Abstract: A composite panel structure has opposing outer walls or surfaces and a core comprising a plurality of ribs extending between and connected to the outer walls and defining chambers which are filled with expanding foams, non-expanding foams, gases, or a combination thereof. The outer panel surfaces and internal chamber walls or ribs are made of woven or non-woven fibrous material impregnated with one or more resins. The panel structure may be used for making a variety of products including sports equipment such as sports paddles, surfboards, kite boards, skateboards, wakeboards, as well as construction panels for walls, ceilings or floors, display panels, panels for the vehicle industry, furniture, and other structures requiring high strength to weight properties.

Abstract: A laminate has better handling properties achieved when it is attached to an adherend and which allows the solubility irregularity of the water-soluble material layer to be suppressed. The laminate includes: a 10 to 500 nm thick biodegradable material layer containing an aliphatic polyester and a water-soluble material layer disposed on at least one side of the biodegradable material layer, in which the water-soluble material layer is constituted of a 1 to 20 ?m thick first layer containing a water-soluble polymer (a), a 10 ?m to 10 mm thick fabric structure containing a water-soluble polymer (b), and a 1 to 20 ?m thick second layer containing a water-soluble polymer (c), which are layered in this order from the biodegradable material layer side.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for articles including a structure having one or more channels that allow water to contact a water-swellable material. Absorption of water by the water-swellable material causes the topography of the outward-facing surface (10) of the structure to be altered, which can improve traction (95). The structure described herein can be used to make and/or be incorporated into various types of articles or components of articles. The article can be an article of footwear (100, 1, 75), a component of an article of footwear (100, 1, 75), an article of apparel, a component of an article of apparel, an article of sporting equipment, or a component of an article of sporting equipment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thermally conductive thin sheet for protecting an element, etc. integrated in an electronic device from heat, and an article comprising the same. As the thermally conductive thin film sheet has a thermally conductive filler layer formed on both surfaces of a thermally conductive adhesive film having a composite filler, the thermally conductive thin film sheet has excellent tensile strength and flexibility and thus is easy to handle while having a high fill factor of the thermally conductive filler. Accordingly, heat generated during use can be effectively removed by applying the thermally conductive thin film sheet to various articles such as electronic devices, illumination equipment, etc., in which a light emitting source such as an LED, an OLED, etc. is adopted or IC chips are highly integrated.

Abstract: There is provided a display device including a first member, a window on the first member, a first adhesive layer between the first member and the window, and a light blocking layer between the window and the first adhesive layer, the window including a first window portion contacting the first adhesive layer and including a bending portion and a non-bending portion, and a second window portion connected to the bending portion, the second window portion being spaced from the non-bending portion and contacting the light blocking layer, wherein the first adhesive layer includes, a first adhesive portion including a first sub-adhesive portion contacting the bending portion, and a second sub-adhesive portion contacting the non-bending portion, and a second adhesive portion contacting the light blocking layer, and wherein the first sub-adhesive portion has a modulus less than a modulus of each of the second sub-adhesive portion and the second adhesive portion.

Abstract: A blow-molded plastic structure has a hollow interior portion formed during a blow-molding process, and includes first and second outer portions that are spaced apart from each other, with the hollow interior portion disposed there between. The structure includes a pattern of structural stiffening features that are integrally formed in the second outer portion. The pattern of structural stiffening features includes a plurality of tripodal depressions disposed in rows and columns and a plurality of convex regions disposed in rows and columns between the plurality of tripodal depressions. Each convex region has a maximum height between the first and second outer portions. Each of the tripodal depressions extends into the hollow interior portion, includes three indentations disposed adjacent the first outer portion, and includes an island spaced away from the first outer portion. The island has three sides, each of which is disposed adjacent one of the three indentations.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the disclosure pertain to an article including a film disposed on a glass substrate, which may be strengthened, where the interface between the film and the glass substrate is modified, such that the article retains its average flexural strength, and the film retains key functional properties for its application. Some key functional properties of the film include optical, electrical and/or mechanical properties. The bridging of a crack from one of the film or the glass substrate into the other of the film or the glass substrate can be prevented by inserting a crack mitigating layer between the glass substrate and the film.

Abstract: A multi-component structure includes a first hybrid metal composite structure, a second hybrid metal composite structure, and a joint structure. The first and second hybrid metal composite structures include layers, each layer comprising a fiber composite material structure including a fiber material dispersed within a matrix material and at least one metal ply located between layers of the layers. The joint structure extends between and connects the first hybrid metal composite structure and the second hybrid metal composite structure. Additionally, the joint structure exerts a clamping force on the first and second hybrid metal composite structures and to reduce gaps between the layers, between the layers and the at least one metal ply, and between the joint structure and the first and second hybrid metal composite structures to less than half a thickness of the at least one metal ply.

Abstract: Disclosed are multilayer films which can provide balanced improvement in film mechanical performance, where the film comprises a propylene-based polymer and an elastic ethylene copolymer.

Abstract: A stretchable film including a stretchable film layer, a first skin layer disposed on the stretchable film layer on a first surface side, and a second skin layer disposed on the stretchable film layer on a second surface side, in which the stretchable film layer contains an elastomer, the first skin layer and the second skin layer contain a resin which does not have adhesiveness at 60° C., and the thickness of each of the first skin layer and the second skin layer is 0.1 ?m to 4 ?m.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a vehicle component comprises a thermoplastic element having a thermoplastic element first surface and a thermoplastic element second surface; a structural element defining an opening, wherein the structural element has a structural element first surface and a structural element second surface, wherein the thermoplastic element is in the opening; and an elastic anisotropic bonding element between the thermoplastic element second surface and the structural element first surface.

Abstract: A ceramic product includes a transparent ceramic panel having a non-planar geometry including a bend having a slippage plane, an increased haze, a non-uniform thickness, or a combination thereof. A method includes providing a transparent ceramic panel, heating the panel, bending the panel to conform to a non-planar geometry.

Abstract: A first aspect of the present invention is a constant force compression construct, comprising: (a) a plurality of compressible layers, each compressible layer comprising a plurality of interconnected flexible struts configured as a regular hexagonal lattice of repeating unit cells, with the layers spaced apart from one another, and with the unit cells of each layer aligned with one another; and (b) a plurality of beams interconnecting each of the compressible layers with each respective adjacent compressible layer to form a three-dimensional lattice having an upper portion, a lower portion, and a compressible region therebetween, with the repeating unit cells contained in the compressible region.

Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a containerboard, comprising the step of pressing a web formed from a pulp comprising NSSC pulp in an extended nip press, such as a shoe press, wherein the line load in the extended nip press is above 1200 kN/m. Further, there is provided a corrugated board comprising a liner and a fluting, wherein the fluting is formed from a pulp comprising NSSC pulp, the density of the fluting is above 725 kg/m3 and the geometric SCT index (ISO 9895) of the fluting is above 37 Nm/g.

Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for producing a rubber molded article that is improved in fouling resistance while being reduced in tackiness and frictional force despite the presence of the rubber in its surface. The rubber composition includes: a rubber A; and a plastic B, in which: the rubber A includes a non-fluorine-based rubber material; a difference in elastic modulus between the rubber A and the plastic B is 50 MPa or more; a sea-island structure having a sea portion containing the rubber A and a plurality of island portions each containing the plastic B is formed; the plastic B is contained at a content of more than 0 vol % and 50 vol % or less with respect to a total amount of the rubber A and the plastic B; and 90% or more of the plurality of island portions each have a volume of 4,000 ?m3 or less.

Abstract: Provided is a coated optical element that includes: an optical element; and a coating disposed on the optical element. The coating includes at least one layer of a topological insulator.

Abstract: A casting core may comprise a tip flag material having a forward cavity and a first spear cavity disposed aft of the forward cavity. A trailing edge discharge material may be separated from the tip flag material and include a first row of cavities. The first row of cavities may comprise a first racetrack cavity. A second row of cavities may be disposed aft of the first row of cavities and include a second racetrack cavity. A third row of cavities may be disposed aft of the second row of cavities and include a circular cavity. A fourth row of cavities may be disposed aft of the third row of cavities and include a second spear cavity.

Abstract: One or more aspects of the disclosure pertain to an article including a film disposed on a glass substrate, which may be strengthened, where the interface between the film and the glass substrate is modified, such that the article has an improved average flexural strength, and the film retains key functional properties for its application. Some key functional properties of the film include optical, electrical and/or mechanical properties. The bridging of a crack from one of the film or the glass substrate into the other of the film or the glass substrate can be suppressed by inserting a nanoporous crack mitigating layer between the glass substrate and the film.

Abstract: A pattern imprint template incudes a patterned recesses and a layer formed over the patterned recesses. The pattern recesses form a pattern in a resist when brought in contact with a substrate with a resist thereon. The layer formed over the patterned recesses has a first surface energy. The first surface energy is lower in comparison to a second surface energy of the substrate with the resist thereon. The lower first surface energy in comparison to the second surface energy of the substrate avoids trapping gas in the resist by pushing gas toward the imprint template for venting through the patterned recesses.

Abstract: A glass touch screen protector for a portable electronic device having a front face including a touch screen portion and an outer perimeter. The touch screen protector can include a glass sheet having front and back sides, an outer perimeter that corresponds to that of the device, and a transparent window portion; and a spacer provided along the outer perimeter of the glass sheet surrounding the transparent window portion, having a thickness sufficient to space the glass sheet near but not in contact with the touch screen portion, and an exposed adhesive for removably mounting the protector upon the outer perimeter of the front face to form an enclosed air space between the transparent window portion of the plastic film, the spacer and the touch screen portion of the device. The glass sheet can be convex in shape with respect to the touch screen portion of the portable electronic device.