Abstract: This invention relates to a vehicular tire containing at least one carbon black reinforced polyurethane component.

Abstract: The present invention has an object to provide a compound which has excellent compatibility even with a cellulose ester resin having a low acetylation degree, is capable of providing an optical film having a high Rth value and high bleed resistance, and can be suitably used as a retardation enhancer; a cellulose ester resin composition including the compound; an optical film including the resin composition; and a liquid-crystal display device including the optical film. The present invention provides an epoxy ester compound represented by the following Formula (1) (in the formula, R1 to R4 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms; and A's each represent an aromatic group (a1) or an aliphatic group (a2) having 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the average presence ratio [(a1)/(a2)] of the aromatic groups (a1) to the aliphatic groups (a2) is 99.9/0.1 to 80/20 in terms of a molar ratio).

Abstract: Disclosed is a stretched optical compensation film which is a phase difference film containing a cellulose-based resin and having excellent optical properties. The stretched optical compensation film of the present invention contains 0.5 to 30 parts by mass of a ?-diketone compound represented by Formula (I) with respect to 100 parts by mass of the cellulose-based resin. Positions R1 and R2 each independently represent an alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted, an arylalkyl group having 7 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted or an aryl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms which is optionally substituted. Position R3 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms.

Abstract: The present invention provides a functional material, its preparation method, an alignment material and a liquid crystal substrate, which belong to the display technical field and can solve the problem that current liquid crystal display devices will produce pollution. The functional material of the present invention comprises an inorganic powder whose surface has a modified layer, wherein the inorganic powder comprises any one or more of aluminum oxide, magnesium oxide, zinc oxide, zirconium oxide, silicon dioxide, titanium dioxide, boron oxide, diiron trioxide, calcium oxide, potassium oxide, sodium oxide and lithium oxide; the modified layer is generated via cyclization by dehydrating the reaction product of a dianhydride and a diamine. The alignment material of the present invention comprises the above functional material. The liquid crystal display substrate of the present invention comprises an alignment layer made from the above alignment material.

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to overcome drawbacks of conventional optical filters such as near-infrared cut filters and to provide an optical filter which generates little scatted light even during light absorption and has excellent transmittance property. The optical filter of the present invention is characterized by containing a squarylium-based compound and a compound which absorbs or quenches fluorescence of the squarylium-based compound. The optical filter of the present invention preferably contains a near-infrared absorbing dye containing a squarylium compound (A) and at least one compound (B) selected from the group consisting of a phthalocyanine-based compound (B-1) and a cyanine-based compound (B-2).

Abstract: The problem of the present invention is to overcome drawbacks of conventional optical filters such as near-infrared cut filters and to provide an optical filter which generates little scatted light even during light absorption and has excellent transmittance property. The optical filter of the present invention is characterized by containing a squarylium-based compound and a compound which absorbs or quenches fluorescence of the squarylium-based compound. The optical filter of the present invention preferably contains a near-infrared absorbing dye containing a squarylium compound (A) and at least one compound (B) selected from the group consisting of a phthalocyanine-based compound (B-1) and a cyanine-based compound (B-2).

Abstract: A nonlinear optical crystal has a chemical formula Li2X4TiOSi4O12, wherein X=K or Rb. The nonlinear optical crystal belongs to tetragonal system with space group P4nc and Z=2. The unit cell parameters of Li2K4TiOSi4O12 are a=b=11.3336(5) ?, c=5.0017(2) ?; and the unit cell parameters of Li2Rb4TiOSi4O12 are a=b=11.5038(6) ?, c=5.1435(3) ?. The two crystals are thermally stable and show strong second harmonic generation with high laser damage threshold.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions of blended polycarbonate compositions with simultaneously decreased splay and improved impact characteristics. The resulting compositions, comprising one or more polycarbonate polymers, a splay reducer, and a filler, can be used in the manufacture of articles while still retaining the advantageous physical properties of blended polycarbonate compositions with decreased splay. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.

Abstract: There are provided a liquid composition capable of forming a coating film securing colorless transparency, being excellent in weather resistance, suppressing occurrence of bleedout, and having sufficiently ultraviolet absorbing function and the infrared absorbing function, and a glass article having a coating film formed by this composition.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to use of a coupling agent including of a chemical moiety that is capable of pi bonding with the basal plane of exfoliated graphene nanoparticle (EGN) platelets and that is compatible with a polymer resin or matrix into which the EGN platelets are dispersed. The chemical moiety can include one or more aromatic moieties grafted to a polymer, which polymer can form a dispersing resin or matrix.

Abstract: Polymer formulations including urethane acrylates, adhesion promoters, and conductive monomers. By selecting suitable conductive monomers, it is possible to achieve formulations having a volume resistivity from 106 to 1010 Ohm·cm after being conditioned for one week at 25° C. and 50% relative humidity. Such formulations are suitable for incorporation into electro-optic materials, such as electro-optic displays or variable transmission films, e.g., for architectural applications. In other embodiments, the formulations additionally include metal oxide nanoparticles to alter the refractive index and/or conductivity. The addition of certain metal nanoparticles additionally facilitates non-destructive measurement of layer thickness using X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy.

Abstract: Additives for electrophoretic media comprising esters of branched polyols and fatty acids, such as esters of pentaerythritol propoxylate (5/4 PO/OH) and stearic acid. The fatty acids may be saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched. In some embodiments, the fatty acids are perfluorinated, or partially fluorinated. In some embodiments, the branched polyol will include oligomers of polypropylene oxide or polyethylene oxide. When the additives are included in an electrophoretic medium in a display, the resulting display has an improved contrast ratio and reducing ghosting.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin composition with excellent thermal stability and a molded body thereof. The present invention relates to a resin composition for molding, including a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin, a thermal stabilizer, and a polyalcohol and/or a partial ester of a polyalcohol. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has a chlorine content of 65% by weight or more and less than 72% by weight. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has, based on the total number of moles of a structural unit (a) —CCl2—, a structural unit (b) —CHCl—, and a structural unit (c) —CH2—, a proportion of the structural unit (a) of 17.5 mol % or less, a proportion of the structural unit (b) of 46.0 mol % or more, and a proportion of the structural unit (c) of 37.0 mol % or less.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin composition with excellent thermal stability and a molded body thereof. The present invention relates to a resin composition for molding, including a chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin, a thermal stabilizer, and a polyalcohol and/or a partial ester of a polyalcohol. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has a chlorine content of 65% by weight or more and less than 72% by weight. The chlorinated vinyl chloride-based resin has, based on the total number of moles of a structural unit (a) —CCl2—, a structural unit (b) —CHCl—, and a structural unit (c) —CH2—, a proportion of the structural unit (a) of 17.5 mol % or less, a proportion of the structural unit (b) of 46.0 mol % or more, and a proportion of the structural unit (c) of 37.0 mol % or less.

Abstract: A photosensitive resin composition, a photosensitive resin film, and a color filter, the composition including a binder resin; a dye consisting of a cation and an anion; a photopolymerizable compound; a photopolymerization initiator, and a solvent, wherein the dye is included in an amount of about 15 wt % to about 40 wt % based on a total weight of a photosensitive resin composition, and wherein the cation is represented by Chemical Formula 1:

Abstract: Metal deco ink formulations are improved by the use of fluorescent dyes, UV-absorbing dyes and/or IR-absorbing dyes. These may be premixed with a phenol-formaldehyde resin without microencapsulation to protect the dye from other ink ingredients that have chemistries which are incompatible with that of the dye, in order to obtain photochromic ink formulation with a good shelf life.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of making an electrophoretic dispersion comprising pigment particles dispersed in a solvent or solvent mixture, wherein said pigment particles comprises at least one polymer chain comprising a terminal thiocarbonylthio group, attached to the particle surface. The invention also relates to pigment particles suitable for use in an electrophoretic dispersion and methods for their preparation through a RAFT polymerization technique.

Abstract: Materials and objects tagged with wavelength selective particles such as SERS nanotags modified for wavelength selectivity. As used herein, a wavelength selective particle is one which cannot be effectively excited or interrogated at one or more wavelengths where a reporter molecule associated with the particle would normally produce a spectrum. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing wavelength selective particles and methods of tagging materials or objects with wavelength selective particles.

Abstract: Provided are a colored composition having excellent heat resistance, excellent solvent resistance, and an excellent voltage holding ratio; a cured film; a color filter; a method for manufacturing a color filter; a solid-state imaging element; an image display device; and a compound. The colored composition includes a colorant comprising a repeating unit having a triarylmethane structure containing a cation, and a counter anion, and a polymerizable compound.

Abstract: A method to deposit a layer of harder thin film substrate onto a softer substrate. In particular, the present invention provides a method to deposit a layer of sapphire thin film on to a softer substrate e.g. quartz, fused silica, silicon and (toughen) glass. This combination is better than pure sapphire substrate.