18, R21 to R24, and R25 to R28 are as defined in the description, an organic electroluminescent device containing the compound, and an electronic device including such an organic electroluminescent device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a transport device includes a main part, a wheel, and a reader. The main part supports or pulls an object. The wheel is mounted to the main part, and rolls over a traveling surface. The reader is fixed with respect to the main part, and reads an identifier in a direction tilted with respect to a first direction and a second direction. The first direction is along the traveling surface, and the second direction is perpendicular to the traveling surface. The identifier is mounted to a surface, which crosses the first direction, of the object. A position of an area of the surface read by the reader changes along the second direction as the transport device moves in the first direction.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material according to one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a porous silicon particle; and a solid electrolyte, wherein the porous silicon particle has a plurality of pores, the solid electrolyte has a shape of a thin film that covers at least a part of an inner surface of each of the pores, and the thin film has an average thickness of less than 30 nm.

Abstract: There is provided a positive electrode material that can be used to manufacture a solid-state battery whose initial resistance is kept low and at which it is difficult for resistance to increase even if charging/discharging are repeated. The positive electrode material of the present disclosure contains a positive electrode active material complex and a sulfide solid electrolyte. The positive electrode active material complex contains: a positive electrode active material, a conductive additive covering at least a portion of a surface of the positive electrode active material, and a solid electrolyte covering at least a portion of the conductive additive. The solid electrolyte contains Li, Ti, X and F. The X is at least one selected from the group consisting of Ca, Mg, Al, Y and Zr.

Abstract: A battery includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer located between the negative electrode current collector and the electrolyte layer. The negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of columnar bodies. The columnar bodies include silicon and a filler including nickel. The filler is embedded in the columnar bodies.

Abstract: A battery includes: a positive electrode layer having a positive electrode active material layer containing a positive electrode active material containing a lithium element; a negative electrode layer; a solid electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer; and a reference electrode, at least a portion of the reference electrode being embedded in the solid electrolyte layer, in which the reference electrode has a metal member constituting at least part of the portion of the reference electrode embedded in the solid electrolyte layer and containing a metal which does not alloy with lithium.

Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source unit that outputs a plurality of intensity modulation pulses by periodically intensity-modulating laser light using intensity modulation signals having different frequencies; a telescope that transmits the plurality of intensity modulation pulses to a target and receives reflected light from the target as reception light; a light receiving unit that generates a reception electrical signal by photoelectrically converting the reception light; and a signal processing unit that calculates a distance and a physical property parameter of the target on the basis of the reception electrical signal.

Abstract: A laser radar device includes: a light source for outputting laser light; a scanner for causing the laser light to scan; a first optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the first optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that a horizontal component of the incident laser light is different from a horizontal component of the laser light to be emitted; and a second optical system for receiving the laser light caused to scan by the scanner and incident on the second optical system and emitting the incident laser light in such a manner that an incident area of the incident laser light in the horizontal direction is the same as an incident area of the first optical system in the horizontal direction, and an emission area of the incident laser light is different from an emission area of the first optical system.

Abstract: A battery according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte layer located between the positive electrode and the negative electrode. The negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer located between the negative electrode current collector and the electrolyte layer. The negative electrode active material layer has a plurality of columnar bodies containing silicon as a primary component. Young's modulus of the negative electrode active material layer is less than or equal to 25 GPa.

Abstract: In information processing device, the information acquisition means acquires patient information, medical professional information, and environment information. The treatment order determination means determines an order of treatment of the patients for each medical professional based on the patient information, the medical professional information, and the environment information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a data processing apparatus includes a data processing unit and an acquisition unit. The data processing unit is configured to perform data processing on measurement data according to a distance to a marker, the measurement data being obtained by a ranging sensor attached to a moving object and measuring the marker of which surface includes a pattern with different reflection characteristics. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire operation information of the moving object based on data obtained by the data processing.

Abstract: In a solid-state battery that includes a stack including a cathode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and an anode layer, the proportion of voids in the anode layer in a stacking direction, in all voids in the anode layer is more than 36 vol %; or a method of producing a solid-state battery includes: performing initial charging in which a constraining pressure for the stack at the beginning of the charging is at least 30 MPa, and a constraining pressure for the stack at the end of the charging is at least 40 MPa.

Abstract: The present invention relates to stabilization of a certain benzothia(dia)zepine derivative in a solid formulation containing the same. In the present invention, in a solid formulation containing the benzothia(dia)zepine derivative mentioned above, a combination of polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol is not blended, or alternatively, in the case of blending polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol in the solid formulation, the aforementioned derivative is isolated from the combination of polyethylene glycol and polyvinyl alcohol.

Abstract: A signal processing device calculates, as a moving speed of each of a plurality of observation targets, a relative speed of each of the targets with respect to a lidar device. A plurality of light pulses having different frequencies from each other are generated, each of the light pulses radiated and then scattered by each of the targets is received, and multiplexed light of each of the scattered light and the laser beam is detected. The signal processing device includes: a Doppler frequency calculating unit to calculate a Doppler frequency in a frequency of each of the scattered light and due to movement of each of the targets from the frequencies of the plurality of generated light pulses and a detection signal of each of the multiplexed light; and a speed calculating unit to calculate a relative speed of each of the targets from each of the Doppler frequency.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a seasoning from malted rice used as a raw material containing 0.3 ppm or more of maltol and/or 0.25 ppm or more of methional, and 10% (w/v) or more of glucose.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a transfer system comprises a mobile body, a detection object, and a first detecting part. The mobile body is configured to travel and to transfer an object. The detection object is mounted to the object. The detection object is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to a surface on which the mobile body travels. The first detecting part is located at a higher position than the object when referenced to the surface. The first detecting part detects the detection object.

Abstract: A lidar device radiating a first laser beam in an absorption band of a gas and a second laser beam having a lower absorption rate than that of the first laser beam to the gas in a space includes: a light source of a laser beam; a frequency outputter outputting a first frequency or a second frequency different from the former; a reference light outputter outputting the laser beam as reference light; a transmitter generating the first laser beam by modulating a frequency of the laser beam by the first frequency, generating the second laser beam by modulating the frequency of the laser beam by the second frequency, and radiating both to the space; and a receiver receiving the first laser beam and then scattered by the gas or the second laser beam and then similarly scattered and detect interference between the scattered light and the reference light.

Abstract: An all-solid-state battery comprises a power generation element and a restraint member. The restraint member applies a pressure of 0.5 MPa or less to the power generation element. The power generation element includes a positive electrode layer, a solid electrolyte layer, and a negative electrode layer. The solid electrolyte layer is interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer. The positive electrode layer includes a composite particle. The composite particle includes a positive electrode active material particle and a covering layer. The covering layer covers at least part of a surface of the positive electrode active material particle. The covering layer includes a sulfide solid electrolyte.