Abstract: An inverter surge-resistant insulated wire comprising a conductor and an enamel resin-insulating laminate that has a foamed region including cells and a non-foamed region including no cells on at least one surface of the foamed region on the conductor, wherein the foamed region is configured such that a non-cell layer including no cells has cell layers formed of closed cells on both surface sides of the non-cell layer, a thickness of the non-cell layer is larger than a thickness of a partition wall among the closed cells, and 5 to 60% of a thickness of the foamed region, and at least 10 the cell layer in the foamed region is formed of a thermosetting resin; an inverter surge-resistant insulated wire having a conductor and the enamel resin-insulating laminate; and electric/electronic equipment.

Abstract: Fiber-reinforced nonwoven composites having a wide variety of uses (e.g., leisure goods, aerospace, electronics, equipment, energy generation, mass transport, automotive parts, marine, construction, defense, sports and/or the like) are provided. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite includes a plurality of carbon fibers and a polymer matrix. The plurality of carbon fibers have an average fiber length from about 50 mm to about 125 mm. The fiber-reinforced nonwoven composite comprises a theoretical void volume from about 0% to about 10%.

Abstract: The glass sheet of the present invention is a glass sheet with a thickness of 1.6 mm or less produced by a float process in which a molten glass material is formed into a sheet on a molten metal. When one surface of the glass sheet kept in contact with the molten metal during the formation of the molten glass material into the glass sheet is defined as a first surface and the other surface of the glass sheet opposite to the first surface is defined as a second surface, at least the first surface has been subjected to a treatment for forming a densified dealkalized layer therein. An etching rate ER1 (nm/min) of the first surface and an etching rate ER2 (nm/min) of the second surface satisfy a relation of ER2/ER1?0.8 when the first surface and the second surface are etched using 0.1 mass % hydrofluoric acid at 50° C. as an etching liquid.

Abstract: A method includes contacting a second layer of a glass sheet with a forming surface to form a shaped glass article. The glass sheet includes a first layer adjacent to the second layer. The first layer includes a first glass composition. The second layer includes a second glass composition. An effective viscosity of the glass sheet during the contacting step is less than a viscosity of the second layer of the glass sheet during the contacting step. A shaped glass article includes a first layer including a first glass composition and a second layer including a second glass composition. A softening point of the first glass composition is less than a softening point of the second glass composition. An effective 108.2 P temperature of the glass article is at most about 900° C.

Abstract: A three-dimensional structure is provided which is obtained by molding a volatile chemical-containing resin composition into a plate form, wherein the three-dimensional structure includes through-holes penetrating therethrough from the front to the back thereof, the through-holes have peripheries having a shape selected from polygonal, circular, circular arc and spiral shapes when the three-dimensional structure is viewed from the front, and the peripheries of the through-holes are formed on a single plane or on a smoothly curved imaginary surface.

Abstract: Disclosed is a low-resistance conductive tape enhancing and maintaining RF performance and having an excellent effect of preventing galvanic corrosion and oxidation. More particularly, the low-resistance conductive tape includes a conductive fiber layer including conductive fibers, a conductive adhesive layer formed on an upper side and a lower side of the conductive fiber layer, and a metal layer which is formed on one side of the conductive fiber layer having the conductive adhesive layer formed thereon and which includes copper plated with nickel. In the low-resistance conductive tape, since the metal layer including copper plated with nickel is formed, an excellent effect of preventing galvanic corrosion and an excellent moisture-blocking effect are exhibited, and an acrylic adhesive containing no acid component is used, thus securing an excellent effect of preventing oxidation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing a multilayer body, with the steps: a) Providing a carrier ply, on which at least one illuminant, in particular an LED, is arranged; b) Providing a decorative ply; c) Injection-molding a plastic ply onto the carrier ply and/or the decorative ply in an injection-molding tool. The invention further relates to a multilayer body produced by means of such a method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a composite comprising a conductive elastomer and an isolating elastomer. When a current is passed through the conductive elastomer, its tensile modulus decreases as the elastomer heats from internal Joule heating, changing the rigidity of the composite. When the current is no longer present, the elastomer cools and the rigidity of the composite returns to its original state.

Abstract: A functional polymer membrane of the present invention contains a polymer containing at least a structure represented by the following Formula (I), a method for producing the membrane, and an ion exchange apparatus: wherein R1 and R2 each represent a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group; R3 to R6 each represent a substituent; R3 to R6 may be bonded to each other and form a ring; A1 to A4 each represent a single bond or a divalent linking group; M1 represents a hydrogen ion, an organic base ion, or a metal ion; J1 represents a single bond, —O—, —S—, —SO2—, —CO—, —CR8R9—, or an alkenylene group, and R8 and R9 each represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group, or a halogen atom; and k1, k2, k3, k4, n1, n2, m1, m2, p, and q each represent a particular integer.

Abstract: This invention aims at providing a decorated-part of which a design of three-dimensional effect is drawn onto the decorative-surface of a part material, thus improving design-quality. A design (4), consisting of a plurality of the same fine regularly arranged basic-pattern (5), is drawn onto the decorative-surface (3a) of the automobile interior-part (1) of this invention. The fine basic-pattern (5) consists of the first-graphic (8) drawn including the first laser-processed groove (6a) and of the second-graphic (9) located in the region surrounded by the first laser-processed groove (6a) and drawn including the second laser-processed groove (6b). The inner-surface roughness (Ra1) of the first laser-processed groove (6a) is greater than the decorative-surface roughness (Ra3) where the fine basic-pattern (5) does not exist on said decorative-surface (3a) (Ra1>Ra3).

Abstract: A new fabrication process for flexible and wearable microfluidic channel structures and devices is provided. Microfluidic channel structures and devices can be printed on textiles and in particular on flexible fabrics, such as clothing, for applications in wearable microfluidic sensors and systems. The wearable and flexible microfluidic devices are fabricated from water-insoluble plastisol polymers, which may be screen-printable, and sheets of paper may be used as a sacrificial substrate during production.

Abstract: Polycarbonate blend compositions are disclosed. The compositions include at least one polycarbonate useful for high heat applications. The compositions can include one or more additional polymers. The compositions can include one or more additives. The compositions can be used to prepare articles of manufacture, and in particular, automotive bezels.

Abstract: The invention relates to a polymer composition, and to a semifinished plastics product, the surface of which has been formed at least to some extent from the polymer composition. The invention further relates to a production process associated therewith for the semifinished plastics product. A feature of the polymer composition is that it comprises from 50 to 99.7% by weight of a polymer and from 0.3 to 20% by weight of one or more adhesion-promoting additives. The invention further relates to plastics-metal hybrid components and production of these.

Abstract: Laminated composite structures, or laminates, may utilize vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs), also termed a nanotube forest, as a layer/ply within a fiber/matrix laminate used as a protection system to mitigate and eliminate penetrating and blunt force damage posterior as a result of impacts with an unknown velocity on the laminated structure. Moreover, a composite may incorporate vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) for ballistic and low velocity impact protection.

Abstract: In accordance with the purpose(s) of the present disclosure, as embodied and broadly described herein, embodiments of the present disclosure, in one aspect, relate to macroporous photonic crystal membranes, structures including macroporous photonic crystal membranes, devices including macroporous photonic crystal membranes, methods of using macroporous photonic crystal membranes, methods of making macroporous photonic crystal membranes, and the like.

Abstract: A laminate including a radio wave permeable member having a radio wave permeability; and a heat conducting member having an electromagnetic wave shielding property and/or a rigidity retaining member having an electromagnetic wave shielding property in the thickness direction of the radio wave permeable member; wherein the laminate has a radio wave permeable area solely constituted from the radio wave permeable member as a part of the laminate, and the radio wave permeable area is a thin area; and an integrally molded article using such laminate.

Abstract: There is provided a polymer film which includes: a base film layer including a polyamide-based resin having a particular relative viscosity and a copolymer including a polyamide-based segment and a polyether-based segment having a specific content; and an adhesive layer formed on at least one side of the base film layer, wherein a ratio of the melt viscosity of the copolymer to the melt viscosity of the polyamide resin is 0.65 to 1.2 at a shear rate of 1000 s?1 and a temperature of 260° C.

Abstract: Injection molded article for healthcare applications based on propylene homopolymer having a melt flow rate in the range of 40 to 120 g/10 min, a pentad isotacticity of more than 92.5%, and meso sequence length of 91.0 to 160.

Abstract: The present device is an adhesive sheet having an adhesive layer consisting of an adhesive composition containing a thermosetting resin and a thermal foaming agent and a coating layer. The coating layer having a resin and provided on the adhesive layer. The coating layer is characterized in that it does not exhibit tackiness at room temperature. In addition, at least a part of the coating layer disappears in a region ranging from an interface between the adhesive layer and the coating layer to a surface of the coating layer by heating the adhesive sheet at a temperature not lower than a curing starting temperature of the adhesive layer and wherein the following inequation is satisfied: T3<T1, T1 is a thermal foaming temperature of the thermal foaming agent, and T3 is a glass transition temperature of the coating layer.

Abstract: A multi-layer sheet for forming an expanded foam container, the multi-layer sheet including a first layer of an expanded foam material including a first polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer and a second layer of an unexpected material including a second polyolefin-based material including at least one polypropylene-based polymer that is co-extruded, extrusion coated, or laminated on a first side of the first layer.