Abstract: The present disclosure relates to non-metallic articles that can be burner shields having grease flow control and/or chemical resistance. The present disclosure also relates to glass-ceramic burner shields that can have grease flow control and/or chemical resistance, and preferably both.

Abstract: The invention relates to glazing (1) comprising a first glazing sheet (10; 10A, 10B) forming a substrate on which at least one film of an electrochemical system (12) is formed, said system having optical and/or energy-related properties that are electrically controllable, a second glazing sheet (14) forming a counter-substrate, and a third glazing sheet (18). The substrate has characteristics that allow it to be obtained by being cut from a motherboard on which motherboard at least one film or the electro-chemical system (12) is formed. The substrate is located between the counter-substrate (14) and the third glazing sheet (18) and is set back relative to the counter-substrate (14) and relative to the third glazing sheet (18) over the entire circumference of the substrate (10; 10A, 10B).

Abstract: Glass-based articles that include a hydrogen-containing layer extending from the surface of the article to a depth of layer. The hydrogen-containing layer includes a hydrogen concentration that decreases from a maximum hydrogen concentration to the depth of layer. The glass-based articles exhibit a high Vickers indentation cracking threshold. Glass compositions that are selected to promote the formation of the hydrogen-containing layer and methods of forming the glass-based article are also provided.

Abstract: A glass roll (1) includes a laminate film (5) taken up into a roll shape, the laminate film including a glass film (2), a protective film (3), and an adhesive layer (4), which is arranged between the glass film (2) and the protective film (3), and is configured to bond the glass film (2) to the protective film (3). A width (A) of the protective film (3) is larger than a width (B) of the glass film (2), and both end portions (3x) of the protective film (3) in a width direction each protrude with respect to the glass film (2). The width (B) of the glass film (2) is larger than a width (C) of the adhesive layer (4), and both end portions (2x) of the glass film (2) in the width direction each protrude with respect to the adhesive layer (4).

Abstract: The present invention relates to melanoidins and their use for improving properties of plants. The methods and compositions of the invention are particularly useful for control of fungal plant diseases and drought conditions, and promotion of plant growth.

Abstract: The present invention aims to provide an interlayer film for a laminated glass that enables production of a laminated glass having high visible light transmittance even when deaeration for preliminary pressure bonding and heating for final pressure bonding are performed in parallel in a vacuum deaeration method. The present invention also aims to provide a method for producing the interlayer film for a laminated glass, and a laminated glass including the interlayer film for a laminated glass. Provided is an interlayer film for a laminated glass having a multitude of recesses on at least one surface, the surface with the recesses having a texture aspect ratio Str of 0.04 or lower as measured in conformity with ISO 25178.

Abstract: A method and a mineral wool product include a multiple of lamellae, such as a sandwich panel core. The product includes a plurality of lamellae cut from a mineral wool web, and bonded together by applying an adhesive on the surfaces of two adjacent lamellae to form a web-like product, wherein the adhesive comprises at least one hydrocolloid.

Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a compressive pre-load in a resistive touch center through the lamination of differently curved surfaces. The system comprising a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising: determining a first curvature of a rigid back layer comprising a grouping of sensor electrodes; determining a second curvature of a flexible surface layer; and as a function of the first curvature and the second curvature facilitating lamination of the flexible surface layer to the rigid back layer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass having a thickness of t [mm], and having a profile of a stress value CSx [MPa] at a depth x [?m] from a surface of the glass, the stress value being measured by a scattered-light photoelastic stress meter, in which a second-order differential value CSx? of the stress value CSx in the profile satisfies the following expression within a range of CSx?0: 0<CSx??0.050.

Abstract: A simple, one-step method for producing a homogenous CeO2—TiO2 composite thin film using aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition (“CVD”) of a solution containing triacetatocerium (III) and tetra isopropoxytitanium (IV) on a fluorine-doped tin oxide (“FTO”) substrate at a temperature ranging from about 500 to about 650° C. Methods for using the film produced by this method.

Abstract: The present invention is a glass sheet composite in which the loss coefficient is 1×10?2 or more and the longitudinal wave acoustic velocity in the sheet thickness direction is 5.5×103 m/s or more.

Abstract: Provided is a power inductor. The power inductor includes a body including metal powder and an insulation material, at least one base provided in the body, at least one coil pattern disposed on at least one surface of the base, and an external electrode disposed on each of at least two side surfaces of the body. At least a portion of the external electrode is made of the same material as the coil pattern.

Abstract: A laminated glazing includes a first sheet of a colored glass and a second sheet of a clear glass which are joined together by a lamination interlayer, the first sheet having a thickness el ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 mm, the second sheet having a thickness e2 ranging from 0.4 to 1.9 mm, the ratio R=e2/e12 being at most 0.40 mm?1, the glazing having a light transmission of at least 70% and a direct solar transmission of at most 55%, the colored glass having a chemical composition including a weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe2O3, ranging from 1.1 to 2.0%, with a redox ratio, defined as the ratio between the weight content of ferrous iron, expressed in the form FeO, and the weight content of total iron, expressed in the form Fe2O3, ranging from 0.23 to 0.32.

Abstract: Embodiments of a glass-based article including a first surface and a second surface opposing the first surface defining a thickness (t) of about 3 millimeters or less (e.g., about 1 millimeter or less), and a stress profile, wherein all points of the stress profile between a thickness range from about 0·t up to 0.3·t and from greater than 0.7·t, comprise a tangent that is less than about ?0.1 MPa/micrometers or greater than about 0.1 MPa/micrometers, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the glass-based article includes a non-zero metal oxide concentration that varies along at least a portion of the thickness (e.g., 0·t to about 0.3·t). In some embodiments, the concentration of metal oxide or alkali metal oxide decreases from the first surface to a point between the first surface and the second surface and increases from the point to the second surface. The concentration of the metal oxide may be about 0.05 mol % or greater or about 0.5 mol % or greater throughout the thickness.

Abstract: A protected substrate includes a planar substrate having a surface and a burn-off temporary protective layer positioned over at least a portion of the surface. The burn-off temporary protective layer includes a wax, a polyolefin, a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyether, or some combination thereof. The burn-off temporary protective layer is removable by a heat treatment process that does not substantially damage the surface. Various other protected substrates and methods for protecting a substrate are also disclosed.

Abstract: A material includes a glass sheet coated on at least part of one of its faces with a stack of thin layers, the stack being coated on at least part of its surface with an enamel layer including zinc and less than 5% by weight of bismuth oxide, the stack further including, in contact with the enamel layer, a layer, called contact layer, which is based on an oxide, the physical thickness of the contact layer being at least 5 nm.

Abstract: The price and performance of LED lighting have reached the point where LEDs are displacing more traditional lighting. Even though LED lifetimes are as high as 50,000 hours, they are still being designed as replaceable bulbs rather than being integrated as a permanent part of the lighting assembly. The invention provides for a means of economically producing laminated glass with integrated LED lighting designed to last the life of the vehicle. This is done by embedding the LED die into the plastic layer used to bond the glass layers of a laminate together, forming an embedded wire circuit from thin high tensile strength Tungsten wire to power the LEDs and by utilizing machine tool technology originally developed to produce integrated circuit assemblies such as RFID ID cards, tickets and passports.

Abstract: The invention relates to a milling block (1) for producing partial or total prostheses, comprising a prosthesis base (3) to be processed according to the shape of the jaw, on which synthetically moulded teeth (5), preferably a full set of teeth, are provided, a milling block system consisting of a first milling block for the upper set of teeth and a second milling block for the lower set of teeth, and a method for producing partial or total prostheses.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electric conductor for use in electric machines, more particularly for producing windings for stators or rotors of electric machines, such as electric motors or generators. The conductor comprises an electrically conductive conductor core having a substantially rectangular cross-section and comprises two longitudinal end faces arranged opposite one another and two transverse end faces arranged opposite one another as well as a total longitudinal extension between a first end and a second end. The conductor further comprises at least one insulation layer, which is arranged around the full circumference of the conductor core at least over a predominant part of the total longitudinal extension of the conductor core. The at least one insulation layer predominantly consists of an extrudable, polymer, thermoplastic material selected from the group of aromatic polysulfones (PAES) or mixtures of aromatic polysulfones (PAES).

Abstract: A glass element having a thickness from 25 ?m to 125 ?m, a first primary surface, a second primary surface, and a compressive stress region extending from the first primary surface to a first depth, the region defined by a compressive stress GI of at least about 100 MPa at the first primary surface. Further, the glass element has a stress profile such that it does not fail when it is subject to 200,000 cycles of bending to a target bend radius of from 1 mm to 20 mm, by the parallel plate method. Still further, the glass element has a puncture resistance of greater than about 1.5 kgf when the first primary surface of the glass element is loaded with a tungsten carbide ball having a diameter of 1.5 mm.

Abstract: A multi-layer conductive coating is substantially transparent to visible light, contains at least one conductive layer comprising silver that is sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers, and may be used as an electrode and/or conductive trace in a capacitive touch panel. The multi-layer conductive coating may contain a dielectric layer of or including zirconium oxide (e.g., ZrO2) and/or silicon nitride, and may be used in applications such as capacitive touch panels for controlling showers, appliances, vending machines, electronics, electronic devices, and/or the like. The coating may have increased resistivity, and thus reduced conductivity, compared to pure silver layers of certain coatings, in order to allow the silver-based coating to be more suitable for use as touch panel electrode(s).

Abstract: A method for manufacturing neutral color antireflective glass substrates by ion implantation, the method including ionizing a N2 source gas so as to form a mixture of single charge and multicharge ions of N, forming a beam of single charge and multicharge ions of N by accelerating with an acceleration voltage A between 20 kV and 25 kV and setting the ion dosage at a value between 6×1016 ions/cm2 and ?5.00×1015×A/kV+2.00×1017 ions/cm2. A neutral color antireflective glass substrates including an area treated by ion implantation with a mixture of simple charge and multicharge ions according to the method.

Abstract: A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride or other ceramics, and the pieces may be brazed with a high purity silicon or a silicon alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the interior of a heater or electrostatic chuck.

Abstract: The invention relates to a head-up display device for representing information in a field of view of an observer. The head-up display device comprises at least one projection device, a deflection device which comprises at least one deflection element at which incident light beams are deflected, a sensor device, and a control device. The sensor device is used for detecting data of at least one test beam which is incident on the deflection device. The control device is used for determining at least one aberration caused by the deflection device and for determining at least one correction signal in real time.

Abstract: Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass with which both the reflected double images and the transmitted double images can be suppressed in the laminated glass.

Abstract: A negative-temperature-coefficient thermistor component includes a core. Surfaces of the core are partially covered with a first insulating layer. Surfaces of the core are partially covered with a second insulating layer. The first insulating layer and the second insulating layer overlap each other on a first side surface and a second side surface, each of which is one of the surfaces of the core.

Abstract: Systems and methods for texturing substrates (e.g., glass, metal, and the like) and the textured substrates produced using such systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary textured substrate includes a surface having a portion with a root-mean-square roughness between 40 to 1000 microns and an autocorrelation function greater than 0.5 for distances less than 50 microns. An exemplary system for texturing a substrate includes a plunger with a textured surface, where a portion of the textured surface has a root-mean-square roughness between 40 to 1000 microns and an autocorrelation function greater than 0.5 for distances less than 50 microns. An exemplary method for texturing a substrate includes the steps of generating a pattern defining a texture, and 3-D printing the pattern on the substrate to form the texture.

Abstract: A device comprising: a portion of semiconductor; a portion of superconductor arranged to a enable a topological phase having a topological gap to be induced in a region of the semiconductor by proximity effect; and a portion of a non-magnetic material comprising an element with atomic number Z greater than or equal to 26, arranged to increase the topological gap in the topological region of the semiconductor.

Abstract: A heat ray shielding fine particle dispersion body and a heat ray shielding laminated transparent substrate that as well as exhibit heat ray shielding properties and suppressing a scorching sensation on the skin when used in structures such as window materials and the like, also enable usage of communication devices, imaging devices, sensors and the like that use near-infrared light interposing the heat ray shielding film or the heat ray shielding glass, containing a transparent thermoplastic resin, and wherein heat ray shielding fine particles are dispersed in the transparent thermoplastic resin, the heat ray shielding fine particles having elements L, M, tungsten, and oxygen, and a hexagonal crystal structure represented by a general formula (LAMB) WCOD, wherein the element L is an element selected from K, Rb, Cs, and the element M is one or more elements selected from K, Rb, and Cs and is different from the element L.

Abstract: In at least one example, a composition for surface activation of an aerospace vehicle consists essentially of an organic solvent present in an amount from about 95 to about 99.5 volume percent, a transition metal alkoxide present in an amount from about 0.5 to about 5 volume percent, and a water content in an amount from about 0 to about 5 volume percent. In at least one example, a method of sealing a surface of an aerospace vehicle includes applying the composition to a surface of an aerospace vehicle. The composition applied to the surface is dried to form a transition metal oxide from the transition metal alkoxide. Excess of the transition metal oxide is removed from the surface. A sealant is applied over a remaining layer of the transition metal oxide on the surface.

Abstract: A glazing article, includes a substrate made of glass or made of organic substance, on the surface of which are deposited a layer or a stack of layers conferring, on the article, a functionality, in particular solar protection, thermal insulation or anticondensation properties, with a total thickness of between 5 nanometers and 400 nanometers, an organic film covering the layer or the stack of layers, the thickness of the polymer film being between 300 nanometers and 10 micrometers, wherein a texturing element is present under the layer or the stack of layers, the roughness of the surface of the texturing element being such that: the arithmetic mean deviation Ra is between 50 nm and 2 micrometers, limits included, the base length RSm is between 5 micrometers and 300 micrometers, limits included.

Abstract: A method for generating alkali metal in a zero oxidation state includes reacting an alkali metal compound having a —S-M substituent, where M is an alkali metal and S is sulfur, with gold in a zero oxidation state to release the alkali metal in the zero oxidation state. For example, an alkali metal alkylthiolate can be reacted with a gold in a zero oxidation state to release the alkali metal in the zero oxidation state. As another example, an alkali metal sulfide can be reacted with gold in a zero oxidation state to release the alkali metal in the zero oxidation state. The alkali metal may be used in various applications including vapor cells, magnetometers, and magnetic field measurement systems.

Abstract: A strengthened glass container or vessel such as, but not limited to, vials for holding pharmaceutical products or vaccines in a hermetic and/or sterile state. The strengthened glass container undergoes a strengthening process that produces compression at the surface and tension within the container wall. The strengthening process is designed such that the tension within the wall is great enough to ensure catastrophic failure of the container, thus rendering the product unusable, should sterility be compromised by a through-wall crack. The tension is greater than a threshold central tension, above which catastrophic failure of the container is guaranteed, thus eliminating any potential for violation of pharmaceutical integrity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ultraviolet-shielding glass sheet including a glass composition based on soda-lime glass, the glass composition containing iron oxide and TiO2 as coloring components. The glass sheet has a thickness of 1 to 5 mm, and an ultraviolet transmittance (Tuv 380) as determined at the thickness according to ISO 9050:1990 is 1.5% or less.

Abstract: There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which discoloration in the colored part can be suppressed. An interlayer film (1) for laminated glass according to the present invention has a colored part (X) that is colored in plan view, and a non-colored part (Y) that is not colored in plan view; the interlayer film does not contain or contains a light stabilizer in the colored part; the interlayer film contains a light stabilizer in the non-colored part; and a content of the light stabilizer in the entire non-colored part is larger than a content of the light stabilizer in the entire colored part.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing antireflective glass substrates by ion implantation, comprising selecting a source gas of N2, or O2, ionizing the source gas so as to form a mixture of single charge and multicharge ions of N, or O, forming a beam of single charge and multicharge ions of N, or O by accelerating with an acceleration voltage A between 13 kV and 40 kV and setting the ion dosage at a value between 5.56×1014×A/kV+4.78×1016 ions/cm2 and ?2.22×1016×A/kV+1.09×1018 ions/cm2, as well as antireflective glass substrates comprising an area treated by ion implantation with a mixture of simple charge and multicharge ions according to this method.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are graphene coatings characterized by a porous, three-dimensional, spherical structure having a hollow core, along with methods for forming such graphene coatings on glasses, glass-ceramics, ceramics, and crystalline materials. Such coatings can be further coated with organic or inorganic layers and are useful in chemical and electronic applications.

Abstract: A laminated glass article includes a glass core layer having a core modulus Ecore and a glass cladding layer adjacent to the core layer and having a cladding modulus Eclad. Eclad can be at least 5 GPa less than Ecore. A modulus ratio Ecore/Eclad can be at least 1.08. The cladding layer can have a compressive stress resulting from a coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) contrast between the core layer and the cladding layer and/or subjecting the laminated glass article to an ion exchange treatment to form an ion exchanged region at an outer surface of the cladding layer.

Abstract: A method of forming a thin film on a substrate which includes a step of reacting a precursor compound with a Lewis base. The precursor compound has a transition metal and one or more alkyl-1,3-diazabutadiene ligands is provided.

Abstract: The present invention provides a glass sheet having a good property of blocking transmission of ultraviolet light, having a low to moderate visible transmittance, being relatively thin, being capable of substantially blocking transmission of solar ultraviolet light, and also having a good solar shielding property. The glass sheet of the present invention has a thickness of 1 to 5 mm, a Tuv 380 of 1.5% or less, a Tuv 400 of 2.5% or less, a visible transmittance (YA) of 5 to 40%, and a solar transmittance (TG) of 5 to 45%, and is formed from a glass composition, wherein the glass composition includes: 1.0 to 5.0 wt % T-Fe2O3; 1.0 to 5.0 wt % TiO2; and 50 to 600 wt. ppm CoO as coloring components in addition to predetermined base composition, a FeO ratio is 5 to 40%, and the sum of T-Fe2O3 multiplied by 2 and TiO2 is 7.0% or more.

Abstract: A glass article is provided having from greater than or equal to about 40 mol % to less than or equal to about 68 mol % SiO2, less than or equal to about 11 mol % Al2O3, an R2O:R?O molar ratio of from greater than or equal to about 1:1 to less than or equal to about 2:1, and an MgO:CaO molar ratio of from greater than or equal to about 0.6:1 to less than or equal to about 1.8:1. The class article may also include a compressive stress layer on at least one surface thereof, the compressive stress layer having a compressive stress that is greater than or equal to about 800 MPa, and a depth that is greater than or equal to about 20 ?m.

Abstract: The present application discloses forming self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) by exposing the substrate at least twice to SAM precursors with intervening cooling of a substrate.

Abstract: Partially transparent devices and methods that reduce actual and/or perceived glare by incorporating absorbing materials are described. Actual and/or perceived glare can be reduced by multi-path absorption in the device. Perceived glare is further reduced by accounting for the psychophysics of human visual perception as a function of wavelength, orientation, and field illuminance.

Abstract: A first object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass which has excellent sound insulating properties and heat shielding properties, and a laminated glass using the same. Further, a second object of the invention is to provide an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of maintaining the sound insulating properties, weather resistance, and heat creep resistance at a high level even if the thickness is reduced, and a laminated glass using the same. The invention relates to an interlayer film for laminated glass, including at least one layer A containing a thermoplastic elastomer, wherein a laminated glass in which the interlayer film for laminated glass is disposed between two clear glasses with the total thickness of the clear glasses being 4 mm or less has a visible light transmittance of 70% or more and an average transmittance of infrared light in the wavelength range of 800 to 1,100 nm of 72% or less.

Abstract: A thermistor element includes an element body made of ceramic and including first and second end surfaces opposite to each other and a peripheral surface located between the first end surface and the second end surface, first and second external electrodes respectively covering the first and second end surfaces and portion of the peripheral surface adjacent to the respective first and second end surfaces. The first and second external electrodes include electrode layers including an underlayer and a metal plating layer, the underlayer of the first external electrode includes, adjacent to or in a vicinity of the second external electrode, two second external electrode side corner portions that are thin and adjacent to each other, and the underlayer of the second external electrode includes, adjacent to or in a vicinity of the first external electrode, two first external electrode side corner portions that are thin and adjacent to each other.

Abstract: The invention relates to a milling block (1) for producing partial or total prostheses, comprising a prosthesis base (3) to be processed according to the shape of the jaw, on which synthetically moulded teeth (5), preferably a full set of teeth, are provided, a milling block system consisting of a first milling block for the upper set of teeth and a second milling block for the lower set of teeth, and a method for producing partial or total prostheses.

Abstract: An article comprises a body having a coating. The coating comprising a eutectic system having a super-lattice of a first fluoride and a second fluoride. The coating includes a glaze on a surface of the coating, the glaze comprising the eutectic system having the super-lattice of the first fluoride and the second fluoride.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a kind of machinable glass ceramic which can be chemically toughened. The machinable and chemically toughenable glass ceramic, which comprises, as represented by weight percentage based on the following compositions, 25-75 wt % of SiO2, 6-30 wt % of Al2O3, 0.1-30 wt % of Na2O, 0-15 wt % of K2O, 0-30 wt % of B2O3, 4-35 wt % of MgO, 0-4 wt % of CaO, 1-20 wt % of F, 0-10 wt % of ZrO2, 0.1-10 wt % of P2O5, 0-1 wt % of CeO2 and 0-1 wt % of SnO2, wherein P2O5+Na2O>3 wt %, and Al2O3+Na2O+P2O5>17 wt %. Mica crystalline phase can be formed in the glass ceramic and the glass ceramic can be chemically toughened by one step, two steps or multiple steps with depth of K-ion layer of at least 15 ?m and surface compress stress of at least 300 MPa. The profile on depth of the ion exchange layer follows the complementary error function. Hardness can be improved by at least 20% after chemical toughening. The dimension deviation ratio is less than 0.06% by ion-exchanging.

Abstract: A low-E coating has good color stability (a low ?E* value) upon heat treatment (HT). Thermal stability may be improved by the provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver; and/or by the provision of at least one dielectric layer of or including at least one of: (a) an oxide of silicon and zirconium, (b) an oxide of zirconium, and (c) an oxide of silicon. These have the effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the ?E* value).

Abstract: A low-E coating has good color stability (a low ?E* value) upon heat treatment (HT). The provision of an as-deposited crystalline or substantially crystalline layer of or including zinc oxide, doped with at least one dopant (e.g., Sn), immediately under an infrared (IR) reflecting layer of or including silver in a low-E coating has effect of significantly improving the coating's thermal stability (i.e., lowering the ?E* value). One or more such crystalline, or substantially crystalline, layers may be provided under one or more corresponding IR reflecting layers comprising silver.