An electronic component includes an element body made of a composite material of a resin material and metal powder. A plurality of particles of the metal powder are exposed from the resin material and make contact with one another on the outer surface of the element.

The present disclosure provides a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, comprising an iron particle and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a coated iron particle, or reaction product of a coating and the iron particle, including an iron particle having a diameter of from about 0.5 micron to about 100 microns; and a ceramic coating disposed on the iron particle. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide compositions comprising a coated iron particle and a polymer or adhesion promoter. Aspects of the present disclosure further provide components, such as components, such as vehicle components, having a surface and a composition of the present disclosure disposed on the surface.

Fluorescent bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) of silver-gold (Ag@Au-NC) and silver-platinum (Ag@Pt-NC) are prepared by reducing silver nitrate (AgNO.sub.3) on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) using sodium borohydride (NaBH.sub.4) at alkaline pH=11, in the presence of a lysozyme that acts as a template, and in the presence of a capping and stabilizing agent. The biocompatible bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) have promising multifunctional applications (cell imaging, bio-sensing, therapeutics) observed by both in vitro as well as in vivo experiments. The fluorescent bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) of silver-gold (Ag@Au-NC) and silver-platinum (Ag@Pt-NC) may be useful as an alternative nanomedicine in cancer theranostics applications.

Fluorescent bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) of silver-gold (Ag@Au-NC) and silver-platinum (Ag@Pt-NC) are prepared by reducing silver nitrate (AgNO.sub.3) on gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) and platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) using sodium borohydride (NaBH.sub.4) at alkaline pH=11, in the presence of a lysozyme that acts as a template, and in the presence of a capping and stabilizing agent. The biocompatible bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) have promising multifunctional applications (cell imaging, bio-sensing, therapeutics) observed by both in vitro as well as in vivo experiments. The fluorescent bimetallic nanocomposites (M.sub.1@M.sub.2-NCs) of silver-gold (Ag@Au-NC) and silver-platinum (Ag@Pt-NC) may be useful as an alternative nanomedicine in cancer theranostics applications.

A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional shaped object includes a first step of receiving a selection of a shaping mode for the three-dimensional shaped object, a second step of generating, based on the received shaping mode, shaping data for shaping the three-dimensional shaped object, and a third step of shaping the three-dimensional shaped object based on the shaping data, in which the third step includes a step of controlling a discharge adjusting unit configured to adjust a discharge amount of a shaping material from a nozzle, and the number of times the discharge adjusting unit is controlled in the third step is different depending on the shaping mode received in the first step.

A dust core contains a powder of a crystalline magnetic material powder and a powder of an amorphous magnetic material. The sum of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder and the content of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 83 mass percent or more. The mass ratio of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder to the sum of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder and the content of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 20 mass percent or less. The median diameter D50a of the amorphous magnetic material powder is greater than or equal to the median diameter D50c of the crystalline magnetic material powder. A 10% cumulative diameter D10a in a volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 9.5 μm or less.

A dust core contains a powder of a crystalline magnetic material powder and a powder of an amorphous magnetic material. The sum of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder and the content of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 83 mass percent or more. The mass ratio of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder to the sum of the content of the crystalline magnetic material powder and the content of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 20 mass percent or less. The median diameter D50a of the amorphous magnetic material powder is greater than or equal to the median diameter D50c of the crystalline magnetic material powder. A 10% cumulative diameter D10a in a volume-based cumulative particle size distribution of the amorphous magnetic material powder is 9.5 μm or less.

A powder core includes a compact including a soft magnetic powder, and an outer coating of the compact. The outer coating contains polyethersulfone. An electric or electronic component including the powder core, and an electric or electronic device having the electric or electronic component mounted therein are also provided.

A powder core includes a compact including a soft magnetic powder, and an outer coating of the compact. The outer coating contains polyethersulfone. An electric or electronic component including the powder core, and an electric or electronic device having the electric or electronic component mounted therein are also provided.

A method is provided for producing a silver powder which has a smaller particle size distribution than the conventional one without changing the type of surface treatment agent, and also for enabling a low resistance when the silver powder is made into a paste to form an electrode. The method for producing a silver powder includes adding an O/W-type emulsion containing micelles of a surface treatment agent having a volume-based cumulative 50% particle diameter D.sub.50 obtained by a laser diffraction particle size distribution analysis of 1.5 μm or less to a slurry of a silver powder. The dispersibility of the silver powder in the slurry containing the silver powder is then improved.