A scenario-adaptable color-changing ink and a corresponding solar glass product are provided. The ink includes 7-30 parts by weight of photopolymer, 8-20 parts by weight of photoactive monomer, 1-5 parts by weight of photosensitizer, 30-55 parts by weight of weather-resistant resin, 1-10 parts by weight of curing agent, and 1-15 parts by weight of pearlescent pigment. The pearlescent pigment is at least one interference pearlescent pigments with weather-resistance, which has no color. Each sheet of the pearlescent pigment can be considered as a miniature prism which can break the white composite light into colorful monochromatic light, thus allow the coating of the printing ink to present a beautiful pearl luster and metallic luster. The pattern color which is visible by human is a result of overlaps and interferes of lights that the incident light is multiply reflected and refracted by the sheets of transparent pearlescent pigment.

The present invention relates to an article, especially a cooktop or a furniture element, comprising at least one substrate, such as a plate, made of glass-ceramic, said substrate being coated in at least one zone with a paint comprising at least: 1) a silicone resin comprising methyl and phenyl groups, 2) one or more lamellar inorganic fillers with a thickness of less than 2 μm and with lateral dimensions, for at least 80% by weight of said fillers, of between 10 μm and 65 μm, including at least: 2a) mica(s), and 2b) talc and/or one or more carbonates, 3) one or more black pigments.

The present invention also relates to a process for obtaining said article.

The present invention addresses the problem of providing a coating composition and an electroconductive film, capable of improving touch panel performance, such as operational stability over time and touch detection sensitivity of a liquid crystal display panel having a reduced thickness. This problem is solved by a coating composition comprising chain-like electroconductive inorganic particles, a binder, a high-boiling-point solvent, and a low-boiling-point solvent, wherein: the contained amount of the chain-like electroconductive inorganic particles with respect to the total amount of the chain-like electroconductive inorganic particles and the binder is 30-90 mass %; the binder is an alkoxysilane having a weight-average molecular weight of 1,000-20,000; and said coating composition is intended to be used in a liquid crystal display panel that has a TFT array substrate, touch detection electrodes, a liquid crystal layer, and a color filter substrate in order to form an electroconductive film on a base material surface of said color filter substrate on the opposite side of the liquid crystal layer.

An aerogel hybrid and a method for preparing the aerogel hybrid. The aerogel hybrid includes a resin composition and a plurality of aerogel particles. The resin composition may fill the interstitial space between the plurality of aerogel particles. The aerogel hybrid may be produced by preparing the aerogel and preparing the resin composition, blending the aerogel and the resin composition together to form an aerogel hybrid and curing the aerogel hybrid for providing an aerogel hybrid containing resin mixture with the ability to fit large amounts of aerogel into the resin to enhance the aerogel's physical properties.

Disclosed herein are embodiments of a composition comprising a polymer or sol-gel and one or more nanocrystals. The composition is useful as a luminescent solar concentrator. The nanocrystals are dispersed in the polymer or sol-gel matrix so as to reduce or substantially prevent nanocrystal-to-nanocrystal energy transfer and a subsequent reduction in the emission efficiency of the composition. In some embodiments, the polymer matrix comprises an acrylate polymer. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the composition. Devices comprising the composition are disclosed. In some cases the polymer is the waveguide, in others the polymer is applied as a coating on a waveguide. In some examples, the device is a window.

The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide an antifogging coating film having excellent antifogging property, antifogging persistence, persistence of appearance, and elution resistance. The coating film according to the present invention contains a metal oxide (A) and a hydrophilic compound (B); the height of the eluate by a coating film surface elution test is 1.0 μm or less; this test is carried out by placing 10 μL of deionized water on the coating film, allowing the film to stand for 24 hours in a 23° C., 50% RH environment, measuring the eluate height of 20 locations selected randomly within a 10 cm.sup.2 range on the coating film surface, and determining the maximum height; and the water contact angle measured after subjecting the coating film to a moisture resistance test by exposure for 24 hours in an 85° C., 85% RH environment followed by standing for one hour in a 23° C., 50% RH environment, is less than 40°. Preferably, the elution level per coating film unit volume by a coating film total elution test is 40 mg/cm.sup.3 or less, and this test is carried out by immersing the coating film in 23° C. deionized water for 24 hours, then measuring the weight of the coating film eluate recovered from the deionized water.

The present disclosure provides a coating-attached glass article having improved easy-to-clean properties. The provided coating-attached glass article includes a glass substrate and an easy-to-clean coating on the glass substrate. The coating includes cerium oxide, and a contact angle of water on a surface of the coating is 60° or more and 130° or less. The coating improves, for example, the ease of removal of dirt resulting from a water drop adhered to the surface. The glass substrate may be formed of a reinforced glass.

A coating solution for blocking ultraviolet (UV) and blue light includes a silica sol and a chelating agent. The silica sol includes silicate, a first solvent, a first coupling agent, a first catalyst, and deionized water. The chelating agent includes a UV absorber, a blue-light absorber, a second solvent, a second catalyst, and a second coupling agent. A glass sheet for blocking UV and blue light includes a bent glass panel (1) and a coating (2) for blocking UV and blue light. A laminated glass for blocking UV and blue light includes a glass sheet for blocking UV and blue light, an intermediate adhesive layer, and a second glass panel.

According to one or more embodiments, a pharmaceutical package may include a glass container and a coating. The glass container may include a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface may be an outer surface of the glass container. The coating may be positioned over at least a portion of the first surface of the glass container. The coating may include one or more polyimide compositions and one or more metal oxide compositions. The one or more polyimide compositions and the one or more metal oxide compositions may be mixed in the coating.

A polymerizable liquid composition including semi-conductive nanoparticles for the manufacture of ophthalmic lenses. Specifically, polymerizable composition has at least one monomer or oligomer; at least one catalyst for initiating the polymerization of the monomer or oligomer; and semi-conductive nanoparticles, which are dispersed in the monomer or oligomer. The absorbance through a 2-millimeter-thick layer of the polymerizable composition is higher than 0.5 for each light wavelength ranging from 350 to λ.sub.cut, λ.sub.cut being in the visible range, preferably in the range from 400 nm to 480 nm.