Abstract: A glass sheet, the thickness of which is at most 2 mm, including a surface zone under compression and a central zone under tension, such that the depth at which the transition between compression and tension occurs is at least 100 micrometers, the ratio between the depth and the thickness being at least 0.1, the sheet additionally being such that the flexural stress at break in a “ring-on-tripod” test is at least 70 MPa, after Vickers indentation under a load of 60 N.

Abstract: A stone-wood composite base engineered wood flooring having a composite base layer in which at least one mesh layer is embedded. The composite base layer consists essentially of approximately 40% to approximately 50% MgO, approximately 20% to approximately 45% MgCl2, approximately 9% wood powder, approximately 2.5% fiberglass mesh, approximately 0.5% Fe,03, approximately 0.5% H3PO4, and approximately 0.5% FeSO4. Adhered to the base layer is a wood veneer layer. Interlocking design such as tongue-and-groove is provided on at least two sides of the engineered flooring. The wood veneer layer of the engineered wood flooring has improved fireproof performance, waterproof performance and moisture-proof performance. When the pieces of flooring are bonded to either each other or the floor, undesired warping of joints is consequently minimized.

Abstract: An organic resin laminate comprising an organic resin substrate and a multilayer coating system thereon has weather resistance and mar resistance. The multilayer coating system includes an outermost layer (I) which is a hard film resulting from plasma polymerization of an organosilicon compound and an intermediate layer (II) which is a cured film of a composite coating composition (2) comprising inorganic oxide nanoparticle and vinyl copolymer.

Abstract: A dry adhesive comprising a micro-featured and nano-featured surface, and a compliant surface having a hardness of about 60 Shore A or less, the micro-featured and nano-featured surface and the compliant surface being capable of forming upon contact a dry adhesive bond with each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to double glazing comprising at least one glass sheet that has a set of low-emission layers on each side, one side being coated with layers which are produced using sputtering and which include at least one metal layer that reflects infrared radiation. The other side of said at least one glass sheet comprises one or more metal oxide layers that are deposited using gas phase pyrolysis. The disclosed glazing has a minimum light transmittance of 60 percent (with 4 mm thick clear glass sheets).

Abstract: Low emissivity coated panels can be fabricated using a base layer having a low refractive index layer on a high refractive index layer. The low refractive index layer can have refractive index less than 1.5, and can include MgF2, CaF2, SiO2, or BO. The high refractive index layer can have refractive index greater than 2.3, and can include TiOx, NbOx, or BiOx. The multilayer base structure can allow color tuning with enhanced transmission, for example, as compared to similar structures having single layer base layer.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles that exhibit scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a reflection or transmission color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle in the range from about 20 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant and hardness of at least 14 GPa at an indentation depth of at least 100 nm from the surface of the article. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer, a second a second high refractive index sub-layer, and an optional third sub-layer.

Abstract: Nano-structure includes a substrate and a non-oxidized portion of a metal layer (having an expansion coefficient, during oxidation, that is more than 1) on the substrate. An oxide layer is formed on the non-oxidized portion. A plurality of metal oxide nano-pillars is grown from the oxide layer. Each nano-pillar is grown through a plurality of pores defined in a template. A space is defined between adjacent nano-pillars. A continuous metal oxide cap layer is over the nano-pillars and over, but not in, the space between adjacent nano-pillars. The cap layer is formed from end portions of the nano-pillars that merge together over a template surface. The cap layer is in contact with all of the nano-pillars. The oxide layer, the nano-pillars, and the oxide cap layer are formed from anodization of portions of the metal layer.

Abstract: A multi-layer thin film assembly including a first layer including a first material, wherein the first material includes at least two kinds of functional groups, and a second layer disposed on the first layer and including a second material that interacts with the at least two kinds of functional groups, and a barrier film including the same.

Abstract: Refrigerator doors (which includes freezer doors) are provided for use in display areas where refrigerated merchandise (e.g., frozen or chilled food) is displayed. It is desired to increase energy efficiency of the doors and thus of the refrigerated display system, while at the same time reducing visible reflectance from the doors to make it easier for customers to see merchandise which is being displayed behind the transparent doors. Refrigerator doors according to certain example embodiments of this invention include one or more AR coatings, some of which may include a transparent conductive layer (e.g., ITO) so as to also function as a low-E coating.

Abstract: Low emissivity panels can include a protection layer of silicon nitride on a layer of ZnO on a layer of Zn2SnOx. The low emissivity panels can also include NiNbTiOx as a barrier layer. The low emissivity panels have high light to solar gain, color neutral, together with similar observable color and light transmission before and after a heat treatment process.

Abstract: One-piece article obtained by injection molding, with at least one injection point, said article comprising a main body (20), having a body volume defined by the space within a surface forming an outer envelope, and at least one hook (21), preferably a field of hooks, obtained from the same molding of the main body of the molded article, the hook or each hook having a stem of longitudinal axis and a catching part projecting laterally from the stem, characterized in that the volume of the hooks is between 100,000 and 100,000,000 times smaller than the volume of the body, and in that the width, or smallest transverse dimension, of the stems, measured transversely to the longitudinal axis, is smaller than the thickness of the main body, measured along the longitudinal axis of the stems.

Abstract: The invention relates to an insulating double glazing comprising a sheet of glass which has on the face (2) an assembly of layers known as low-emissivity layers, produced by sputtering and comprising at least one infrared-reflecting metallic layer, the other glass sheet comprising on the face (4) one or more metal oxide layers deposited by gas pyrolysis, the space located between the sheets being sealed and filled with insulating gas composed of krypton for at least 86% by volume and at most 5% of air, this glazing having a light transmission which is no less than 60% (for thicknesses of the clear glass sheets of 4 mm), wherein said metal oxide layers comprising a doped tin oxide layer having haze of less than 0.3%, Ra of less than 10 nm, and thickness of not less than 200 nm.

Abstract: The invention relates to a friction element (1), comprising a main body (2) having a friction layer (5), characterized in that the friction layer (5) has an arithmetic average roughness value Ra according to DIN EN ISO 4287 between 3 ?m and 10 ?m, a wave depth Wt according to DIN EN ISO 4287 of at least 30 ?m and a mean groove width Rsm according to DIN EN ISO 4287 of at least 150 ?m. Pores of the friction layer have a pore size which is selected from a range with a lower limit of 25 ?m and an upper limit of 900 ?m.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a chemically strengthened glass plate which has a good yield in a cutting process of the chemically strengthened glass plate and has sufficient strength. The chemically strengthened glass plate has a surface compressive stress of not less than 600 MPa at a surface of the chemically strengthened glass plate, and a compressive stress layer containing two types of stress patterns A and B. The stress pattern A is a stress pattern of a surface portion of the glass plate, and the stress pattern B is a stress pattern of an inside of the glass plate. The stress patterns satisfy the formula SA>SB where SA represents a slope of the stress pattern A and SB represents a slope of the stress pattern B when the stress patterns A and B are each approximated by a linear function.

Abstract: Absorbing layers of a low-emissivity (low-E) coating are designed to cause the coating to have a reduced film side reflectance which is advantageous for aesthetic purposes. In certain embodiments, the absorbing layers are metallic or substantially metallic (e.g., NiCr or NiCrNx) and are each provided between first and second nitride layers (e.g., silicon nitride based layers) in order to reduce or prevent oxidation of the absorbing layers during optional heat treatment (e.g., thermal tempering, heat bending, and/or heat strengthening). Coated articles according to certain example embodiments of this invention may be used in the context of insulating glass (IG) window units, other types of windows, etc.

Abstract: A dry adhesive comprising a microporous and nanoporous surface, and a compliant surface having a hardness of about 60 Shore A or less, the microporous and nanoporous surface and the compliant surface being capable of forming upon contact a dry adhesive bond with each other, wherein the microporous and nanoporous surface has Ra between about 0.2-3.0 ?m and Rsm between about 20-2,000 nm.

Abstract: Disclosed is an anti-reflection film comprising a high refractive index layer comprising a first binder including a crosslinked polymer of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound, and nano silica particles dispersed in the first binder; and a low refractive index layer laminated on the high refractive index layer, and comprising a second binder including a crosslinked copolymer of a multifunctional (meth)acrylate compound and a fluorine-based (meth)acrylate compound, and hollow silica particles and hollow silica particles coated with a fluorine-based compound on the surface, which are dispersed in the second binder, wherein the weight ratio of the hollow silica particles to the hollow silica particles coated with a fluorine-based compound is 1:1˜10. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing the anti-reflection film using a composition that is separated into at least two layers by phase separation after single layer coating by a more simplified process.

Abstract: A molded article, such as, a kitchen sink, a wash basin, a work surface, or the like, is produced from a composite material comprising a cured polymer binder and filler particles by molding. The surface of a visible face of the molded article, that is substantially horizontal when the molded article is in use, exhibits irregularities formed by pores. More than 30% and less than 90%, in particular more than 40% and less than 80%, and preferably more than 50% and less than 65% of the surface of the visible face is formed by pores with an average width of more than 0.1 mm and less than 1 mm, an average depth of more than 10 ?m and less than 50 ?m, and the average ratio of depth to width of the pores of more than 1:4 and less than 1:30.

Abstract: Embodiments of this disclosure pertain to articles exhibiting scratch-resistance and improved optical properties. In some examples, the article exhibits a color shift of about 2 or less, when viewed at an incident illumination angle from about 0 degrees to about 60 degrees from normal under an illuminant, and hardness of at least 14 GPa at an indentation depth of at least 100 nm from the surface of the article. In one or more embodiments, the articles include a substrate, and an optical film disposed on the substrate. The optical film includes a scratch-resistant layer and an optical interference layer. The optical interference layer may include one or more sub-layers that exhibit different refractive indices. In one example, the optical interference layer includes a first low refractive index sub-layer and a second a second high refractive index sub-layer. In some instances, the optical interference layer may include a third sub-layer.