Synthetic quartz glass substrates are prepared by furnishing a synthetic quartz glass block, coating two opposed surfaces of the glass block with a liquid having a transmittance of at least 99.0%/mm at a birefringence measuring wavelength, measuring a birefringence of the glass block by directing light thereacross, determining a slice thickness on the basis of the birefringence measurement and the dimensions of the substrate, and slicing the glass block at the determined slice thickness.

Vanadium oxide nanomaterials dispersed in a polymeric matrix, substrates including the vanadium oxide nanomaterials dispersed in a polymeric matrix, and related methods of making vanadium oxide nanomaterials dispersed in a polymeric matrix are described.

A conductive laminate includes a first organic film, a fine metal wire arranged on the first organic film, and a second organic film arranged to cover the fine metal wire, in which the fine metal wire includes a blackening layer, an intimate attachment layer, and a metal conductive layer in order from a side of the first organic film, and moisture contents of the first organic film and the second organic film are less than 3.00%.

The present invention is directed to a process for producing a sintered lithium disilicate glass ceramic dental restoration out of a porous 3-dim article, the process comprising the step of sintering the porous 3-dim article having the shape of a dental restoration with an outer and inner surface to obtain a sintered lithium disilicate ceramic dental restoration, the sintered lithium disilicate glass ceramic dental restoration comprising Si oxide calculated as SiO2 from 55 to 80 wt.-%, Li oxide calculated as Li2O from 7 to 16 wt.-%, Al oxide calculated as Al2O3 from 1 to 5 wt.-%, and P oxide calculated as P2O5 from 1 to 5 wt.-%, wt.-% with respect to the weight of the dental restoration,
the sintering being done under reduced atmospheric pressure conditions, the reduced atmospheric pressure conditions being applied at a temperature above 600° C.

The present invention is also directed to a kit of parts comprising a porous 3-dim article having the shape of a dental milling block and a respective instruction of use.

A flexible displaying substrate includes: a first flexible film layer; a first barrier layer provided on a first surface of the first flexible film layer; a second barrier layer provided on one side of the first barrier layer further away from the first flexible film layer; and a second flexible film layer is provided between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer; wherein at least one of a surface of the first barrier layer further away from the first flexible film layer and a surface of the second barrier layer closer to the first flexible film layer is provided with a slot, and a first orthographic projection of the second flexible film layer on the first flexible film layer and a second orthographic projection of the slot on the first flexible film layer at least partially overlap.

A thin-film coating applicator assembly is disclosed for coating substrates in outdoor applications. The innovative thin-film coating applicator assembly is adapted to apply performance enhancement coatings on installed photovoltaic panels and glass windows in outdoor environments. The coating applicator is adapted to move along a solar panel or glass pane while applicator mechanisms deposit a uniform layer of liquid coating solution to the substrate's surface. The applicator assembly comprises a conveyance means disposed on a frame. Further disclosed are innovative applicator heads that comprise a deformable sponge-like core surrounded by a microporous layer. The structure, when in contact with a substrate surface, deposits a uniform layer of coating solution over a large surface.

A system for automatically dispensing a fluid from a deformable container onto a panel includes a primer head having a container receiver and a container deformer, the container receiver receiving and holding a container of primer thereat. An adapter is received into an opening of the container and is secured to a portion of the primer head, and the container is retained at the container receiver of the primer head. A primer tip is disposed at the adapter. With the container held at the container receiver and retained at the primer head, the primer head moves to position the primer tip at the panel. When the primer tip is positioned at the panel, the container deformer automatically operates to deform the container to cause a predetermined amount of primer to be dispensed from the container, through the adapter and to the primer tip and onto the panel.

A coating composition for imparting a hydrophobic film on a target surface is provided that includes a quaternary ammonium silane, a polyalkylene glycol, and an optional solid lubricant. A kit is also provided that includes an applicator having the above composition applied and instructions for the composition to a blade of a windshield wiper of a vehicle to impart the hydrophobic film to the vehicle windshield contacted by the blade.

Disclosed is a process for producing a film-coated substrate having a relatively flat distribution of film thickness such that the film thickness is suppressed from gradually increasing toward a downstream side of flow of a coating liquid even when a coating film is formed on a plate-shaped substrate by a flow coating method in which the substrate is held in raised attitude. The film-coated substrate according to the present invention is employed in particular as an openable/closable window glass of an automotive door, and is suitable for one where the substrate includes an uncoated region where no coating film is formed, wherein the uncoated region is configured to be received in a receiving part of an upper frame of the door.

The present invention provides a surface treatment technology that gives excellent surface functionality to surfaces of a variety of large-area substrate materials. According to the present invention, when precursor solution containing an organosilane and a metal alkoxide is coated on a substrate material to form a polymerization initiator layer by a sol-gel process, a polymerization initiator group-containing organosilane having a formula: XR.sup.1-(Ph).sub.k-(R.sup.2).sub.mSiR.sup.3.sub.nR.sup.4.sub.3-n (X stands for a halogen atom, R.sup.1 stands for an alkylene group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, Ph stands for a phenylene group, R.sup.2 stands for a C1 to C10 alkylene group optionally via an oxygen atom, R.sup.3 stands for an alkoxy or chloro group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms, R.sup.4 stands for an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, k is 0 or 1, m is 0 or 1, and n is 1, 2 or 3) is used as the organosilane.