Abstract: An electrode can include a functional layer having an Ln2MO4 phase, where Ln is at least one lanthanide optionally doped with a metal and M is at least one 3d transition metal, and a heavily-doped ceria phase. In an embodiment, the ceria phase can be present in the functional layer in an amount of at least 40 vol % based on a total volume of the functional layer absent any porosity. An electrochemical device or a sensor device can include the electrode.

Abstract: A plasterboard includes a first layer of plaster and a second layer of plaster, wherein the first layer includes activated carbon; the second layer includes a scavenging agent, wherein a content of scavenging agent in the first layer, expressed as percentage by weight of dry matter, is less than a content of scavenging agent in the second layer, and wherein the second layer is free of activated carbon.

Abstract: The invention relates to uniformed concrete comprising, in percentages by weight, (d) 87% to 98% of particles comprising more than 90 wt.-% alumina, (c) 1% to 7% silica fume particles, (f) 1% to 8% particles of a hydraulic cement, the fraction of said particles having a size less than 40 ?m being distributed as follows, in percentage by weight in relation to the weight of the unformed concrete: fraction <0.5 ?m: ?4%, fraction <2 ?m: ?5%, fraction <10 ?m: ?19%, fraction <40 ?m: 34%-52%, fraction between 2 ?m and 40 ?m: 26.5%-34%, the concentration of Zro2, in percentage by weight on the basis of the uniformed concrete, being less than 2%, and the concentration of organic fibres, in percentage by weight on the basis of the uniformed concrete, being less than or equal to 0.03%.

Abstract: A coated pane with a communication window includes a base pane, a metal-containing coating on the base pane, a grid area made of intersecting, de-coated inner gridlines in the metal-containing coating, wherein the grid area has a grid area edge, and the grid area edge has intersecting outer gridlines, wherein the outer gridlines have interruptions increasing in size from the outer edge of the grid area all the way to the end of the grid surface edge.

Abstract: A scintillation crystal can include a rare earth silicate, an activator, and a Group 2 co-dopant. In an embodiment, the Group 2 co-dopant concentration may not exceed 200 ppm atomic in the crystal or 0.25 at in the melt before the crystal is formed. The ratio of the Group 2 concentration/activator atomic concentration can be in a range of 0.4 to 2.5. In another embodiment, the scintillation crystal may have a decay time no greater than 40 ns, and in another embodiment, have the same or higher light output than another crystal having the same composition except without the Group 2 co-dopant. In a further embodiment, a boule can be grown to a diameter of at least 75 mm and have no spiral or very low spiral and no cracks. The scintillation crystal can be used in a radiation detection apparatus and be coupled to a photosensor.

Abstract: A material including a transparent substrate coated with a stack acting on infrared radiation includes at least one functional layer and at least one upper protective layer deposited above at least a part of the functional layer. The upper protective layer is a hydrogenated carbon layer, within which layer the carbon atoms form carbon-carbon and carbon-hydrogen bonds and are essentially in an sp2 hybridization state.

Abstract: A method for producing a plastic vehicle attachment part is described, such that a polymeric film is laid in an injection mold, the polymeric film having an opaque or semi-opaque imprint or a color pigmentation. The polymeric film is back injected with a polymeric covering part, wherein the polymeric covering part is optically transparent. A polymeric carrier part is sprayed at least on a part of the surface of the polymeric covering part facing away from the polymeric film. A protective layer is applied at least on the polymeric film.

Abstract: An analyzer device can receives a pulse from a photosensor, obtain an initial calculated area under a curve representing the pulse, and obtain a recalculated area under the curve representing the pulse. In an embodiment, the initial calculated area and the recalculated area can base obtained via initial and subsequent integrations, respectively. The initial and subsequent integrations can be performed for different integration time periods. The subsequent integration may allow for the pulse height resolution to be determined more accurately.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for production of wafers of nitrides of element (13) (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d) from a self-supported crystal of nitride of element (13), extending longitudinally along a main axis orthogonal to a growth face of the crystal and passing through the centre of said growth face, the crystal (10) having a truncation angle with a non-zero value, remarkable in that the method comprises a phase of cutting the self-supported crystal along the transverse cutting planes of the crystal in order to obtain wafers of nitride of element (13), each wafer including a front face having a non-zero truncation angle in the vicinity of the centre of the front face.

Abstract: A pane having at least two connection elements and one connecting conductor is described. The pane comprising a substrate with an electrically conductive structure on at least one subregion of the substrate, at least two electrical connection elements on at least one subregion of the electrically conductive structure, at least one contact area on the bottom of each connection element, a solder compound, which connects the contact areas of the electrical connection elements in at least one subregion to the electrically conductive structure, and a connecting conductor, which electrically conductively connects the connection elements to one another, wherein the contact areas of adjacent connection elements, which contact areas are closest to one another, are at a distance of at least 70 mm.

Abstract: A laminated vehicle glazing includes an AMOLED screen between the internal faces F2 and F3 of the glazings and which is located in a widened masking zone of enamel on face F2, and is alone or adjacent with another or several other flexible AMOLED screens also clustered in the zone.

Abstract: An abrasive article including a substrate having an elongated body, a tacking layer overlying the substrate, and a first type of abrasive particle overlying the tacking layer and defining a first abrasive particle concentration at least about 10 particles per mm of substrate.

Abstract: A method of forming a shaped abrasive particle including extruding a mixture into a form, applying a dopant material to an exterior surface of the form, and forming a precursor shaped abrasive particle from the form.

Abstract: A bending tool for bending at least one glass pane by means of suction, comprising a frame-like convex contact surface and a cover having a peripheral air guide plate that surrounds the contact surface at least in regions is described. The bending tool is suitable for generating a first, reduced pressure in a first pressure region between the air guide plate and the contact surface; a second reduced pressure in a second pressure region. The second pressure is less than the first pressure; and a third pressure in a third pressure region, wherein the third pressure is greater than the first pressure.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a process for fabricating a crystalline scintillator material with a structure of elpasolite type of theoretical composition A2BC(1-y)MyX(6-y) wherein: A is chosen from among Cs, Rb, K, Na, B is chosen from among Li, K, Na, C is chosen from among the rare earths, Al, Ga, M is chosen from among the alkaline earths, X is chosen from among F, Cl, Br, I, y representing the atomic fraction of substitution of C by M and being in the range extending from 0 to 0.05, comprising its crystallization by cooling from a melt bath comprising r moles of A and s moles of B, the melt bath in contact with the material containing A and B in such a way that 2s/r is above 1. The process shows an improved fabrication yield. Moreover, the crystals obtained can have compositions closer to stoichiometry and have improved scintillation properties.

Abstract: An abrasive article including a body having a bond material extending throughout the body and including at least 8 wt % aluminum oxide (Al2O3) for a total weight of the bond material, and also including unagglomerated abrasive particles including silicon carbide (SiC) contained within the bond material and present in an amount of greater than 30 vol % for a total volume of the body.

Abstract: The subject of the invention is a process for obtaining a substrate provided on at least one portion of at least one of its sides with a coating, comprising a step of depositing said coating on said substrate, then a step of heat treatment of said coating using a pulsed or continuous laser radiation focused on said coating in the form of at least one laser line, the wavelength of which is within a range extending from 400 to 1500 nm, said heat treatment being such that a relative displacement movement is created between the substrate and the or each laser line, the speed of which is at least 3 meters per minute, the or each laser line having a beam quality factor (BPP) of at most 3 mm·mrad and, measured at the place where the or each laser line is focused on said coating, a linear power density divided by the square root of the duty cycle of at least 200 W/cm, a length of at least 20 mm and a width distribution along the or each line such that the mean width is at least 30 micrometers and the difference betwe

Abstract: A composite stack may include a first substrate layer, a functional layer that includes silver, a first blocker layer that includes a corrosion resistant material and a second blocker layer that includes a blocker material selected from any one of Ti, Ni, Cr, Cu, Al, Mg, NiCr, or alloys thereof. The second blocker layer may be adjacent to the first blocker layer. The composite stack may further have a VLT of at least about 50% and a TSER of at least about 30%. The composite stack may also or in the alternative have an emissivity of not greater than about 20%.

Abstract: A refractory object can include at least approximately 10 wt % Al2O3 and at least approximately 1 wt % SiO2. In an embodiment, the refractory object can include an additive. In a particular embodiment, the additive can include TiO2, Y2O3, SrO, BaO, CaO, Ta2O5, Fe2O3, ZnO, or MgO. The refractory object can include at least approximately 3 wt % of the additive. In an additional embodiment, the refractory object can include no greater than approximately 8 wt % of the additive. In a further embodiment, the creep rate of the refractory object can be at least approximately 1×10?6 h?1. In another embodiment, the creep rate of the refractory object can be no greater than approximately 5×10?5 h?1. In an illustrative embodiment, the refractory object can include a glass overflow trough or a forming block.

Abstract: A method for producing building boards includes unwinding a facing sheet from a supply roll of facing sheet over top of a forming table that includes a series of nozzles. A volume of cementitious material is deposited from a slurry mixing device to the unwound facing sheet. Pressurized air is supplied from an air source to the series of nozzles, whereby a cushion of air is created between the unwound facing sheet and the forming table.