Abstract: An image forming material comprising a support having thereon a layer composed of a Ge--S composition or a Ge--S--X composition wherein X represents at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Si, Mg, Ti, V, Mn, Co, Ni, Sn, Zn, Pd, In, Se, Te, Fe, I, P and O which undergoes a structural change capable of being detected optically, electrically or chemically upon exposure imagewise to light wherein the Ge--S or Ge--S--X composition layer has a thickness of at least about 300A and contains therein at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu and Pb in an amount of more than 2 atoms of Ag, Cu and/or Pb based on 100 atoms of the Ge--S composition or the Ge--S--X composition.

Abstract: A planographic printing plate material comprising a support and a light sensitive layer provided on the support, the light-sensitive layer being composed of (A) an inorganic material; (B) at least one metal and/or metal compound [(A)/(B) are capable of reacting with each other upon application of electromagnetic radiation] and (C) an organic compound capable of affecting the reaction between the inorganic material (A) and the metal and/or metal compound (B), wherein the inorganic material (A), the metal or metal compound (B), and the organic compound (C) are in contact with each other. When the light-sensitive layer is exposed to electromagnetic radiation, a difference in the hydrophilic or oleophilic nature of the exposed areas and the unexposed areas results, whereby a planographic printing plate is obtained which can be mounted on a printing machine and printed without any other treatments.

Abstract: A process for preparing a lithographic printing plate, which has excellent printability, durability and stability, which comprisingimagewise irradiating a lithographic printing plate material comprising a support having thereon a light-sensitive layer comprising, as essential components, (a) an inorganic material and (b) at least one member selected from the group consisting of a metal and a metal compound, both of which are in contact with each other and which, upon irradiation with electromagnetic radiation, react with each other forming a mutually diffused state and as a result, a difference in the hydrophilic property or in the oleophilic property occurs between the areas irradiated with the electromagnetic radiation and the non-irradiated areas, with electromagnetic radiation, andthen wetting the light-sensitive layer thereof with wetting solution containing (i) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of thiourea and a thiourea derivative and (ii) as an acid component, at least one compo

Abstract: A process for intensifying a silver image formed photographically to obtain a non-silver metal image of high optical density comprising treatment with a non-silver physical developer solution containing (1) at least one of an amine borane compound and a borohydride compound, (2) at least one of an amine compound and an ammonium compound, and (3) a compound of a non-silver metal, within a specified temperature range and the non-silver physical developer solution used therein.

Abstract: A processing-free lithographic printing plate, which comprises a support having deposited thereon a composition containing germanium and sulfur and at least one of a metal or metal compound in a physically mixed state.

Abstract: A metallic image forming article comprising a support, an intermediate layer comprising Al and a metal having an ionizing tendency lower than that of Al, and a photosensitive resin layer on the intermediate layer.

Abstract: A method for forming an image, which comprises subjecting an image-recording material comprising a metal layer and an inorganic material layer to imagewise exposure by application of electromagnetic radiation, and then heating the exposed material to cause a thermal doping of the unexposed area of the metal layer. This method permits the formation of negative-positive type images. The product finds a wide range of valuable industrial applications, for example, as an ordinary image-recording material, laser recording material, electron beam recording material or microrecording material, and also for producing a print-wiring plate, relief metal plate for relief and lithographic printing, or a master for electrostatic printing.