The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display panel having a predetermined size, containing a wiring film formed of a metal, an insulating film containing an inorganic substance and a substrate formed of a non-alkali glass, in which the metal has the product of a Young's modulus (E) and a thermal expansion coefficient () at room temperature falling within a predetermined range, of the inorganic substance is smaller than that of the non-alkali glass, the non-alkali glass has E of from 70 GPa to 95 GPa and of from 3210.sup.7 to 4510.sup.7 (1/ C.) in which E and satisfies a predetermined formula, and has a predetermined composition.

Provided are a chemical reaction device able to promote a chemical reaction, and a method for producing same. The chemical reaction device has an optical electric field confinement/chemical reaction container structure obtained by integrating an optical electric field confinement structure for forming an optical mode having a frequency identical to or close to a vibrational mode of a chemical substance involved in a chemical reaction, and a chemical reaction container structure having a space for storing a fluid required for the chemical reaction and containing the chemical reaction, the optical mode and the vibrational mode being vibrationally coupled to promote the chemical reaction.

The present invention relates a non-alkali glass, having a Young's modulus (E) of from 70 GPa to 95 GPa and an average coefficient of thermal expansion a from 50? C. to 350? C. of from 32 to 45 (?10.sup.?7/? C.), and which satisfies the following formula (1): 20?+7E?1310. The non-alkali glass has a composition in terms of mol % on the basis of oxides, satisfying the relationship of: 759?13.1?SiO.sub.2?7.5?Al.sub.2O.sub.3?15.5?B.sub.2O.sub.3+9.7?MgO+21.8?CaO+27.2?SrO+27.9?BaO?0.

In a method for embodying a hotplate for a hob, at least one metallic layer and a further layer under the metallic layer are formed on an underside of the hotplate. After applying the at least one metallic layer and the further layer, at least one region of the metallic layer is changed by a laser light of a laser beam so that the further layer is recognized when viewing the hob on a topside.

A process for obtaining a material including a glass sheet, includes providing a glass sheet including a first face coated at least partly by an essentially mineral first coating, the face having at least one first zone and at least one second zone, the at least one first zone having a higher emissivity than that of the second zone, then applying, on at least one portion of the second zone, a sacrificial layer including a resin, then heat treating the coated glass sheet at a temperature of at least 550? C., during which step the sacrificial layer is removed by combustion.

Provided is a Low-E glass plate protection method capable of preventing or inhibiting alteration and erosion of Low-E layers. The protection method includes a step of applying a protective sheet to a surface of a Low-E glass plate having a Low-E layer comprising a tin component. Here, the Low-E layer comprises a tin component. The protective sheet has a PSA layer. The PSA layer comprises a phosphorus compound having a POR group. Here, R is a hydrogen atom or an organic group.

The present invention relates to a coated glass substrate, a method of preparing same and the use thereof in a multiple glazing unit, the coated comprising at least the following layers in sequence from the glass substrate: a lower anti-reflection layer; a silver-based functional layer; a barrier layer; and an upper anti-reflection layer, wherein the upper anti-reflection layer comprises a dielectric layer of an oxynitride of aluminium (Al), zinc (Zn) and tin (Sn) with at least 5 atomic percent aluminium (Al).

A reflective optical coating has a thin film of silver as the primary reflecting material, a thin protective anti-oxidation layer of nickel oxide (NiO) deposited directly on top of the silver layer, and one or more thin transparent barrier layers deposited on top of the NiO, where each barrier layer is composed of a fluoride, a metal oxide, or a nitride. Optionally, a thin protective layer of NiO or Ni may be included, directly beneath the silver layer. Optionally, one or more thin barrier underlayer(s) may be included below the silver (and below the Ni or NiO protective layer, if present), where each of the barrier underlayers is a fluoride, a metal oxide, a metal nitride, or a bare metal.

A laser beam(s) is used to cut heat strengthened (e.g., thermally tempered) glass. The heat strengthened glass may be coated in certain example embodiments, such as with a multi-layer low-emissivity (low-E) coating and/or an antireflective (AR) coating. It has been found that focusing the laser beam(s) in a tensile stress zone, in a central area of the heat strengthened glass (as opposed to in a compression stress zone), during a cutting process provides for improved cutting characteristics to avoid and/or reduce fragmenting of the glass and to provide for a clean cut edge. The wavelength emitted from the laser may be tailored based on spectral characteristics of the coating.

The present invention relates to a nano bi-material, electromagnetic spectrum shifter based on said nano bi-material and method to produce said electromagnetic spectrum shifter using said nano bi-material. In particular, the present invention provides nano bi-material based electromagnetic spectrum shifter, e.g. color filters, with a wide range of transmission and color tunability and methods to produce said color filters. The present invention has applications in color filtration and production of color filters; reflector and production of reflectors; and electromagnetic spectrum shifter and production of electromagnetic spectrum shifters.