Provided are a reflective sheet having selective reflection in a wide wavelength range and a small change in tint depending on angles at which light is visually recognized, a decorative sheet, and a method of manufacturing a reflective sheet, the reflective sheet including a pitch gradient layer in which a helical pitch changes in a thickness direction of the layer. The reflective sheet includes at least one cholesteric liquid crystal layer having wavelength selective reflection properties, in which at least one of the cholesteric liquid crystal layers is a pitch gradient layer in which a helical pitch changes in a thickness direction, a half-width of an integral reflection spectrum of the reflective sheet is 100 nm or longer, and in a case where a wavelength on a short wavelength side that defines the half-width is represented by , a wavelength on a long wavelength side that defines the half-width is represented by , a center wavelength that defines the half-width is represented by .sub.C, .sub.1=(+.sub.C/2, and .sub.2=(.sub.C+)/2, the following Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied.
IR(.sub.1)>IR(.sub.2) Expression (1)
SCE(.sub.1)/IR(.sub.1)>SCE(.sub.2)/IR(.sub.2) Expression (2)

The present invention relates to a pellet mixture including a pellet of a liquid crystal polyester resin composition which contains a liquid crystal polyester resin and an inorganic filler, and a fine powder formed of an organic material, in which a volume average particle diameter of the fine powder is in a range of 10 m to 200 m, and an amount of the fine powder is in a range of 10 ppm to 2000 ppm with respect to the total mass of the pellet mixture.

A PFA molded article of a copolymer (PFA) of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE) and perfluoro(alkylvinyl ether) (PAVE), the content of the PAVE therein being from 1 to 10% by mol, characterized in that the PFA molded article has a flex life value of not less than 2,000,000 times, a zero shear viscosity of from 10,000 to 20,000 Pa.Math.s, and a heating weight loss of not more than 0.05% by weight, and a process for the production thereof. The PFA molded article has a high flex life value, a low heating weight loss and a low zero share viscosity yet maintaining excellent mechanical properties such as tensile strength, etc., and can be produced in good yields.

A joint structure comprising a light-absorbable member having at least one opening portion and a light-permeable member superposed on the light-absorbable member so as to cover the opening portion, wherein an annular weld part is formed so as to enclose the opening portion and join the light-absorbable member and the light-permeable member, and an area ratio of a portion at the side of the light-absorbable member to a portion at the side of the light-permeable member side is in a range of 12-35 viewing a section perpendicular to the extending direction of the annular weld part.

A method of manufacturing an optic includes disposing electronic circuitry on a substrate. The method also includes depositing a first resin on the first side of the electronic circuitry and curing the first resin to form a first optical segment. The method further includes depositing a second resin on the second side of the electronic circuitry and curing the second resin to form a second optical segment. The first and second optical segments encapsulate the electronic circuitry. The first resin and the second resin can include multiple droplets of resin, thereby reducing mechanical force imposed on the electronic circuitry during printing and allowing conformal contact between the resin and the electronic circuitry. Accordingly, electronic circuitry of smaller dimension can be used to form the electronic eyewear.

A method of manufacturing a modified liquid crystal polymer includes: providing a liquid crystal polymer having a first melting point; heating the liquid crystal polymer to a first temperature and maintaining at the first temperature for a first time period, in which the first temperature is lower than or equal to the first melting point; and cooling the liquid crystal polymer to a second temperature to form a first modified liquid crystal polymer, the second temperature being lower than the first temperature, the first modified liquid crystal polymer having a second melting point, in which the second melting point is higher than the first melting point.

Three-dimensional structures of stably associated mesogenic ligand-functionalized nanoparticles are provided. Compositions that include these structures, as well as methods of making the structures are also provided. The structures, compositions and methods find use in a variety of applications, such as light emitting devices (e.g., video displays, lights, etc.), inks, photonics and encapsulation technologies.

An insulating resin coating method for coating with an insulating resin a weld of a stator having a plurality of the welds formed by welding ends of coil wires together, the method including the steps of: sandwiching and covering the weld of the coil wires by a pair of resin-molding molds; and injecting the resin into the resin-molding molds by a resin injector.

A composite comprising an upper layer and a substrate layer, wherein the upper layer comprises a shape-memory polymeric material having a glass transition temperature T.sub.g,SMP and being at least partially transparent for light in the VIS-range, characterized in that the upper layer comprises a surface, wherein the surface is at least partially a rough surface having an arithmetic average roughness R.sub.a of at least 0.1 m.

Provided are a reflective sheet having selective reflection in a wide wavelength range and a small change in tint depending on angles at which light is visually recognized, a decorative sheet, and a method of manufacturing a reflective sheet, the reflective sheet including a pitch gradient layer in which a helical pitch changes in a thickness direction of the layer. The reflective sheet includes at least one cholesteric liquid crystal layer having wavelength selective reflection properties, in which at least one of the cholesteric liquid crystal layers is a pitch gradient layer in which a helical pitch changes in a thickness direction, a half-width of an integral reflection spectrum of the reflective sheet is 100 nm or longer, and in a case where a wavelength on a short wavelength side that defines the half-width is represented by , a wavelength on a long wavelength side that defines the half-width is represented by , a center wavelength that defines the half-width is represented by .sub.C, .sub.1=(+.sub.C/2, and .sub.2=(.sub.C+)/2, the following Expressions (1) and (2) are satisfied.

IR(.sub.1)>IR(.sub.2) Expression (1)

SCE(.sub.1)/IR(.sub.1)>SCE(.sub.2)/IR(.sub.2) Expression (2)