The invention concerns a process for producing a film element having mutually registered metallic layers (11, 16) and a film element which can be produced by such a process. A first metallic layer (11) provided on a first surface of a flexible single-layer or multi-layer carrier film (10) and a masking layer (13) provided on the second surface of the carrier film (10), opposite to the first surface, are structured in accurate register relationship with each other by means of mutually synchronized structuring procedures. After structuring of the first metallic layer (11) and the masking layer (13) one or more further layers are applied to the first metallic layer (11). Applied to the one or more further layers (15) is a second metallic layer (16) to which a first photoactivatable layer (17) is applied. The first photoactivatable layer (17) is structured by means of trans-exposure through the masking layer (13), the first metallic layer, the one or more further layers and the second metallic layer (16) from the side of the masking layer (13) by means of electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength to which the first photoactivatable layer (17) is sensitive, or the first photoactivatable layer is exposed controlledly through the masking layer from the side of the film body that is opposite to the masking layer.

An electromagnetic wave absorption cable comprising an electromagnetic-wave-absorbing tape spirally wound around the inner insulating sheaths surrounding conductor wires, an insulating layer, and an electromagnetic-wave-reflecting layer; the electromagnetic-wave-absorbing tape being constituted by laterally partially overlapped two electromagnetic-wave-absorbing films; a thin metal film of each electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film being provided with large numbers of substantially parallel, intermittent, linear scratches with irregular widths and intervals in plural directions; the linear scratches in each electromagnetic-wave-absorbing film having a crossing angle s of 30-90; the linear scratches in both electromagnetic-wave-absorbing films being crossing; and the total (D.sub.2+D.sub.3) of the longitudinal width D.sub.2 of an overlapped portion of the electromagnetic-wave-absorbing films and the longitudinal width D.sub.3 of an overlapped portion of the electromagnetic-wave-absorbing tape being 30-70% of the longitudinal width D of the electromagnetic-wave-absorbing tape.

This invention relates to a metalized skutterudite thermoelectric material having improved long-term stability and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the skutterudite thermoelectric material is metalized with a multilayer structure including a Ti layer for preventing the diffusion of the skutterudite thermoelectric material and a FeNi layer for preventing an increase in the thickness of an intermetallic compound layer, whereby the performance of the skutterudite thermoelectric material does not deteriorate due to diffusion and formation of the intermetallic compound even upon long-term use, thus exhibiting improved stability of use, and moreover, the lifetime and stability of a thermoelectric power generation module using the skutterudite thermoelectric material can be increased, whereby the power generation efficiency of the thermoelectric power generation module can be increased in the long term.

Provided is a polymer-based pulsating heat pipe that has high flexibility and is applicable to a flexible electronic device. In addition, by surrounding a channel by a multilayer film including a first blocking layer and coating a bonding part with a second blocking layer in order to prevent air from penetrating through the bonding part between upper and lower films, an inner portion of the channel may be maintained in a vacuum state and heat performance of the polymer-based pulsating heat pipe may be maintained. In addition, although the polymer-based pulsating heat pipe according to the present invention has high flexibility, it is lightweight and has heat performance superior to that of copper, thereby effectively cooling the flexible electronic device.

This invention relates to a metalized skutterudite thermoelectric material having improved long-term stability and a method of manufacturing the same, wherein the skutterudite thermoelectric material is metalized with a multilayer structure including a Ti layer for preventing the diffusion of the skutterudite thermoelectric material and a FeNi layer for preventing an increase in the thickness of an intermetallic compound layer, whereby the performance of the skutterudite thermoelectric material does not deteriorate due to diffusion and formation of the intermetallic compound even upon long-term use, thus exhibiting improved stability of use, and moreover, the lifetime and stability of a thermoelectric power generation module using the skutterudite thermoelectric material can be increased, whereby the power generation efficiency of the thermoelectric power generation module can be increased in the long term.

The present disclosure generally relates to durable solar mirror films, methods of making durable solar mirror films, and constructions including durable solar mirror films. In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to a solar mirror film comprising: a multilayer optical film layer including having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion of less than about 30 ppm per percent relative humidity; and a reflective layer having a coefficient of hygroscopic expansion.

A method for manufacturing an imitation metallic decoration on an article includes providing a base layer with a first surface, applying a texture layer on the first surface; the texture layer including a second surface facing away from the first surface, and applying a complete metallic ink layer on the second surface. Hereby, a plastic article can be given a metallic appearance to match that, for example, of an actual metal used as another cover of the article.

A manufacturing method of a metal/resin composite structure of the invention is a manufacturing method for manufacturing a metal/resin composite structure obtained by bonding a steel member and a thermoplastic resin member formed of a thermoplastic resin or a resin composition including the thermoplastic resin, to each other, the method comprising. The manufacturing method of a metal/resin composite structure includes a first step of applying a metal plating layer that is formed of a metal having smaller ionization tendency than ionization tendency of iron and including a roughened surface on a side opposite to a surface to be in contact with the steel member, to at least a bonding portion surface of the steel member to be bonded to the thermoplastic resin member; a second step of processing at least the surface of the metal plating layer with inorganic acid; and a step of molding the thermoplastic resin member and bonding the steel member and the thermoplastic resin member, so that at least a part of the thermoplastic resin member is in contact with the bonding portion surface of the steel member.

A laminate sheet includes at least one base layer including a first thermoplastic resin; and at least one metallic resin layer disposed on one side or both sides of the base layer and including a second thermoplastic resin and a metal-resin composite particles, wherein the first thermoplastic resin and the second thermoplastic resin are the same or different from each other, the metal-resin composite particles includes a metal deposition layer, a first coating layer positioned on one side of the metal deposition layer, and a second coating layer positioned on the other side of the metal deposition layer, and each of the first coating layer and the second coating layer includes a thermosetting resin. A method of manufacturing the laminate sheet, an article using the laminate sheet and a method of manufacturing the article are also provided.

An embodiment of the inventive method of transfer lamination involves metallizing a first side of a film and then bonding the metallized first side to a substrate. Then a coating is applied to a second side of the film after it has been bonded to the substrate. The bonded film and substrate are then placed in an oven. The film is then stripped from the substrate leaving metal from the film deposited on the substrate. The application of the coating is performed as an inline part of the transfer lamination process thereby providing an ease of manufacture presently unknown.