Abstract: A battery of the present disclosure includes: a positive electrode; a negative electrode; and an electrolyte layer disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, wherein the negative electrode includes a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, the negative electrode active material layer includes a plurality of silicon layers and a plurality of lithium silicate layers, and the silicon layer and the lithium silicate layer are alternately stacked.

Abstract: A composition comprising a first compound, a second compound, and a third compound, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are different from each other, the first compound satisfies one of Condition 1 and Condition 2 as described herein, and the second compound includes a compound represented by Formula 1: wherein ring A1 is a condensed cyclic group in which 3 or more cyclic groups are condensed with each other, and the 3 or more cyclic groups are each a C5-C30 carbocyclic group or a C1-C30 heterocyclic group; a1 is an integer from 1 to 5; b1 is an integer from 3 to 10; and L1, R1, and R2 are as described herein.

Abstract: Provided are a polycyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device and an electronic apparatus, each including the same.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a first electrode, a second electrode, a first semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a second semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third semiconductor region of a first conductivity type, a fourth semiconductor region of a second conductivity type, a third electrode connected to the second electrode and the fourth semiconductor region, a first insulating region, a gate electrode, and a second insulating region.

Abstract: An automatic analyzer has a supply unit that stores and supplies a liquid to be used by the analyzer, an analyzer circulation system that circulates the liquid within the analyzer, and a supply unit circulation system that circulates the liquid within the supply unit. An analysis controller switches a flow rate of the liquid circulated by at least one of the analyzer circulation system and the supply unit circulation system between a first flow rate in a normal state and a second flow rate different from the first flow rate. Consequently, by suppressing fungal propagation within a circulation flow path for a liquid, compared to conventional techniques, the frequency with which a liquid is replaced and the frequency with which the inside of a reaction tank is cleaned are reduced and a time period for a maintenance operation by an operator is reduced.

Abstract: An optical interference range sensor includes a wavelength-swept light source, an optical coupler, an interferometer, a light-receiving unit, a processor, and a reflection point that reflects a light beam that is split and proceeds to a fourth port of the optical coupler, of a light beam projected from the wavelength-swept light source and input to a first port of the optical coupler. One or more of an optical path length, denoted by L1, from the third port of the optical coupler to the reference surface, an optical path length, denoted by L2, from the fourth port of the optical coupler to the reflection point, an optical path length, denoted by LH, from the reference surface to a leading end of a sensor head configured to radiate the measurement beam toward the measurement target, and a measurement range, denoted by R, for the measurement target may be set such that the expression L1?L2>(LH+R)*2 or L1?L2<LH*2 is satisfied.

Abstract: A semiconductor memory device includes a substrate including a first region and a second region arranged in a first direction, conductive layers arranged in a second direction and extending in the first direction, a semiconductor layer disposed in the first region and opposed to the conductive layers, contact electrodes disposed in the second region and electrically connected to the conductive layers, and a first structure connected to a first contact electrode in the contact electrodes and a terrace portion of a first conductive layer in the conductive layers. The first structure includes a first conductive portion, a second conductive portion, and a third conductive portion. The first conductive portion extends in the first direction. The second conductive portion and the third conductive portion are connected to one end portion or the other end portion of the first conductive portion in the first direction and the first conductive layer.

Abstract: A secondary battery with a reduced degree of increase in internal pressure over time, is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a secondary battery including: an electrode body, a battery case, an electrode terminal, and a gasket sandwiched between the battery case and the electrode terminal is provided. The secondary battery is configured such ghat a parameter K calculated using the following equation (1): K=Wi/(VrGH2) (1) (where Wi represents an initial capacity (Ah) of the secondary battery, Yr represents a volume (cm3) of void in the battery case, and GH2, represents an H2 gas permeability coefficient (cm3·cm)/(cm2·s·cmHg) of the gasket at 60° C.) satisfies 0.43×108 or more to 0.59×108 or less.

Abstract: Provided are alumina particles containing molybdenum and with their shape controlled. The alumina particles contain phosphorus and molybdenum. The alumina particles are preferably plate-like or card house-like. The phosphorus is preferably unevenly distributed in surface layers of the alumina particles. Also provided are a resin composition containing the alumina particles and a resin, a molded body made by molding the resin composition, and a method for producing the alumina particle including a step of firing the aluminum compound in the presence of a molybdenum compound and a phosphorous compound.

Abstract: An information processing system comprises processing circuitry configured to generate first information for displaying a video on an information processing apparatus; transmit the first information to the information processing apparatus; receive operation information regarding a plurality of operations performed on a first icon to take an action on the video displayed on the information processing apparatus; and determine, based on the operation information, a display mode of an object corresponding to the first icon, wherein the processing circuitry generates the first information for displaying the object on the video in the display mode.

Abstract: A light source projects a light beam. An interferometer includes a splitting unit that splits the light beam. The interferometer generates interference beams with the respective split light beams. Each of the interference beam is generated by interference between a measurement beam radiated toward the measurement target and reflected at the measurement beam and a reference beam passing through an optical path. A light-receiving unit receives the interference beams. A processor calculates a distance to the measurement target by associating at least one detected peak with at least one of the spots in accordance with a mirror surface mode or a rough surface mode. The optical path length difference is made different among the split light beams. In the mirror surface mode, the processor uses a distance calculated based on a peak corresponding to a spot for which the optical path length difference is shortest.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an electrically insulating substrate including a substrate main surface and a substrate back surface facing opposite to each other in a thickness direction and at least one substrate side surface facing a direction intersecting the thickness direction, a semiconductor element arranged at a side of the substrate main surface, a heat-dissipating conductive portion that is provided at a position overlapping with at least a portion of the semiconductor element when viewed from the thickness direction and is exposed from the substrate back surface, a sealing resin that seals the semiconductor element while covering the substrate main surface, and at least one wiring portion that is connected to the heat-dissipating conductive portion, extends from the heat-dissipating conductive portion to the substrate side surface while being exposed from the substrate back surface, and is exposed from the substrate side surface.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a substrate for epitaxial growth having a metal base material laminated with a copper layer. On a surface of the copper layer, an area occupied by crystal grains having crystal orientations other than a (200) plane present within 3 ?m from the surface can be less than 1.5%. A surface roughness along a same direction as a rolling direction per unit length of 60 ?m when measured by AFM can be Ra1<10 nm.

Abstract: A negative electrode active material for a secondary battery includes silicate composite particles including silicon particles and a silicate phase. The silicon particles are dispersed in the silicate phase, and the silicon particles contain a first element of at least one selected from the group consisting of germanium and aluminum.

Abstract: A flow channel structure forms a first flow channel which makes a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber communicate with each other therethrough. The flow channel structure includes first to third plates. The first plate includes a first through hole penetrating the first plate in a thickness direction to open to the first fluid chamber. The second plate includes a second through hole penetrating the second plate in the thickness direction to open to the second fluid chamber. The third plate includes a first connecting through hole penetrating the third plate in the thickness direction. The first connecting through hole is larger in flow channel area than each of the first and second through holes. The first and second through holes are disposed in different positions from each other as seen in the thickness direction. The first connecting through hole communicates with the first and second through holes.

Abstract: -- A high-voltage connector of a novel structure is disclosed which achieves an improvement in electrical conductivity, a reduced amount of heat generation and the like while realizing stable connection to a mating terminal by a simple structure having a small number of components. A high-voltage connector 10 is provided with a terminal fitting 16 including a terminal body portion 34 in the form of a flat plate to be overlapped on a mating terminal 76 in the form of a flat plate in a plate thickness direction, and a resilient contact portion 38 integrally provided to the terminal body portion 34 and inclined to an overlapping side with the mating terminal 76.

Abstract: A photographing control device includes a storage unit that stores identification information of a plurality of persons as a group, an acquiring unit that acquires a photographed image obtained by a predetermined photographing device and capturing multiple persons, a region identifying unit that identifies a plurality of facial regions from the photographed image, an individual authentication controlling unit that causes an authentication device storing a set of facial feature information items of the plurality of persons to perform facial authentication of each of the identified facial regions by use of the set of facial feature information items, and an output unit that outputs the photographed image as an output image if facial authentication of each of the facial feature information items of the respective persons belonging to the group has succeeded with regard to any one of the plurality of facial regions.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide active material particles excellent in ion uptake ability. The silicon-based active material particles according to the present invention comprise a layer structure. Here, the “silicon-based active material particles” are, for example, active material particles for forming a negative electrode of a lithium ion secondary battery. Examples of the active material particles for forming the negative electrode of the lithium ion secondary battery include so-called Si-based active materials such as silicon (Si), silicon oxide (SiOx), metal element-containing silicon oxide containing alkaline metal elements such as lithium (Li) and alkaline earth metal elements such as magnesium (Mg), silicon alloys. The thickness of the layer in the active material particles is preferably 1 ?m or less. Here, the thickness of the layer is preferably 0.01 ?m or more.

Abstract: A grain oriented electrical steel sheet includes the texture aligned with Goss orientation. In the grain oriented electrical steel sheet, when a grain size RA?C, a grain size RA?C, and a grain size RA?C are defined in a transverse direction C, the grain sizes satisfy RA?C<RA?C and RA?C<RA?C.

Abstract: A semiconductor device of an embodiment includes: a semiconductor layer having a first face and a second face, the semiconductor layer including a first trench and a second trench on a side of a first face; a first electrode on the side of the first face; a second electrode on the side of the second face; a first gate electrode in the first trench; a first field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the first trench, a second gate electrode in the second trench; and a second field plate electrode electrically connected to the first electrode in the second trench, a resistance between first electrode and second field plate is different from a resistance between first electrode and the first field plate electrode.