EPR study of the electronic states of β′-(BEDT-TTF)(TCNQ)

β′-(BEDT-TTF)(TCNQ) is a compound of BEDT-TTF (=ET) and TCNQ molecules aligned orthogonally with each other, forming two-dimensional sheets and one-dimensional columns of 1/4-filled π band, respectively. It is known that the metal-insulator transition occurs at 330 K at ambient pressure. We have measured the electronic spin susceptibility by means of the EPR-NMR method at 50 MHz, and the angular dependence of g-factor and line width of EPR both at Q (34 GHz) and W (94 GHz) band. We successfully confirmed that the antiferromagnetic transition occurs in ET sheets and TCNQ columns, independently.     

A New Approach to Humanitarian Demining

Humanitarian demining is an application in which the use of tele-operated machines and mechanisms has been gaining acceptance recently. Actually, demining is just one among many other field applications that require a high degree of mobility, manipulation of loads, robustness and, above all, high efficiency in terms of energy consumption. This paper will present the development and analysis of Field Arm, a pantographic manipulator especially designed for field works, focusing on its kinematic, static and dynamic properties. The novel features of Field Arm will be presented and discussed with results of simulations and experiments.     

An analytical and numerical study of coupled transient natural convection and solidification in a rectangular enclosure

The transient process of the solidification of a pure liquid phase-change material in the presence of natural convection in a rectangular enclosure is considered both analytically and numerically. One vertical boundary is held at a temperature below the melting-point of the material, the other above; the horizontal boundaries are both assumed adiabatic. A nondimensional analysis of the problem, principally in terms of the Rayleigh (Ra) and Stefan (St) numbers, indicates that some asymptotic simplification is possible for materials often considered in the literature (water, gallium, lauric acid). This observation suggests a way to simplify the full problem when Ra  1 and St  1, giving a conventional boundary value problem for the liquid phase and pointwise-in-space first-order ODEs for the evolution in time of the solidification front. The method is tested against full 2D finite-element-based transient numerical simulations of solidification. In addition, simpler approaches for determining the average thickness of the solid layer, based on boundary-layer and enclosure flow correlations, are also investigated.     

Perspective on full reusable SSTO aerospace plane research and development in Japan

For the promotion of extended and diversified space activities in Japan, it is required to build immediately the technology bases capable of supporting such space activities and thereby to expand positively international cooperation as one of Japan's roles towards the world's prosperity of the 21st century. Especially, development of the manned space transportation system to and from lower earth orbit is the key issue, requiring an unprecedented approach. The Single Stage to Orbit(SSTO) Aerospace Plane is the unique answer to this issue. This paper will discuss the perspective on the research and development of the Space Plane in Japan. The topics will cover a long range R&D scenario and current activities of the related organizations in Japan.     

Superlong-range interactions of colloids

Colloid particles have superlong-range attractive and repulsive forces. The distance between the secondary minimum of the potential energy of the interaction and the surface of the colloid is of the order of several μm and several tens of μm. These interactions clearly appear in the distribution of order-solution phase coexistence, in gathering particles to the ordered phase and in spontaneous pair formation. A new ‘Dynamic electrical multipole model and resonance effect’ is given. From this model, it is predicted that pairs will form in a shear field even in highly concentrated salt solution. Pair formation was observed after 24 hours as predicted.     

Molecular dynamics of the generation process of double‐walled carbon nanotubes from peapods

The generation process of a double‐walled carbon nanotube (DWNT) from a “peapod” was studied by classical molecular dynamics simulation. Starting from a peapod structure, defined by five C₆₀ molecules inside a (10,10) single‐walled carbon nanotube (SWNT), polymerized fullerenes, a peanut‐like structure and an almost nanotube‐like structure were obtained under suitable conditions of temperature control. The mean distance between the two layers of the DWNT agreed with an experimental report that it is larger than the interlayer spacing found in multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs). In addition, the chirality dependence of the potential energy of a DWNT on the relative chirality of its constituent tubes was examined using a 6‐12 Lennard‐Jones potential. It was found that the potential energy depends only on the distance between the two layers, not on the relative chiralities. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heat Trans Asian Res, 35(4): 254–264, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/htj.20115     

Fully digital LCoS device for consumer applications

Abstract— This paper presents a new display device, which combines a digital backplane and a vertically aligned nematic liquid‐crystal layer. The device has 1280 × 720 pixels in a 0.7‐in.‐diagonal display area. In this paper, we present the concept of the new device and overview the performance of the device for a rear‐projection television application.     

司马辽太郎纪念博物馆，大阪，日本

司马辽太郎是战后日本文坛的邻袖人物之一，他用批判的眼光审视现代生活，他的作品中关于历史和旅行的内容久久留在战后日本人的内心深处，他的这些作品被人们广为支持，喜爱。他于1996年过世，很多人为此悲恸，但 很多日本人仍然将他的作品奉为生活的指南。司马辽太郎纪念博物馆致力于将其成就传递给我们的后代。博物馆选址就在作者曾居住多年的东大阪的故居附近。在设计这项工作时，其故居和新建的博物馆需要做整体的考虑。