An electronic component includes an element main body and at least a pair of outer electrodes on the element main body. The outer electrodes each include an underlying electrode layer positioned so as to be in contact with the element main body and a plating layer positioned so as to be in contact with the underlying electrode layer. The plating layer includes a NiSn alloy plating layer positioned so as to be in contact with the underlying electrode layer.

An article includes at least one layer including a transparent portion and at least one metal portion; and a color-rendering layer; wherein the at least one metal portion is positioned in the article to provide reflection of incident light; and wherein the transparent portion is dimensioned to allow at least some incident light to pass through. A method of making an article is also disclosed.

Apparatuses of a biodegradable magnetic toilet seat cover and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. In one embodiment, a biodegradable magnetic toilet seat cover includes a bottom layer configured to contact with a toilet seat, where the bottom layer is made to prevent elements on the toilet seat from permeating to a skin of a user, a top layer configured to contact with the user, where the top layer is made to provide a comfortable touch to the skin of the user, and a middle layer configured to hold the bottom layer and the top layer together, where the middle layer is further configured to hold the biodegradable magnetic toilet seat cover to the toilet seat magnetically. The biodegradable magnetic toilet seat cover may additionally or optionally include an anti-splashing flap formed with polyvinyl alcohol or viscose spunlace non-woven film, and where the anti-splashing flap is configured to prevent elements from the toilet to reach the user.

Provided is an electromagnetic wave shielding material including a multilayer structure in which at least one metal foil and at least two resin layers are closely laminated, wherein both surfaces of each metal foil are closely laminated to the resin layers; wherein each metal foil satisfies the following relationship with each of the two resin layers adjacent to the metal foil: 0.02V.sub.M/V.sub.M1.2, in which: V.sub.M is a volume fraction of the metal foil relative to a total volume of the metal foil and the resin layer; V.sub.M is (.sub.R.sub.R)/(.sub.M+.sub.R.sub.R); .sub.M is a true stress (MPa) of the metal foil at breakage when a tensile stress is applied to the metal foil; .sub.R is a true stress (MPa) of the resin layer at breakage when a tensile stress is applied to the resin layer; and .sub.R is a true stress (MPa) of the resin layer when a logarithmic strain same as a logarithmic strain at breakage of the metal foil is applied to the resin layer.

A black plated resin part includes a resin substrate, an underlying plating layer formed on the resin substrate, and a black chromium plating layer formed of trivalent chromium and having a thickness of 0.15 m or more. The black chromium plating layer is formed on the underlying plating layer. The chromium in the black chromium plating layer is present in the form of metallic chromium, chromium oxide, and chromium hydroxide, and the black chromium plating layer exhibits a b* value of 3.0 or less based on the L*a*b* color system.

The disclosure relates to a hydrogen sensing device capable of visually detecting the presence of hydrogen through a color change according to a water-forming reaction by inducing the water-forming reaction between hydrogen and oxygen at the interface between a lower metal layer and a dielectric layer under a structure in which a lower metal layer, a dielectric layer, and an upper metal layer are sequentially stacked, and visually sensing the color change caused by the generated water.

The present invention relates to a multi-layered article made from a perfluoropolymer and to a method for its manufacturing, the multi-layered article being made of a composition (C) comprising at least one melt-processable fully fluorinated polymer (FMP), said article having at least one surface (S) comprising:at least one molecule grafted onto said surface (S), said molecule comprising at least one nitrogen atom and at least one carbon atom, andat least one layer (LI) adhered to said surface (S) comprising at least one metal compound (M).

A cooled article and a method of forming a cooled article are disclosed. The cooled article includes a component, a porous material incorporated into the component, and a cooling medium within the porous material. Another cooled article is formed by a process includes the steps of forming a porous material from a pre-sintered preform, providing a component, and incorporating the porous material into the component. The porous material is in fluid communication with a cooling medium. The method of forming a cooled article includes providing a metal felt material infused with braze filler material, pre-sintering the metal felt material to form a porous material, providing a component, and incorporating the porous material into the component.

Provided is a graphite composite film that is capable of attaining both a measure against heat and a measure against electromagnetic noise and that has excellent high-frequency electromagnetic wave shielding performance. The graphite composite film is configured to include a graphite layer, a first electrically conductive adhesive layer, a first metal layer containing a first metal, and a second metal layer containing a second metal disposed in this order. With an arithmetic average roughness of a surface on a first electrically conductive adhesive layer-disposed side of the first metal layer defined as Ra.sub.1 and an arithmetic average roughness of a surface of the second metal layer opposite from a surface on a first metal layer-disposed side of the second metal layer defined as Ra.sub.2, at least one of the Ra.sub.1 or the Ra.sub.2 is less than or equal to 50 nm.

The present disclosure relates to a decoration member comprising: a color expression layer comprising a light reflection layer and a light absorption layer provided on the light reflection layer; and a substrate provided on one surface of the color expression layer, in which the light absorption layer comprises a copper nickel oxide (Cu.sub.aNi.sub.bO.sub.x).