Abstract: A solar module, having: a panel-shaped front-face element and a panel-shaped rear-face element, an encapsulation material which is arranged between the front-face element and the rear-face element, a plurality of solar cells which are arranged between the front-face and the rear-face element and are encapsulated in an encapsulation volume so as to be weather-resistant by means of the front-face element, the rear-face element, and the encapsulation material surrounding the solar cells in the form of a laminate, and cell connectors which are arranged and designed such that the solar cells are electrically connected together. A metallization of the solar cells and/or the cell connectors are provided with a protective layer over the entire surface or over a large part of the surface thereof.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a body made of a porous material derived from precursors of the porous material in a sol-gel process, including (i) providing a mold, containing a lower part defining an interior volume for receiving the precursors of the porous material, wherein the lower part comprises a first opening, and surfaces of the lower part facing the interior volume are at least partially provided with a coating made of a material being electrically dissipative and non-sticky to the precursors of the porous material and/or the body, (ii) filling precursors of the porous material into the lower part in a first inert or ventilated region, wherein the precursors include two reactive components and a solvent, (iii) removing the body from the lower part through the first opening after a predetermined time, (iv) disposing the body onto a support, and (v) removing the solvent from the body.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing rigid polyurethane foams by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups in the presence of c) blowing agents wherein a mixture of b1) a polyether alcohol which has a functionality of 4 and a hydroxyl number of from 380 to 450 mg KOH/g and a viscosity of greater than 12 000 mPa·s and can be prepared by addition of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide onto TDA, b2) a polyether alcohol which has a functionality of from 5 to 7.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing rigid polyurethane foams by reacting a) polyisocyanates with b) compounds having at least two hydrogen atoms which are reactive toward isocyanate groups in the presence of c) blowing agents wherein a mixture of b1) a polyether alcohol which has a functionality of 4 and a hydroxyl number of from 380 to 450 mg KOH/g and a viscosity of greater than 12 000 mPa·s and can be prepared by addition of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide onto TDA, b2) a polyether alcohol which has a functionality of from 5 to 7.

Abstract: Displaying a road map in a transportation planning computer program includes receiving data for the road map, rendering the road map from the data, augmenting the road map with landmark information, and toggling between a route view of the road map and a symbolic view of the road map. The route view displays a driving route between two locations on the road map. The symbolic view displays straight lines between locations on the road map.