Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass which is excellent in sound insulation property and has improved sound insulation performance not only in a coincidence region but also in a mass-dominated region. The interlayer film for laminated glass includes a sound insulating layer which is formed from a composition (A) containing at least one resin (a1) selected from a thermoplastic resin and a thermosetting resin, wherein a tan ? obtained when a dynamic viscoelasticity of a sheet, which is obtained by molding the composition (A) to have a thickness of 0.8 mm, is measured at a frequency of 0.3 Hz in a tension mode has a maximal value at a temperature TA (° C.), TA (° C.) is in a range of ?50 to 50° C., and the tan ? at TA (° C.) is 2.5 or more.

Abstract: An optical element for terahertz waves includes: an optical component including a silicon surface, an antireflection film including an organic resin including a cycloolefin-based polymer as a main component, and inorganic particles dispersed in the organic resin; and an adhesive layer located between the optical component and the antireflection film in a thickness direction of the antireflection film and bonding the silicon surface of the optical component and the antireflection film to each other. The adhesive layer includes a thermally denatured olefin-based polymer.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a hard coat film comprising: a hard coat layer and a primer layer; wherein the primer layer includes a first layer of which transmittance with respect to light having a wavelength of 380 nm is 30% or below, and a second layer of which transmittance with respect to light having a wavelength of 340 nm is 10% or below; the first layer and the second layer are layered, in no particular order, in the position of one surface of the hard coat layer; and a substrate layer is included in the position of the surface of the hard coat layer which is opposite side surface to the primer layer side surface, or in the position of the surface of the primer layer which is opposite side surface to the hard coat layer side surface.

Abstract: An anti-glare film is attached on a surface of a display, and includes an anti-glare layer. The anti-glare layer is set to have a sparkle value of 10 or less, which is defined based on a value of a standard deviation of luminance distribution of the display under a state in which the anti-glare film is attached on the surface of the display, a value of specular gloss of 40% or less, which is measured with 60-degree specular gloss, and a value of transmission image clarity of 40% or less, which has an optical comb of 0.5 mm. Consequently, satisfactory anti-glare property can be provided while appropriately suppressing sparkle on the display.

Abstract: A new laminated glass structure for automotive glazing, architectural window and other applications that includes two sheets of relatively thin, optionally chemically strengthened glass, such as Corning® Gorilla® Glass, with a composite interlayer structure that includes at least one relatively stiff layer having relatively high Young's modulus of 50 MPa or higher and a relatively softer polymer layer having a relatively low Young's modulus of 20 MPa or lower.

Abstract: A dielectric multilayer film-incorporated glass plate is disclosed that includes a glass plate and a dielectric multilayer film. The glass plate includes a corner surface located between at least one main surface and a side surface. The dielectric multilayer film includes a main surface covering portion that covers the main surface of the glass plate and a corner surface covering portion that covers the corner surface of the glass plate.

Abstract: A window assembly includes a first pane of glass. The first pane of glass is chemically strengthened and exhibits a surface compressive stress of 400 MPa or more. A second pane of glass has a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface of the second pane of glass and a first major surface of the first pane of glass face each other. The second pane of glass includes 68-74 weight % SiO2, 2-6 weight % MgO, 1-10 weight % CaO, 12-16 weight % Na2O, 0-1 weight % K2O, 0.8-2.0 weight % Fe2O3 (total iron), 0-1.25 weight % TiO2, and 0-1.25 weight % CeO2. A polymeric interlayer is provided between the first pane of glass and the second pane of glass. The window assembly exhibits a direct solar transmittance of 55% or less and a total solar transmittance of 65% or less.

Abstract: The present subject matter relates to a label lid for sealing an opening in a packaging container. The label comprises a facestock layer, a removable adhesive layer, a heat-seal layer, and an optional release coating, wherein the removable adhesive layer does not include a release liner. The removable adhesive layer can be coated on the heat-seal layer or the facestock layer. Optionally, a release coating can be applied to the heat-seal layer or the facestock layer. The composition of the layers used in specific arrangements provides unique performance characteristics for the label for improved sealing, reclosure, and matrix stripping properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a member for an automobile roof provided by compression molding a laminate, wherein the laminate comprises three layers: a layer A-a, a layer B, and a layer A-b laminated in the order mentioned, when the sum of the thickness of the layer A-a, the layer B and the layer A-b is assumed to correspond to 100%, the sum of the thickness of the layer A-a and the layer A-b accounts for from 6 to 8%, and the thickness of the layer A-a accounts for from 0.5 to 7.5%, the thickness of the layer A-b accounts for from 0.5 to 7.5%, and the thickness of the layer B accounts for from 92 to 94%, in such a way that the sum of the thickness of the layer A-a, the layer B and the layer A-b accounts for from 70 to 93%.

Abstract: In a first aspect, a low haze polymer film includes a polymer and a refractive index-matching nanoparticle aggregate. The polymer includes a polyimide, a polyamide imide or a polyester imide, and the refractive index-matching nanoparticle aggregate includes a first nanoparticle having a refractive index that is less than the refractive index of the polymer and a second nanoparticle having a refractive index that is greater than the refractive index of the polymer. A difference in the refractive indices of the polymer and the refractive index-matching nanoparticle aggregate is less than 0.1, and the low haze polymer film has a thickness in a range of from 1 to 150 ?m and a haze of less than 4%. In a second aspect, an electronic device includes the low haze polymer film of the first aspect.

Abstract: The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.

Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass that can improve bending rigidity and sound insulating properties of laminated glass and can inhibit the occurrence and growth of foam in the laminated glass. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a single-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure and includes a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, in which a glass transition temperature of the first layer is 10° C. or lower, and an elastic modulus of the first layer at 30° C. is 285,000 Pa or greater.

Abstract: Laminated structures include a thin glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 ?m being attached to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 100 ?m or less. These laminated structures can include planar or curved shapes. Methods of manufacturing a laminated structure are also provided including the step of attaching a glass sheet with a thickness of less than 600 ?m to a metal sheet with an adhesive layer including a thickness of about 300 ?m or less.

Abstract: A support for optical elements is described. The support includes a base substrate with high specific stiffness and a finishing layer. The base substrate is a non-oxide ceramic material, preferably a carbide, such as boron carbide or silicon carbide. The finishing layer is preferably Ge or an alloy of Al and Si. The finishing layer is or is capable of being processed to provide a surface with low finish. Low finish is achieved by diamond turning or polishing the finishing material. The finishing layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion similar to the coefficient of thermal expansion of the base substrate. The optical element optionally includes a reflective stack on the finishing layer.

Abstract: A coated substrate includes: a substrate and a first layer on at least a portion of the substrate, the first layer including a polymer selected from the group consisting of an acrylic, an epoxy, a polyurethane, a copolymer thereof, and a mixture thereof, and an additive selected from the group consisting of an ultraviolet light (UV) absorber, a UV stabilizer, and a mixture thereof. The coated substrate further includes a second layer on at least a portion of the first layer, and a third layer on at least a portion of the second layer. A method of forming a coated substrate includes: forming a first layer on at least a portion of a substrate; forming a second layer on at least portion of the first layer; and forming a third layer by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition on at least a portion of the second layer.

Abstract: A laminated glazing for a vehicle or a building, includes an inner structural glass sheet having a surface compressive stress of between 400 and 1000 MPa with exchange depths of between 100 and 500, for example at least equal to 150 ?m and an outer structural glass sheet having a surface compressive stress of between 50 and 300 MPa with exchange depths of between 50 and 100 ?m, on condition that the product of the two is at most equal to 25 000 MPa·?m.

Abstract: A decorative sheet in which squashing of an embossed shape is suppressed when bonded to an adherend, even when an embossed shape is deeply formed to improve the designability and texture of the decorative plate. More specifically, a decorative sheet having a laminate sequentially including a base material sheet, a transparent resin layer, and a surface-protecting layer in the thickness direction, wherein (1) the decorative sheet has an embossed projection and depression pattern on the surface-protecting layer side, (2) the projections of the embossed projection and depression pattern are rising portions successively connected to the depressions, and are projected from a reference plane, the reference plane being a portion of the surface of the surface-protecting layer without the embossed projection and depression pattern, and (3) the surface of the surface-protecting layer has a maximum profile peak height Rp specified in JIS B0601 (2001) of 30 ?m or more.

Abstract: An antireflection film is arranged on a surface of a substrate layer. The antireflection film includes a multilayer film arranged on the surface of the substrate layer and a protective film arranged outside the multilayer film. The multilayer film is formed by stacking two or three low-reflection layers. Two protective films are successively arranged outside the multilayer film of the antireflection film. An optical component includes the antireflection film arranged on both sides or one side of an optical filter of the optical component. The high-performance antireflection film can be obtained with respect to a broadband wavelength ranging from 400 nm to 800 nm, and the antireflection film can reduce the occurrence of ghosts or flare when used in an optical system.

Abstract: Embodiments of a laminate structure for use in flexible packaging comprise a sealant film comprising ethylene-based polymer, and a multilayer polyethylene print film laminated to the sealant film. The print film comprises at least 3 layers and has an overall thickness from 15 to 30 ?m. The print film comprises a middle layer, an inner layer disposed between sealant film and the middle layer, and an outer layer, wherein the middle layer comprises at least 90% by weight high density polyethylene (HDPE) polymer having a density from 0.950 to 0.965 g/cc. The inner layer and the outer layer comprise linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) having a density from 0.925 to 0.965 g/cc. The laminate structure yields desired optical and mechanical properties coupled with recyclability and improved printing efficiency, while maintaining these low thicknesses for the print film.

Abstract: A gas barrier film has, in sequence, a support, an inorganic layer disposed on one surface side of the support, an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the inorganic layer, and a resin layer disposed on a surface of the adhesive layer in which the adhesive layer has a thickness of 15 ?m or less, and the adhesion strength between the inorganic layer and the adhesive layer is 21 N/25 mm or more and 60 N/25 mm or less. A method for producing a gas barrier film includes an inorganic layer deposition step and a bonding step in a vacuum.