Abstract: An apparatus includes: an MDF portion including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a lateral surface between the upper and lower surfaces; a stress buffer including an upper surface and a lower surface; a glass portion including an upper surface and a lower surface; and a moisture-inhibiting portion that limits a flow of moisture into and out of the MDF portion through at least one of the lower surface or the lateral surface of the MDF portion.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a glass article. The glass article includes a glass sheet having a first major surface and a second major surface. The second major surface is opposite to the first major surface. The glass article also includes a frame made of a plastic material. The plastic material has a coefficient of thermal expansion (a) having units of ppm/° C. The glass article further includes an adhesive bonding the second major surface of the glass sheet to the frame. The adhesive has a shear modulus (G) having units of MPa. The plastic material of the frame and the adhesive are selected such that G?500,000 ??3.

Abstract: A high-power ceramic discharge metal halide (CDM) lamp with a shroud-type containment assembly is disclosed. The lamp includes: a first shroud (138) with a first wall which forms a cylinder and which defines a first cavity; a second shroud (136) situated within the first cavity and which includes a second wall which forms a cylinder and which defines a second cavity situated within the first cavity of the first shroud; a first coil portion (140, 142) is situated about at least the one or the first and second shrouds (respectively); a ceramic arc tube (102) is situated in the second cavity and includes first and second openings, first and second leads (104, 106) with electrodes, and a lamp cavity (103) for containing a fill.