A membrane-based assembly and process for cooling and/or de-vaporizing a gas. The assembly and process can provide sensible cooling and/or dehumidification of air, and can be contained within a single, integrated apparatus.

Disclosed are layered composite articles comprising: a) a rigid backing portion comprising a rigid core having a first surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the rigid core comprises at least one densified fiber batt and wherein the at least one densified fiber batt is comprised of a first plurality of oriented fibers having a first melting point and a second plurality of oriented fibers having a second melting point different from the first melting point; and b) a decorative portion having a first surface and an opposed second surface, wherein the second surface of the decorative portion is affixed to the first surface of the rigid core. Also disclosed herein are methods of making the same.

A method of manufacturing a thin film is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles, size-reducing the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles by grinding to produce crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures, and coating the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures onto a substrate to produce a thin film. An electrochromic multi-layer stack is also provided.

An electrically insulating inorganic sheet including at least 90% by weight inorganic particles, and a binder which binds the particles together to form the sheet, for use as solid insulation in an electrical device, e.g. a power transformer.

A porous membrane is provided having a compound having an ionic group and a hydrophobic group, a metal oxide, and a binder resin. The content of the compound having an ionic group and a hydrophobic group is 0.2 to 2 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal oxide.

A method of manufacturing a thin film is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles, size-reducing the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles by grinding to produce crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures, and coating the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures onto a substrate to produce a thin film. An electrochromic multi-layer stack is also provided.

A method of manufacturing a thin film is provided. The method includes providing a plurality of crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles, size-reducing the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide particles by grinding to produce crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures, and coating the crystalline hexagonal tungsten trioxide nanostructures onto a substrate to produce a thin film. An electrochromic multi-layer stack is also provided.

A porous membrane is provided having a compound having an ionic group and a hydrophobic group, a metal oxide, and a binder resin. The content of the compound having an ionic group and a hydrophobic group is 0.2 to 2 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the metal oxide.

An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive film which can he easily produced, has high light transmittance and has excellent flatness, and has a hard coat layer; and a polarizing plate and a display device provided with a touch panel which have a conductive film. The conductive film of the present invention includes a support which has an in-plane retardation Re (550) of 10 nm or less at a wavelength of 550 nm and has a retardation Rth (550) of 60 to 60 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm in a thickness direction; a conductive layer which is disposed on at least one surface of the support, includes fullerene functionalized carbon nanotubes, and has a thickness of less than 10 m; and a hard coat layer which is disposed adjacent to the conductive layer.

An object of the present invention is to provide a conductive film which can he easily produced, has high light transmittance and has excellent flatness, and has a hard coat layer; and a polarizing plate and a display device provided with a touch panel which have a conductive film. The conductive film of the present invention includes a support which has an in-plane retardation Re (550) of 10 nm or less at a wavelength of 550 nm and has a retardation Rth (550) of 60 to 60 nm at a wavelength of 550 nm in a thickness direction; a conductive layer which is disposed on at least one surface of the support, includes fullerene functionalized carbon nanotubes, and has a thickness of less than 10 m; and a hard coat layer which is disposed adjacent to the conductive layer.