Abstract: Inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing silsesquioxane cages are robust and exhibit desirable physical properties such as strength, hardness, and optical transparency at infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. The polymers are prepared by polymerizing functionalized polyhedral silsesquioxane monomers such as polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing two complementarily reactive functional groups bonded to cage silicon atoms by means of spacer moieties. The spacer moieties allow for steric mobility and more complete cure than polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing reactive functional groups bound directly to cage silicon atoms.

Abstract: Inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing silsesquioxane cages are robust and exhibit desirable physical properties such as strength, hardness, and optical transparency at infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. The polymers are prepared by polymerizing functionalized polyhedral silsesquioxane monomers such as polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing two complementarily reactive functional groups bonded to cage silicon atoms by means of spacer moieties. The spacer moieties allow for steric mobility and more complete cure than polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing reactive functional groups bound directly to cage silicon atoms.

Abstract: In a process for producing a multilayered information recording medium of the present invention, a process for forming a second signal substrate (110) serving as a resin layer provided between a first thin film layer (102), which is a first information recording layer, and a second thin film layer (108), which is a second information recording layer, includes the steps of: (I) applying a liquid resin (104) onto the first information recording layer; (II) placing, on the resin (104), a signal transfer substrate (105) having a signal surface with a shape of projections and depressions; (III) curing the resin (104) while the signal transfer substrate (105) is placed on the resin (104); and (IV) separating the signal transfer substrate (105) from the resin (104).

Abstract: Inorganic/organic hybrid polymers containing silsesquioxane cages are robust and exhibit desirable physical properties such as strength, hardness, and optical transparency at infrared and ultraviolet wavelengths. The polymers are prepared by polymerizing functionalized polyhedral silsesquioxane monomers such as polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing two complementarily reactive functional groups bonded to cage silicon atoms by means of spacer moieties. The spacer moieties allow for steric mobility and more complete cure than polyhedral silsesquioxanes bearing reactive functional groups bound directly to cage silicon atoms.

Abstract: Process of impregnating a layer substrate having openings which is substantially defined by opposing two main surfaces with a resin composition in the form of liquid, and the process is characterized in that one of the main surfaces and the resin composition are kept in such a contact condition that the substrate is located on the resin composition. A prepreg and a laminate are also provided which are produced by the use of the substrate which has been prepared by the above process.