A process for manufacturing glass articles from powder at low temperatures includes the steps of preparing a slurry of powder suspended in a liquid; depositing the slurry on a substrate; drying the slurry to form a layer on the substrate; depositing slurry on the layer; drying the slurry deposited on the layer on the substrate to form another layer; repeating the steps of depositing a slurry and drying the to form a plurality of sequential layers on the substrate; and consolidating the plurality of sequential layers to form a glass article. The process requires a small manufacturing footprint, and facilitates the manufacture of very large near-net shape glass articles.

A coating composition, coating glass and a method for preparation thereof, and a cooking appliance including the coating class are described. The coating composition includes a coating material and a heat conductive oxide nano powder that is 5 to 10 wt % with respect to a weight of the coating material. The coating composition provides an excellent infrared reflective function, a high transmittance, and an excellent cleaning performance.

A photocatalyst laminate which is composed of an undercoat layer provided on a substrate and a photocatalyst layer laminated on the surface of the undercoat layer. The undercoat layer contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a resin component and (B) 0.1-50 parts by mass of fine core-shell particles, each of which has a core that is formed of a fine tetragonal titanium oxide solid solution particle wherein tin and manganese are solid-solved and a shell that is formed from silicon oxide on the outside of the core. This photocatalyst laminate is not susceptible to decrease in the photocatalyst function even under outdoor exposure for a long period of time, and is thus capable of providing a coated article that exhibits excellent weather resistance.

Apparatus for a smudge-resistant structure and related fabrication methods are provided. An exemplary smudge-resistant structure includes a transparent substrate having a macrostructured surface configured to reduce contact with the transparent substrate and an oxidizing layer overlying the macrostructured surface.

Provided is a laminate that has both a photocatalytic function and a reflection suppressing function. A glass member according to the present invention includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface and a functional film formed on the first surface. The functional film contains a binder containing a metal oxide that forms three-dimensional network bonds, metal oxide microparticles that are retained by the binder and dispersed in a single layer, and photocatalyst microparticles arranged between the metal oxide microparticles.

A method of processing a window member according to an embodiment includes applying a protective coating agent including at least one of a siloxane derivative and an inorganic sol compound onto a glass substrate, performing a heat treatment on the applied protective coating agent to form a protective layer on the glass substrate, thermoforming the glass substrate, and removing the protective layer, so as to process the window member without degradation of optical characteristics and without surface damages of the glass substrate.

An optical fiber according to the present disclosure includes a glass fiber including a core and a cladding, and a first resin layer covering the glass fiber so as to be in contact with the glass fiber. The first resin layer includes a cured product of a resin composition containing a photopolymerizable compound, a photopolymerization initiator, and titanium oxide particles, and a content of the titanium oxide particles is 0.1% by mass to 10% by mass based on a total amount of the resin composition.

Silica based compositions that may be used coatings, films or other cast structures, as well as related methods and resulting structures are provided. In one embodiment, a hybrid nanosilica (HNS) composition includes tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), methyl triethoxysilane (MTEOS) and glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS). The composition may be used as a coating to provide various types of protection and device performance enhancement. For example, the composition may be used for impact protection or corrosion resistance. In one particular embodiment, optically enhancing nanoparticles may be dispersed throughout the HNS material and used as an antireflective coating (ARC) for various optical purposes.

Various coating compositions, including silica based compositions, methods of preparing and using such compositions, and applications of such compositions are provided herein. In one embodiment, a process for incorporating UV-protecting nanoparticles into a sol-gel matrix along with resulting compositions and uses are described. In accordance with one embodiment, the nanoparticle synthesis and coating solution may be prepared in a single vessel, eliminating the need for additional processing steps. Applications of this process include, among other things, protective coatings for UV-sensitive materials such as wood, plastics, and dyes.

Provided is a heat-resistant glass capable of suppressing discoloration of a decorated layer even when exposed to a high-temperature environment, such as when used in a heating cooker. A heat-resistant glass 1 for use in a heating cooker includes: a glass substrate 2; and a decorated layer 3 provided on one principal surface 2b of the glass substrate 2, wherein the decorated layer 3 includes: a heat-resistant resin layer 5; and surface-coated titanium oxide including titanium oxide and a coating layer at least partially coating a surface of the titanium oxide.