Abstract: A ceramic honeycomb structure having a web structure including a plurality of intersecting channel walls forming channels. The ceramic honeycomb structure has a total porosity greater than or equal to about 55%, an average channel wall thickness less than or equal to about 150 ?m, a median pore diameter greater than or equal to about 10 ?m, a df less than or equal to about 0.45, where df=(d50?d10)/d50, and a strength (MOR/CFA) greater than or equal to about 900 psi. A method of manufacturing a ceramic honeycomb structure by mixing a ceramic precursor batch composition having a median particle diameter less than or equal to about 10 ?m and at least one starch-based pore former having a median particle diameter greater than or equal to about 10 ?m. The method also includes forming a mixture of ceramic precursor batch composition and a starch-based pore former into a green ceramic structure having a web structure, and firing the green ceramic structure to yield a ceramic honeycomb structure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for cleaning an edge director, and more particularly, to an edge director cleaning apparatus that includes two or more nozzle pipes arranged to be parallel to each other, nozzle tips respectively provided at first ends of the two or more nozzle pipes, fuel manifolds respectively connected to second ends of the two or more nozzle pipes, and a fixing guide configured to fix the nozzle pipes, wherein the nozzle tips extend in an oblique direction with respect to an extending direction of the nozzle pipes. When the apparatus and method for cleaning an edge director according to the present disclosure are used, devit can be safely removed without damage to the apparatus while reducing downtime.

Abstract: A glass article is provided that includes: a glass substrate comprising a thickness and a primary surface; and a textured region defined by the primary surface. The textured region comprises a plurality of sub-surface hillocks, each hillock having a top surface and a base, the base located below the primary surface of the substrate. The plurality of hillocks comprises an average lateral feature size from 0.1 ?m to 3 ?m and an average height from 5 nm to 200 nm. Further, the primary surface of the substrate is substantially planar.

Abstract: The optical fibers disclosed is a single mode optical fiber comprising a core region and a cladding region surrounding and directly adjacent to the core region. The core region can have a radius r1 in a range from 3 ?m to 7 ?m and a relative refractive index profile ?1 having a maximum relative refractive index ?1max in the range from 0.25% to 0.50%. The cladding region can include a first outer cladding region and a second outer cladding region surrounding and directly adjacent to the first outer cladding region. The first outer cladding region can have a radius r4a. The second outer cladding region can have a radius r4b less than or equal to 45 ?m and comprising silica based glass doped with titania.

Abstract: Devices include a substrate, a collector layer, and an emitter layer positively biased relative to the collector. Devices further include a semiconductor layer located between the collector and the emitter. The semiconductor layer includes an organic semiconductor polymer with a donor-acceptor structure.

Abstract: A containment building includes a wall made of a material of the concrete type that delimits a space and at least one viewing module, the viewing module including at least one window arranged in an opening in the wall, the window having a frame in which at least one optical unit that provides protection from high-energy and/or neutron radiation is placed, the frame being fitted in the opening, the viewing module also having a protective element that includes a sash bearing a pane and is arranged so as to close the opening at the face on the inside of the building, the viewing module thus including at least one interface between two surfaces. The containment building also includes at least one sealing system arranged at at least one interface.

Abstract: A cell culture vessel includes a vessel body, support columns, and a stabilizer device. The vessel body defines a cell culture chamber enclosed between a bottom wall and a top wall. The support column is within the cell culture chamber and extends between the top wall and the bottom wall. The stabilizer device covers a width and length of the cell culture chamber and has a column engaging structure that is sized to slidingly engage the support column such that the stabilizer device is movable along the support column as a liquid culture medium is received in the cell culture chamber. The support column guides the stabilizer device along a length of the support column as the stabilizer device rises with rising liquid level in the cell culture chamber during a liquid culture medium filling operation.

Abstract: A coupled-core multicore optical fiber has a plurality of cores that are doped with alkali metals or chlorine to achieve low attenuation and a large effective area. The cores may be embedded in a common cladding region that may be fluorine doped. The cores may also be doped with chlorine, either with the alkali metals described above or without the alkali metals.

Abstract: A system for producing articles from glass tube includes a converter having a base with a plurality of processing stations and a turret moveable relative to the base. The turret indexes a plurality of holders for holding the glass tubes successively through the processing stations. The system further includes a thermal imaging system that includes a thermal imager coupled to the turret for movement with the turret. The thermal imaging system may also include a mirror coupled to the thermal imager and positioned to reflect infrared light from one of the plurality of holders to the thermal imager. The thermal imaging system may measure one or more characteristics of the glass tube during the conversion process. Processes for controlling the converter using the thermal imaging system to measure one or more process variables are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to pharmaceutical packages that include a coating that comprises polysilazane, and methods for the production of such. In one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, a pharmaceutical package may include a glass container comprising a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface may be an outer surface of the glass container. The pharmaceutical package may further include a coating positioned over at least a portion of the first surface of the glass container. The coating may include polysilazane.

Abstract: Glass-based articles have a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t) and a center between the first surface and the second surface, the glass-based article containing Li2O, ion-exchanged potassium and ion-exchanged sodium. The glass-based article has a stress profile including a hump stress region extending from the first surface (or a point below the first surface) to an apex in a range of 0.001·t and 0.1·t. Compressive stress at the apex is from 25 to 750 MPa. The hump region comprises an area of increasing stress and an area of decreasing stress. Depth of compression is from 0.1·t to 0.25·t. A tensile stress region extends from the depth of compression to a maximum tensile stress.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of an ultraviolet (UV) illumination system. The UV illumination system includes at least one UV light emitting diode (LED) and a light-diffusing optical fiber bundle. The light-diffusing optical fiber bundle includes a bundle jacket and a plurality of optical fibers disposed within the bundle jacket. Each optical fiber is made up of a glass core having a glass composition with less than 90 mol % silica and a cladding surrounding the glass core. At least one of the glass core or the cladding includes scattering centers. Further, the light-diffusing optical fiber bundle is optically coupled to the UV LED. Also disclosed herein are a UV light-diffusing fiber and a method of sterilizing an object using a UV illumination system contain a UV light-diffusing fiber.

Abstract: Alkali aluminosilicate glasses that are resistant to damage due to sharp impact and capable of fast ion exchange are provided. The glasses comprise at least 4 mol % P2O5 and, when ion exchanged, have a Vickers indentation crack initiation load of at least about 7 kgf.

Abstract: A multicore optical fiber includes an inner glass region having a plurality of core regions surrounded by a common outer cladding, the inner glass region further having at least one marker and an outer diameter in the range of 120 microns and 130 microns, wherein each core region is comprised of a germania-doped silica core and a fluorine-doped silica trench, wherein the trench volume of the fluorine-doped silica trench is greater than 50% ? microns2. The fiber has an outer coating layer surrounding the inner glass region, the outer coating layer having a primary coating layer and a secondary coating layer with a diameter of the secondary coating layer equal to or less than 200 microns, wherein each core region has a mode field diameter greater than 8.2 microns at 1310 nm, a cable cutoff wavelength of less than 1260 nm, and zero dispersion wavelength of less than 1335 nm.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic article comprises: a center-volume composition comprising (on an oxide basis): 55-75 mol % SiO2; 0.2-10 mol % Al2O3; 0-5 mol % B2O3; 15-30 mol % Li2O; 0-2 mol % Na2O; 0-2 mol % K2O; 0-5 mol % MgO; 0-2 mol % ZnO; 0.2-3.0 mol % P2O5; 0.1-10 mol % ZrO2; 0-4 mol % TiO2; and 0-1.0 mol % SnO2. Lithium disilicate and either ?-spodumene or ?-quartz are the two predominant crystalline phases (by weight) of the glass-ceramic article. The glass-ceramic article further comprises tetragonal ZrO2 as a crystalline phase. The composition of the glass-ceramic article from a primary surface into a thickness of the glass-ceramic article can comprise over 10 mol % Na2O (on an oxide basis), with the mole percentage of Na2O decreasing from the primary surface towards the center-volume. The glass-ceramic article exhibits a ring-on-ring load-to-failure of at least 120 kgf, when the thickness of the glass-ceramic article is 0.3 mm to 2.0 mm.

Abstract: A method for forming an optical quality glass is provided. The method includes contacting silica soot particles with a basic additive, forming a silica soot compact, and removing the basic additive from the silica soot compact. A method of forming a cladding portion of an optical fiber preform is also provided.

Abstract: An antibacterial composition, includes: a borate-based glass material having a composition of: 0-25 wt. % SiO2, 30-75 wt. % B2O3, 0-10 wt. % P2O5, 0-30 wt. % Al2O3, 0-5 wt. % Li2O, 1-25 wt. % Na2O, 0-15 wt. % K2O, 0-10 wt. % MgO, 10-25 wt. % CaO, 12-30 wt. % MO, 8-25 wt. % R2O, and 30-75 (B2O3+Al2O3), such that at least one of P2O5 or Al2O3 is present, MO is the sum of MgO, CaO, SrO, and BaO, R2O is the sum of Na2O, K2O, Li2O, and Rb2O, and the borate-based glass material is configured to achieve at least a 3.5-log kill rate of at least one of E. coli, P. gingivalis, or S. mutans bacteria.

Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and associated processes are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a curved glass article disposed on the curved surface. The curved glass article includes a high modulus adhesive layer located on the second major surface. The high modulus adhesive layer has a modulus of elasticity of at least 500 MPa. The high modulus adhesive layer provides crack resistance to the glass article. Methods for forming such glass articles and vehicle interior systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to porous ceramic materials and porous ceramic articles, including honeycomb structure bodies and porous ceramic filters comprised of plugged honeycomb bodies. In various embodiments, a particulate filter is disclosed herein, such as suitable as a gasoline particulate filter (GPF) for use with a gasoline engine and treating its exhaust, and/or such as a diesel particulate filter (DPF) suitable for use with a diesel engine and treating its exhaust.

Abstract: An aqueous cell culture medium composition includes an aqueous cell culture solution configured to support the culture of mammalian cells. The composition further includes a synthetic polymer conjugated to a polypeptide dissolved in the aqueous cell culture solution. The synthetic polymer conjugated to a polypeptide is configured to attach to the surface of a cell culture article under cell culture conditions. Incubation of the aqueous cell culture medium composition on a cell culture surface under cell culture conditions results is attachment to the surface of the synthetic polymer conjugated to the polypeptide.