Abstract: Disclosed are a polymer composite material and a preparation method thereof. The polymer composite material includes a polymer base layer and a metal thin film layer provided on a surface of the polymer base layer. The metal thin film layer is made of amorphous alloy. The surface of the polymer base layer is provided with a metal thin film with an amorphous structure. In this way, the arrangement of the metal thin film with amorphous structure can not only improve the mechanical properties, wear resistance and corrosion resistance of the polymer substrate material, but also can greatly improve the toughness of the polymer substrate material, to simultaneously improve the strength and toughness of the polymer material.

Abstract: Preparing MAX phase structures includes forming a gel including a transition metal M, a Group 3A or Group 4A metal or semimetal A, and an acidic chelating agent or gelling agent X. X includes one or both of carbon and nitrogen. Preparing the MAX phase structures further includes shaping the gel to yield a shaped gel and heating the shaped gel to yield carbonaceous MAX phase structures with a composition represented by Mn+1AXn, wherein n is 1, 2, 3, or 4. The MAX phase structures can be thick films, microspheres, or microwires.

Abstract: A web. The web includes an array of discrete polymeric tubes; a plurality of spacer segments between at least a plurality of adjacent polymeric tubes; wherein polymeric tubes are hollow polymeric tubes; wherein the web is a continuous web.

Abstract: The preparation of monodispersed TiO2 nanocrystals with nanocrystal size between 1-30 nm is described herein. These TiO2 nanocrystals are used to prepare dispersions into solvents, formulation into monomers, oligomers, and polymers, and nanocomposites from the resulting formulations. Dispersions of nanocrystals can be formed in various solvents at high loading, high transmittance, and low viscosity. Formulations incorporating these nanocrystals and a matrix material are highly stable, where the resulting nanocomposites have high refractive index and are optically transparent in the visible wavelengths, with very little or no scattering.

Abstract: A window includes a base region and a compressive stress region disposed on the base region. The compressive stress region includes Li+, Na+, and K+ ions. The compressive stress region includes a first compressive stress portion in which a concentration of the K+ ions decreases, a concentration of Na+ ions increases, and a concentration of the Li+ ions increases, from a surface of the window toward the base region. A second compressive stress portion is adjacent to the first compressive stress portion. In the second compressive stress portion, the concentration of the Na+ ion decreases and the concentration of the Li+ ion increases, from the first compressive stress portion toward the base region. The window thereby has a high surface compressive stress value and impact resistance.

Abstract: An embossing apparatus for producing a multilayer web product includes a first embossing assembly, a second embossing assembly, and at least one intermediate embossing assembly. A lapping roller is arranged adjacent to the first embossing assembly to lap at least one intermediate web product that is formed with an intermediate embossed pattern and a first web product that is formed with a first embossed pattern together to form a lapped web product. A glue applying device is arranged adjacent to the first embossing assembly to apply glue on one surface of the lapped web product. A laminating roller laminates the lapped web product and the second web product that is formed with a second embossed pattern together.

Abstract: A water-soluble packaging film according to the present invention is a water-soluble packaging film comprising a polyvinyl alcohol resin, and has, on a film surface, irregularities having a surface roughness (Ra) of 0.3 to 1 ?m and a maximum height (Rz) of 3 to 9 ?m.

Abstract: A glass-based article may include from about 45 mol. % to about 80 mol. % SiO2; from about 0 mol. % to about 10 mol. % Na2O; less than about 5 mol. % K2O; a non-zero amount of Al2O; and. an amorphous phase and a crystalline phase. The article may further in include a stress profile comprising a surface compressive stress (CS) and a maximum central tension (CT). A ratio of Li2O (mol. %) to R2O (mol. %) in the article is from about 0.5 to about 1, where R2O is the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O in the article. CT may be greater than or equal to about 50 MPa and less than about 100 MPa. CS may be greater than 2.0·CT. A depth of compression (DOC) of the stress profile may be greater than or equal to 0.14·t and less than or equal to 0.25·t, where t is the thickness of the article.

Abstract: A composite structure for use in tiling surfaces is disclosed. The composite structure can include a fiber matrix impregnated with a water-activated setting material. The composite structure can be wet and then compressed between a tile and an application surface. The composite structure can cure to provide a support surface for the tile.

Abstract: A laminated structure assembly includes, between an upper transparent substrate and a lower transparent substrate, different combinations of a photovoltaic layer, a light-adjusting layer and a light-emitting layer that are stacked in sequence from top to bottom, and bonding layers are provided to bond adjacent layers. There is also provided a window assembly that includes the laminated structure assembly and a controller electrically connected to the laminated structure assembly. There is also provided a method for adjusting a window assembly, a computer device for control and a computer-readable medium. The laminated structure assembly provides a combination of a plurality of functions, thereby meets requirements of users.

Abstract: A structural component, comprising at least two organo-sheet pieces which at least sectionally lie one on top of the other and which each include a fiber layer, wherein at least in the fiber layers of the organo-sheet pieces at least one pair of mutually aligned holes is formed, at which the organo-sheet pieces are positively connected to each other. There is furthermore proposed a method for manufacturing a structural component.

Abstract: A wavelength conversion member includes: a sintered body that has a light incidence face, a light emission face, and a light reflecting face that is different from the light incidence face and the light emission face, wherein the sintered body contains phosphor particles. The light reflecting face of the sintered body has a plurality of recessed portions. A distribution of the phosphor particles at the light reflecting face is lower than a distribution of the phosphor particles at a cross-section inside the sintered body.

Abstract: The invention provides a water- and oil-repelling member having a primer layer as a first layer on at least one surface of a base material and further having a water- and oil-repelling layer as a second layer on the outer surface of the primer layer. The primer layer comprises a layer containing nano-diamonds and having a film thickness of 0.5 to 500 nm, the main component being an organic silicon compound having a plurality of silanol groups within a molecule. The water- and oil-repelling layer comprises a layer having a film thickness of 0.5 to 30 nm, the main component being a cured product of a hydrolysable fluorine-containing compound. The water- and oil-repelling member can stably and simply impart a water- and oil-repelling coat having excellent abrasion resistance to various base materials. In addition, the primer layer and the water- and oil-repelling layer can be coated even in a room-temperature (25° C.) process.

Abstract: The present invention refers to a glass composition and a method for the commercial production of a solar control thin green glass mainly for use in the automotive industry such as symmetric-hybrid windshields or asymmetric-hybrid windshields, sidelights and rear windows, which includes a basic composition of soda-lime-silica glass, and consists essentially, in weight percentage: from 1.30 to 2.50% of total iron expressed as Fe2O3; from 15 to 40% of Fe2+ (Ferrous) and from 0.15 to 0.65% of FeO, expressed as Fe2O3; from about 0.05 to about 0.30% of SO3; from about 0.02 to about 1.0% of TiO2; from about 0.0002 to about 0.03% of Cr2O3; and from about 0.0002 to about 0.015% of CuO.

Abstract: Provided are a thermal barrier coating and a preparation method thereof, which belong to the field of coating technology. The thermal barrier coating has a double-layer coating structure, and includes an intermediate layer attached to a surface of a metal bonding layer, and a top layer, wherein the intermediate layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying YSZ porous microspheres, and the top layer is formed by atmospheric plasma spraying Yb—Gd codoped YSZ porous microspheres; the intermediate layer is in contact with the surface of the metal bonding layer, and the top layer is directly exposed to a high-temperature gas environment.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. The process includes providing a blend containing (A) a first powder including (i) a polyolefin having a density from 0.860 g/cc to 0.910 g/cc, and a melt index from 1.5 g/10 min to 1,000 g/10 min; (ii) from 1 wt % to 15 wt % of a dispersant selected from an acrylic dispersant, a poloxamer, and combinations thereof; and (iii) optionally, a polyolefin wax, the first powder having a mean volume average particle size from 1 ?m to 300 ?m; and (B) a second powder including an ethylene/?-olefin copolymer having (i) a density from 0.920 g/cc to 0.955 g/cc; and (ii) a melt index from 1.0 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min, the second powder having a mean volume average particle size from 325 ?m to 4,000 ?m; and rotational molding the blend to form a rotational molded article.

Abstract: A glass composition includes greater than or equal to 50 mol % and less than or equal to 70 mol % SiO2; greater than or equal to 10 mol % and less than or equal to 20 mol % Al2O3; greater than or equal to 1 mol % and less than or equal to 10 mol % B2O3; greater than or equal to 7 mol % and less than or equal to 14 mol % Li2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % Na2O; greater than 0 mol % and less than or equal to 1 mol % K2O; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 7 mol % CaO; greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % MgO; and greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 8 mol % ZnO. R2O+R?O is less than or equal to 25 mol %, wherein R2O is the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O and R?O is the sum of CaO, MgO, and ZnO. The glass composition includes at least one of NiO+Co3O4+Cr2O3+CuO is greater than or equal to 0.001 mol %, CeO2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %, and TiO2 is greater than or equal to 0.1 mol %.

Abstract: A curable hot-melt silicone composition that is less susceptible to curing inhibition and with excellent storage stability, and a sheet or film containing the same, is provided. The composition comprises: (A) a solid organopolysiloxane resin containing a specific ratio of (A1) an organopolysiloxane resin having a curing reactive functional group that contains a carbon-carbon double bond and containing 20 mol % or more of a Q unit, and (A2) an organopolysiloxane resin not having a curing reactive functional group that contains a carbon-carbon double bond and containing 20 mol % or more of a Q unit; (B) a chain organopolysiloxane having a curing reactive functional group that contains at least two carbon-carbon double bonds; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane resin having a mass loss ratio relative to pre-exposure of 10% or less after exposure to 100° C. for 1 hour under atmospheric pressure; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst. The composition generally has hot-melt properties.

Abstract: A method of bonding a first object to a second object includes the steps of: providing the first object including thermoplastic material in a solid state, providing the second object including a proximal surface, applying a mechanical pressing force and a mechanical excitation capable to liquefy the thermoplastic material until a flow portion of the thermoplastic material is flowable and penetrates into structures of the second object, and stopping the mechanical excitation and letting the thermoplastic material resolidify to yield a positive-fit connection between the first and the second object. The second object has a region of low density, wherein the protrusion penetrates the region of low density at least partly before the thermoplastic material is made flowable, and wherein the first object includes a protruding portion after the step of letting the thermoplastic material resolidify, the protruding portion at least partly penetrates the region of low density.

Abstract: The invention provides a substrate coated with a multi-layer coating, comprising in order: (a) the substrate; (b) a thermally insulating layer (e.g. Si3N4); (c) an interfacial layer (e.g. SiC); and (d) one or more layers comprising ta-C; wherein the interfacial layer promotes adhesion of the one or more layers comprising ta-C to the thermally insulating layer; and methods for producing such coatings.