Abstract: A window for a sensing system is provided that includes: a substrate comprising an outer and an inner primary surface; an outer layered film disposed on the outer primary surface; and an inner layered film disposed on the inner primary surface. Each of the outer and inner layered films comprises alternating high index and low index layers. The outer layered film comprises a scratch resistant layer having a thickness from about 0.5 ?m to about 10 ?m, and exhibits a hardness of at least 11 GPa, as measured with a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. The window exhibits an average transmittance of greater than 85% within ±25 nm of at least one wavelength within the infrared spectrum from 900 nm to 1600 nm and an average transmittance of less than 5% in the visible spectrum from 420 nm to 650 nm, each at an angle of incidence<15°.

Abstract: A screen protector is described herein that is configured to be releasably attached to an optical coating on a glass-containing display of an electronic device. The protector comprises: a glass-containing substrate comprising an outer and inner primary surface; an antireflective (AR) coating on the outer primary surface; and an interlayer on the inner primary surface for releasable attachment to the optical coating on the display. The interlayer comprises an adhesive, a physical thickness from about 10 ?m to 500 ?m, and one or more refractive indices from ˜1.2 to 1.6. Further, an average photopic reflectance of the screen protector can be less than 2% for all incident angles from 0° to 30°. The interlayer can comprise optically clear adhesive (OCA), polymer-containing layer, and releasable adhesive layers. An anti-splinter (AS) film can be between the interlayer and the substrate. The interlayer and/or AS film may be a cyclo olefin, cellulose triacetate or polyurethane.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fan disk of a turbine engine includes forging a first cylindrical shape of axis X, machining the first cylindrical shape to obtain a second cylindrical shape, adding by additive manufacturing at least one relief clement to the second cylindrical shape.

Abstract: A coated glass article is described herein that includes a glass substrate including a first major surface and a second major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface may be opposing sides of the glass substrate. The coated glass article includes an optical coating disposed on the first major surface of the glass substrate. The coated glass article may have a retained strength after impact damage of greater than or equal to 250 MPa. The coated glass article may have a failure height of greater than or equal to 50 cm as measured according to a Drop Test Method on 80 grit sandpaper. In addition, the substrate can comprise 5.0-10.0 mol % Li2O, 1.0-10.0 mol % Na2O, and a lithium to sodium molar ratio (Li2O:Na2O) from 1.2 to 2.0.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: A cover glass article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an outer primary surface with an outer optical film structure disposed thereon and an inner primary surface with an inner optical film structure disposed thereon. The outer film structure comprises a first plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with an outermost low index layer. The inner film structure comprises a second plurality of alternating high index and low index layers with a low or high index layer disposed on the inner primary surface, and an innermost low or high index layer. Each high index layer of the first and the second plurality comprises a nitride or an oxynitride, and an oxide or a nitride, respectively. Further, the cover glass article exhibits an average photopic transmittance of greater than 95% and a maximum hardness of greater than 10 GPa.

Abstract: A transparent article is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising an opposing first and second primary surface; and an optical film structure disposed on the first primary surface. The optical film structure comprises a scratch-resistant layer, a plurality of alternating high refractive index (RI) and low RI layers, and an outer and inner structure, the scratch-resistant layer disposed between the outer and inner structures. The outer structure can comprise at least one medium RI layer in contact with one of the high RI layers and the scratch-resistant layer. The medium RI layer comprises an RI from 1.55 to 1.80, each of the high RI layers comprises an RI of >1.80, and each of the low RI layers comprises an RI<1.55. A sum of the physical thicknesses of all of the low RI layers in the outer structure can be <200 nm.

Abstract: A cover article for a sensor is described herein that includes: a substrate comprising a thickness from 50 ?m to 5000 ?m, an outer primary surface, and an inner primary surface; and an outer layered film disposed on the outer primary surface. The substrate is a chemically-strengthened glass or glass-ceramic substrate. The cover article exhibits a first-surface average reflectance of less than 10% for wavelengths from 1000 nm to 1700 nm for at least one angle of incidence from 8° to 60°.

Abstract: Articles are described that may include substrates having a major surface, the major surface comprising a first portion and a second portion. A first direction that is normal to the first portion of the major surface may not be equal to a second direction that is normal to the second portion of the major surface. The angle between the first direction and the second direction may be at least 15 degrees. An optical coating may be disposed on at least the first portion and the second portion of the major surface. The optical coating may form an antireflective surface.

Abstract: A method, of reducing display device energy consumption, including: (a) determining lighting conditions ambient to a display device; (b) determining content that a user chooses to view on the display device; (c) calculating the user's perception of display quality using an image appearance model; and (d) adjusting, when the perceived display quality is higher than a target display quality, display device conditions so that the perceived display quality matches the target display quality so as to reduce energy consumption. An apparatus utilizing the method so as to reduce energy consumption while providing an aesthetically pleasing viewing experience to a user.

Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine includes a disc and a plurality of blades fixed to the disc. Each blade of the plurality of blades is fixed to the disc via a lattice structure configured so that a tensile force applied to the lattice structure induces a change in the angle of incidence of the blade. The blades and the lattice structures are configured so that: (i) when the rotor is stationary, the distribution of the angles of incidence of the blades around the disc is aperiodic, and (ii) when the rotor is rotating at a predetermined rotational speed, the angles of incidence of the blades are identical.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: An article that includes: an inorganic oxide substrate having opposing major surfaces; and an optical film structure disposed on a first major surface of the substrate, the optical film structure comprising one or more of a silicon-containing oxide, a silicon-containing nitride and a silicon-containing oxynitride and a physical thickness from about 50 nm to less than 500 nm. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or greater measured at an indentation depth of about 100 nm or a maximum hardness of 9 GPa or greater measured over an indentation depth range from about 100 nm to about 500 nm, the hardness and the maximum hardness measured by a Berkovich Indenter Hardness Test. Further, the article exhibits a single-side photopic average reflectance that is less than 1%.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, there is an article including a glass-ceramic substrate having a major surface, an optical coating is disposed on the major surface and forms an appearance-enhancing surface, the optical coating including a appearance-enhancing coating, and a scratch-resistant layer. The article exhibits a hardness of 8 GPa or more, and a photopic average diffuse light reflectance measured at the appearance-enhancing surface of one of: (i) about 0.3% or less; (ii) about 0.2% or less; (iii) about 0.1% or less, over an optical wavelength regime in the range from about 400 nm to about 800 nm. Further, in the (L*, a*, b*) colorimetry system of the International Commission on Illumination, at near-normal incidence, the article comprises a diffuse reflectance dE* of one of: (i) about 3 or less; (ii) about 2 or less; or (iii) about 1 or less, where dE* is defined as dE*=sqrt(L*2+a*2+b*2).

Abstract: A rotor for a turbomachine includes a disc and a plurality of blades fixed to the disc. Each blade of the plurality of blades is fixed to the disc via a lattice structure configured so that a tensile force applied to the lattice structure induces a change in the angle of incidence of the blade. The blades and the lattice structures are configured so that: (i) when the rotor is stationary, the distribution of the angles of incidence of the blades around the disc is aperiodic, and (ii) when the rotor is rotating at a predetermined rotational speed, the angles of incidence of the blades are identical.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbine engine extending about a longitudinal axis, comprising: a nose cone (20) comprising a conical body (22) extending about the longitudinal axis and a flange (23) comprising a first contact surface (24) forming an extension of an inner surface (25) of the conical body (22); a front shroud (21) comprising an overall annular body (26) extending about the longitudinal axis and a flange (27) comprising a first contact surface (28) forming an extension of an outer surface (29) of the annular body (26), the first contact surface (24) of the nose cone (20) being in contact with the first contact surface (28) of the front shroud (21), the first contact surfaces (24, 28) of the nose cone (20) and the front shroud (21) being tilted in the downstream direction towards the longitudinal axis, so that the flange (23) of the nose cone (20) is secured to the flange (27) of the front shroud (21); and attachment elements (30) configured to clamp the first contact surface (24) of

Abstract: A method, of reducing display device energy consumption, including: (a) determining lighting conditions ambient to a display device; (b) determining content that a user chooses to view on the display device; (c) calculating the user's perception of display quality using an image appearance model; and (d) adjusting, when the perceived display quality is higher than a target display quality, display device conditions so that the perceived display quality matches the target display quality so as to reduce energy consumption. An apparatus utilizing the method so as to reduce energy consumption while providing an aesthetically pleasing viewing experience to a user.

Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly for a turbine engine extending about a longitudinal axis, comprising: a nose cone (20) comprising a conical body (22) extending about the longitudinal axis and a flange (23) comprising a first contact surface (24) forming an extension of an inner surface (25) of the conical body (22); a front shroud (21) comprising an overall annular body (26) extending about the longitudinal axis and a flange (27) comprising a first contact surface (28) forming an extension of an outer surface (29) of the annular body (26), the first contact surface (24) of the nose cone (20) being in contact with the first contact surface (28) of the front shroud (21), the first contact surfaces (24, 28) of the nose cone (20) and the front shroud (21) being tilted in the downstream direction towards the longitudinal axis, so that the flange (23) of the nose cone (20) is secured to the flange (27) of the front shroud (21); and attachment elements (30) configured to clamp the first contact surface (24) of