Abstract: A stiffness control and systems for the same are disclosed herein. A first plate and a second plate can be connected with rigid support, a hydraulic actuator and a high roughness surface. Upon actuation, the actuator can force the high roughness surface against the first plate, thus increasing rigidity through hydraulic pressure against the first plate and the second plate. Thus, the stiffness of the surface can be altered in a variable and reversible fashion.

Abstract: Provided is a functional laminate including a porous intermediate layer having air permeability laminated between a porous surface layer and a resin foamed layer, the porous intermediate layer having an affinity to a foaming resin forming the resin foamed layer.

Abstract: A stretchable film is made of, at least as a top surface of the stretchable film, a cured product of a stretchable film material containing a silicone polyurethane resin. The top surface of the stretchable film has a repeated uneven pattern formed with depths of 0.1 ?m to 2 mm and pitches of 0.1 ?m to 5 mm. Thus, the present invention provides a stretchable film having excellent stretchability, with the film top surface being excellent in water repellency and free from sticking; and a method for forming the stretchable film.

Abstract: A laser-welded body includes at least three of resin members, which contain a thermoplastic resin including: a first resin member which is a laser-irradiated subject, has an absorbance a1 of 0.01 to 0.12; a second resin member which has an absorbance a2 of 0.1 to 0.9 and includes a butted part where ends of one or more resin members are brought into contact with each other; and a third resin member which has an absorbance a3 of 0.2 to 3.8, and the absorbances a2, a3 exhibited by the second resin member and the third resin member are attributed to the inclusion of nigrosine as a laser beam absorbent therein, and the resin members are overlapped in the above mentioned to form contacted parts at these interfaces, at least a part of the butted part and/or the contacted parts are laser-welded.

Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a first functional layer, a second functional layer above the first functional layer, a third functional layer above the second functional layer, a first adhesive layer between the first functional layer and the second functional layer, and having a first recovery rate, and a second adhesive layer between the second functional layer and the third functional layer, and having a second recovery rate that is lower than the first recovery rate.

Abstract: The breathable sheet of the present invention is comprised of a 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer or a resin composition containing the 4-methyl-1-pentene-based polymer as a main component. In addition, the breathable sheet of the present invention is preferably selected from the group consisting of a net, a mesh, a non-woven fabric, a woven fabric, and a perforated sheet.

Abstract: A plate-like composite material in which peeling of a conductor layer and the like serving as wiring is less liable to occur is provided. The plate-like composite material includes: a pore-containing layer, which contains a fluororesin and a filler, and which contains pores; and a resin layer containing a fluororesin bonded to one surface, or each of both surfaces, of the pore-containing layer, wherein the pore-containing layer includes, in a vicinity of an interface with the resin layer, a high resin content region, which contains the fluororesin in a content higher than a content in a remaining region of the pore-containing layer, and which contains the pores in a content lower than a content in the remaining region, and wherein the high resin content region has a thickness starting from the interface of from 0.20 ?m to 10 ?m.

Abstract: A protective strip for protecting a fixture includes a piece of flexible material having a first edge and a second edge, and a plurality of magnets spaced along the first edge. In another example, a system for protecting a fixture includes a protective strip having a plurality of magnets spaced along a first edge, and a cart. The cart has a vertical member configured to hold the protective strip when the protective strip is rolled. A method is also disclosed.

Abstract: The method for manufacturing the gas adsorption unit includes a preparation step, an activation step, and a sealing step. The preparation step is a step of wrapping a getter with a package material. The activation step is a step of heating the getter wrapped with the package material to activate the getter. The sealing step is a step of melting the package material by heating the package material so as to seal, with the package material, the getter activated in the activation step.

Abstract: An automotive glazing unit includes a glazing and a system for allowing the glazing to be moved translationally with respect to a door of the vehicle. The glazing is curved and laminated and includes an exterior and an interior glass sheet and a plastic sheet located between the exterior and interior glass sheets. Each sheet has a peripheral edge face. The interior glass sheet is a glass sheet that has undergone a chemical tempering operation and has a thickness included between 0.40 and 2.10 mm and the edge face of the interior glass sheet is located beyond the edge face of the plastic sheet and beyond the edge face of the exterior glass sheet over at least one portion of the length of the edge face of the interior glass sheet.

Abstract: A shoe component includes a foam member including a thermoplastic material and a mixed material mixed to each other, wherein the weight percentage of the thermoplastic material is 90 wt % to 99 wt %, and the weight percentage of the mixed material is 10 wt % to 1 wt %. A manufacturing method of the shoe component is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present invention is directed at materials and methods for their formation having wavy network structures dispersed in a second and relatively harder phase. The materials can be designed to exhibit auxetic properties (e.g. a negative Poisson's ratio) in response to an application of force.

Abstract: A multilayer body includes at least one layer (C) including a resin composition; and at least one layer (D) including a thermoplastic resin, in which the resin composition includes a polycarbonate resin (A) and an acrylic resin (B) in a weight ratio of 40:60 to 99:1, the polycarbonate resin (A) includes, as main repeating units, a unit (a-1) represented by the following formula (a-1): and a unit (a-2) represented by the following formula (a-2): wherein W represents an alkylene group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms or a cycloalkylene group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms, R represents a branched or linear alkyl group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, or a cycloalkyl group having 6 to 20 carbon atoms and optionally having a substituent, and m represents an integer of 0 to 10, and the molar ratio of the unit (a-1) and the unit (a-2) (a-1/a-2) is 40/60 to 95/5. The multilayer body has excellent transparency, chemical resistance, surface hardness, and adhesion.

Abstract: A glass-ceramic includes SiO2 in a range of 40 mol. % to 80 mol. %; Al2O3 in a range of 5 mol. % to 20 mol. %; MgO in a range of 5 mol. % to 20 mol. %; and at least one of B2O3, ZnO, and TiO2, each in a range of 0 mol. % to 10 mol. %, such that the glass-ceramic further comprises a magnesium aluminosilicate crystalline phase at a concentration in a range of 5 wt. % to 80 wt. % of the glass-ceramic.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sample plate for laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry, comprising: a hydrophilic thin film capable of absorbing a laser ray; and a water-repellent thin film comprising surface-hydrophobized nanoparticles and being stacked in a region other than a region to be a sample spot on a surface of the hydrophilic thin film, wherein a water contact angle of the water-repellent thin film is 120° or more.

Abstract: A formable biaxially-oriented film includes a first layer. The first layer includes from about 10 to about 90 wt. % crystalline polyester and from about 10 to about 90 wt. % of a formability enhancer to assist in increasing the polymeric chain flexibility. The formability enhancer has a melting point less than about 230° C. The film has a MD and a TD Young's Modulus of at least 10% lower than a crystalline polyester film in the absence of the formability enhancer. The film may further include a second layer, which includes an amorphous copolyester. The second layer may be adjacent to or attached to the first layer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a laminate liner for sealingly engaging a container in an associated container and closure assembly. The liner can include at least first, second, third, and fourth layers, respectively, and have a thickness between 0.0060-0.0120 inches. The first and bottom layer, can comprise a plastic polymeric material, and have a thickness between 0.0005-0.0015 inches. The second layer can comprise a metallic material and have a thickness between 0.0005-0.0010 inches. The third layer can comprise a chip board material, and have a thickness between 0.0045-0.0055 inches. The third layer can prevent the liner from curling or deforming from its preferably flat shape. The fourth and top layer can comprise a plastic polymeric material and have a thickness between 0.0005-0.0015 inches. An adhesive bonding layer, having a thickness between 0.0003-0.0005 inches, can be located between first, second, third, and fourth layers, to bond adjacent layers together.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a cured composite structure includes inserting a plurality of radius filler segments into a radius cavity extending along a length of an uncured composite base member to form an uncured structural assembly. The plurality of radius filler segments are placed in end-to-end arrangement within the radius cavity and each having opposing segment ends and being formed of a thermoplastic material. The method additionally includes heating the structural assembly at least to a base member cure temperature that causes the segment ends of end-to-end pairs of the plurality of radius filler segments to fuse together and form a continuous radius filler element that extends along the length of the composite base member. The method also includes allowing the structural assembly to cure to form a cured composite structure.

Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3w.

Abstract: Embodiments of a transparent glass-based material comprising a glass phase and a second phase that is different from and is dispersed in the glass phase are provided. The second phase may comprise a crystalline or a nanocrystalline phase, a fiber, and/or glass particles. In some embodiments, the second phase is crystalline. In one or more embodiments, the glass-based material has a transmittance of at least about 88% over a visible spectrum ranging from about 400 nm to about 700 nm and a fracture toughness of at least about 0.9 MPa·m1/2, and wherein a surface of the glass-based material, when scratched with a Knoop diamond at a load of at least 5 N to form a scratch having a width w, is free of chips having a size of greater than 3 w.