A multilayer sheet including: a base layer including a polycarbonatesiloxane-arylate; and a cap layer disposed on a side of the base layer, wherein the cap layer includes poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(vinyl fluoride), poly(vinylidene fluoride), a silicone hardcoat, or a combination comprising at least one of the foregoing.

A birefringent polyester film includes naphthalate units, ethylene units, a titanate compound, a planar branching unit, and 1 to 80 ppm metal content. The birefringent polyester film has an out-of-plane birefringence of at least 0.1 at 633 nm.

The present invention provide a lipophilic laminate including a substrate and a lipophilic resin layer on the substrate, wherein the lipophilic resin layer has micro convex portions or micro concave portions in a surface thereof and contains filler particles, and when parts of the filler particles are exposed from the lipophilic resin layer, the rate of exposed portions of the filler particles relative to the surface of the lipophilic resin layer is 0.1% or more.

A touch sensing mirror structure including a first transparent substrate, a second transparent substrate, a package material, an electrochromic material, a light reflecting electrode layer, and a transparent electrode layer is provided. The second transparent substrate is located above the first transparent substrate. The package material is bonded between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate to define a chamber between the first transparent substrate and the second transparent substrate. The chamber is filled with the electrochromic material. The light reflecting electrode layer is disposed on the first transparent substrate and contacts the electrochromic material. The transparent electrode layer is disposed on the second transparent substrate and contacts the electrochromic material.

The present invention provides a film for attaching a nanostructured material to a surface of a substrate, comprising: (a) a removable support; (b) an attaching layer for attaching the film to the surface of a substrate; and (c) the material directly coupled to the support and the attaching layer. Methods for making the film, methods for attaching the material to the surface of a substrate are also provided. The present invention further provides a surface having a material attached thereto by means of the attaching layer. Using the methods disclosed herein, a material having a high specific surface area (SSA) and having particular proper ties (e.g. super-hydrophobicity) can be applied to a substrate including a fuel cell, a conductive electrode, a dye sensitized solar cell, a diffuse reflective mirror, eyewear, a window and a vehicle (e.g. car) windscreen, for example to provide a self-cleaning surface.

A method for manufacturing dished laminated glazing including two sheets of glass, a separator layer made of polymer material arranged between the sheets of glass, and an electrical conductor, the method including the simultaneous thermal dishing of the sheets of glass in the paired state followed by their cooling and then the assembly of the laminated glazing by bonding of the sheets of glass to the separator layer on either side thereof, the cooling including a controlled cooling of the sheets of glass in the paired state, the controlled cooling including a general controlled cooling and a local controlled cooling of a cutting zone, the local controlled cooling being faster than the general controlled cooling, a cutting of one of the sheets of glass along a cutting line in the cutting zone to form a holed zone, the electrical conductor being placed between the sheets of glass and exiting from the laminated glazing through the holed zone.

Broadband reflectors include a UV-reflective multilayer optical film and a VIS/IR-reflective layer. In various embodiments, the VIS/IR reflective layer may be a reflective metal layer or a multilayer optical film. Concentrated solar power systems and methods of harnessing solar energy using the broadband reflectors and optionally comprising a celestial tracking mechanism are also disclosed.

A honeycomb core for dimensionally stable components (e.g., a reflector) in sandwich construction with a plurality of cells with a triangular cell cross section made from carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The honeycomb core is assembled from flat laminate strips by plugging, wherein the laminate strips have slots running transversely to the extension direction respectively on their longitudinal side. The laminate strips are connected to one another in such a way that the slots of three laminate strips engage in a positive-locking manner in one another at a respective intersection point to form the corners of the cells of the honeycomb core.

An electro-optic mirror reflective element for a rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a front substrate and a rear substrate. A surface of the front substrate and a surface of the rear substrate oppose each other and are spaced apart by a perimeter seal, with an electro-optic medium disposed between the surfaces and bounded by the perimeter seal. A transparent electrically conductive coating is established at the surface of the front substrate, and a specularly reflective mirror reflector is established at the surface of the rear substrate. The specularly reflective mirror reflector includes a stack of thin film layers having (i) an environmentally stable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer, (ii) an environmentally vulnerable electrically conductive metallic reflecting thin film layer and (iii) a transparent electrically conductive thin film layer. The transparent electrically conductive thin film layer includes aluminum doped zinc oxide.

An antifogging article excellent in both an antifogging property and abrasion resistance and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The antifogging article includes: a substrate; a water-absorbing resin layer disposed on the substrate; and an overcoat layer disposed on the water-absorbing resin layer and including: a hydrolyzed condensate of an alkoxysilane compound; and silica particles, wherein a film thickness of the overcoat layer is 20 to 350 nm and the overcoat layer is formed from an overcoat composition containing 90 to 45 parts by mass of the alkoxysilane compound and 10 to 55 parts by mass of the silica particles relative to total 100 parts by mass of the alkoxysilane compound and the silica particles.