Abstract: The invention relates to biaxially oriented, UV-stabilized polyester films incorporating silicon dioxide particles as light-scattering particles and a UV stabilizer; a process for producing the same and to use thereof in greenhouse blinds. The invention particularly relates to single- or multilayer polyester film with transparency from 70 to 92 %, where: the film includes at least 1.0% by weight to at most 2.5% by weight of SiO2, with the d50 value of these SiO2 particles ranging from 3 to 9 ?m, the SV value of the film is at least 700, the scattering factor SF of the film is at least 2 and not more than 8, the haze of the film is from 60 to 95%, and the clarity of the film is from 15 to 40%; and all of the external layers comprise at least 0.3 % by weight of an organic UV stabilizer.

Abstract: An eye-mountable device is provided that includes a plurality of rigid polymer layers separated by liquid crystal layers. Certain eye-mountable devices includes a first rigid polymer layer, a second rigid polymer layer, and a liquid crystal layer between the first and second rigid polymer layers. The liquid crystal layer has a refractive index that is electrically controllable between an ordinary refractive index and an extraordinary refractive index, and the first rigid polymer layer and second rigid polymer layer include materials having a refractive index similar to the ordinary refractive index of the liquid crystal layer. The first rigid polymer layer and second rigid polymer layer may also include a combination of monomer-derived units that provide cast-moldable materials with high oxygen permeability. Methods for fabricating the eye-mountable device and for changing the focal length of the eye-mountable device are also provided.

Abstract: There is provided an optical member including a porous layer on a substrate, wherein the porous layer contains silicon oxide particles, a silicon oxide binder, and a fluorine compound having a fluorocarbon group and a nonionic hydrophilic group, and the amount of the fluorine compound is 0.1% by mass or more and 2.5% by mass or less with respect to the silicon oxide.

Abstract: Provided are a far infrared reflective film including a base material and a far infrared reflective layer including a binder and flat conductive particles, in which a value obtained by dividing an average particle diameter of the flat conductive particles by an average thickness of the flat conductive particles is 20 or more, a thickness y nm of the far infrared reflective layer is 3 times or more the average thickness of the flat conductive particles, a volume fraction x of the flat conductive particles in the far infrared reflective layer is 0.4 or more, and a product x×y of the volume fraction x and the thickness y satisfies Expression A, a heat shield film including the far infrared reflective film, and a heat shield glass including the far infrared reflective film. x × y ? 0.

Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the sound insulating properties in a high frequency area of 2000 Hz or more can be effectively enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a two or more-layer structure and is provided with a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the second layer is arranged on a first surface side of the first layer, and the interlayer film is provided with Constitution A: “the glass transition temperature of the second layer being 32° C. or more, the glass transition temperature of the first layer being lower than the glass transition temperature of the second layer, and the thickness of the interlayer film being more than 787 ?m and 950 ?m or less” or Constitution B: “the glass transition temperature of the second layer being 25° C.

Abstract: There is provided a laminated glass excellent in sound insulating property. A laminated glass includes: a pair of glass plates facing each other; and an intermediate film sandwiched between the pair of glass plates, including alternately laminated at least one skin layer and two or more core layers, wherein the skin layer has a glass transition point of 15° C. or higher, and each of the core layers has a glass transition point of less than 15° C., and a ratio of a mass of the intermediate film with respect to a total mass of the intermediate film and the pair of glass plates is 14 mass % or more.

Abstract: A glass article includes a first outermost pane, a second outermost pane disposed opposite the first outermost pane, and a transparent interlayer disposed between the first and second outermost panes. The first outermost pane has a thickness of from 1.1 to 4.0 mm, and has a first glass transition temperature. The second outermost pane has a thickness of from 0.3 to 1.05 mm, and has a second glass transition temperature. The second glass transition temperature of the second outermost pane is from 1 to 40° C. greater than the first glass transition temperature of the first outermost pane.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an anti-reflective film including: a hard coating layer; and a low-refractive layer containing a binder resin, and hollow inorganic nanoparticles and solid inorganic nanoparticles which are dispersed in the binder resin, wherein the low-refractive layer includes a first layer containing at least 70 vol % of the entire solid inorganic nanoparticles and a second layer containing at least 70 vol % of the entire hollow inorganic nanoparticles, and at the time of fitting polarization ellipticity measured by ellipsometry for the first layer or/and the second layer included in the low-refractive layer using a Cauchy model represented by the following General Equation 1, the second layer satisfies a predetermined condition.

Abstract: Provided are a light-blocking member, a black resin composition, and a black resin molded article having excellent durability and solvent resistance, and the like. In a light-blocking member (1) comprising a substrate (11) and a light-blocking membrane (21) provided on at least one surface of this substrate (11), the light-blocking membrane (21) containing an ultraviolet curable resin as a binder resin and containing a black pigment as a filler dispersed in this binder resin is employed. The light-blocking membrane (21) preferably further contains photo- and/or thermal polymerization initiators. In addition, the content of the filler in the light-blocking membrane (21) is preferably 10% by mass or more and 60% by mass or less in terms of solids based on all resin components contained in the light-blocking membrane (21).

Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass that has one-layer structure or a two or more layer-structure includes a first layer containing a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer, wherein the first layer has a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or lower, and has an elastic modulus of 285,000 Pa or greater at 30° C.

Abstract: An interlayer film for laminated glass includes a first layer containing thermoplastic resin and silica particles; and a second layer containing a thermoplastic resin, wherein the first layer has tan ? of 0.8 or greater at 200° C., and wherein the second layer is disposed on a first surface side of the first layer, and has a glass transition temperature higher than a glass transition temperature of the first layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optical article provided with antireflection properties, comprising a substrate having at least one main surface coated with an antireflection coating comprising, starting from the substrate: a sub-layer comprising two adjacent layers formed from the same material, the sum of the thicknesses of the two adjacent layers being greater than or equal to 75 nm; and a multilayered antireflection stack comprising at least one high refractive index layer and at least one low refractive index layer, the deposition of the first of said two adjacent layers of the sub-layer having been carried out without ion assistance and the deposition of the second of said two adjacent layers of the sub-layer having been carried out under ion assistance. The invention also relates to a process for manufacturing such an optical article.

Abstract: A laminated and etched glazing unit having a substrate and a multi-layered interference filter each delimited by two main faces; the incident medium having a refractive index ninc=1, the substrate having a refractive index nsubstrate defined as: 1.45?nsubstrate?1.6 at 550 nm, and the exit medium being defined as follows 1.45?nexit?1.6 at 550 nm; and wherein the following requirements are met: The saturation of the colour is higher than 8 at near-normal angle of reflection, except for grey and brown; the visible reflectance is higher than 4%; the variation of the dominant wavelength MD of the dominant colour MD of the reflection is smaller than 15 nm for ?r<60°; and the total hemispherical solar transmittance is above 80%.

Abstract: An optical film includes a liquid crystal layer derived from a smectic phase, wherein an Nz factor of the liquid crystal layer is from 0.2 to 0.8. A display device that includes the optical film, and a method of producing an optical film is also provided.

Abstract: An optical film for a cover plate of a flexible display, which is disposed on the display side of the flexible display, is disclosed. The optical film sequentially includes an optical substrate layer adjacent to the flexible display, a first adhesive layer, a polarizing layer, a second adhesive layer and a surface functional film which is disposed on the folding side of the flexible display. The optical film having excellent bending resistance and recovery property can be obtained by adjusting the ratio of the integrated bending modulus of the optical substrate layer, the polarizing layer, and the surface functional film to the total thickness of the optical film.

Abstract: An acrylic resin composition includes an acrylic resin and a graft copolymer. The graft copolymer includes an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer is a soft polymer (B) having, as structural units, a monomer mixture (b) containing 40 to 99 wt % of an alkyl acrylate ester, 1 to 60 wt % of benzyl (meth)acrylate, and 0 to 40 wt % of another monomer and 0.1 to 5 parts by weight of a polyfunctional monomer; and the outer layer is a hard polymer (C) having, as structural units, a monomer mixture (c) containing 60 to 100 wt % of an alkyl methacrylate ester, 0 to 10 wt % of benzyl (meth)acrylate, and 40 to 0 w % of another monomer and 0 to 10 parts by weight of a polyfunctional monomer.

Abstract: Polymeric interlayers for use in making multiple layer panels having a unique balance of properties are provided. Single and multiple layer interlayers according to various embodiments of the present invention can be used to form multiple layer panels that exhibit both enhanced rigidity and improved impact resistance, while still retaining desirable optical performance. Interlayers and multiple layer panels of the present invention may be particularly suitable for use in a wide range of applications, including, for example, in many indoor and outdoor architectural and structural applications.

Abstract: A sealing membrane including: a) a thermoplastic polyolefin membrane and b) a barrier film including b1) a barrier layer including at least one polymer selected from ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer, polyamide or polyester and b2) an outer layer, wherein the barrier film is laminated over the full surface area or over part of the surface area onto the polyolefin membrane, and so the outer layer is connected directly to the polyolefin membrane, and the outer layer and the polyolefin membrane are both ethylene-based or the outer layer and the polyolefin membrane are both propylene-based. The sealing membrane can be produced at low cost and has a stable interconnecting bond. It is suitable in particular for sealing in building construction or civil engineering work.

Abstract: An optical reflection film may include an optical interference film formed by alternately laminating a high refractive index layer and a low refractive index layer with a refractive index difference therebetween on a substrate. Among the high refractive index layers and the low refractive index layers constituting the optical interference film, if a layer disposed closest to the substrate is defined as a lowermost layer, a layer farthest from the substrate is defined as an uppermost layer, and each of layers disposed between the lowermost layer and the uppermost layer is defined as an intermediate layer, the average elastic modulus of the intermediate layers measured by a nano-indentation method is higher than the elastic modulus of the uppermost layer by 2 GPa or more, and the film thickness of the uppermost layer is 1.2 to 7 times the average film thickness of the intermediate layers.

Abstract: An anisotropic conductive film has a first insulating resin layer and a second insulating resin layer. The first insulating resin layer is formed of a photopolymerized resin, the second insulating resin layer is formed of a thermo-cationically or thermo-anionically polymerizable resin, a photo-cationically or photo-anionically polymerizable resin, a thermo-radically polymerizable resin, or a photo-radically polymerizable resin, and conductive particles for anisotropic conductive connection are disposed in a single layer on a surface of the first insulating resin layer on a side of the second insulating resin layer. The elastic modulus of the anisotropic conductive film as a whole is 0.13 MPa or more.