A flexible display device includes: a display panel to generate an image; and a window member on the display panel, the window member including: a base film; and a polymer layer including a first part and a plurality of second parts having lower hardness than that of the first part.

The invention relates to a composite for an acoustic component having at least one carrier layer and an electrospun membrane which is arranged on the at least one carrier layer, wherein the electrospun membrane is formed of superimposed fibers whilst a pore structure is being designed. The pore structure of the composite is designed such that the composite has a water column of at least 1 m and an air permeability of 5 L/m.sup.2*s. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for producing a composite for an acoustic component, in which a carrier layer is provided and on the carrier layer a membrane is designed according to the electrospinning method, wherein the membrane is produced of superimposed fibers with a defined pore structure.

Silicone membranes and methods of manufacturing membranes are provided.

A nanostructured article includes a substrate; a plurality of first nanostructures disposed on, and extending away from, the substrate; and a covalently crosslinked fluorinated polymeric layer disposed on the plurality of first nanostructures. The plurality of first nanostructures includes polyurethane. The polymeric layer at least partially fills spaces between the first nanostructures to an average minimum height above the substrate of at least 30 nm such that the polymeric layer has a nanostructured surface defined by, and facing away from, the plurality of first nanostructures.

A substrate includes a bonding array with a plurality of bonding locations. A low emissivity layer is deposited on at least one side of the substrate and covers at least some of the bonding locations. The low emissivity layer may be a metal layer which functions as a radiant barrier. The fibers include a melted exterior due to bonding of the fibres at the bonding locations melting the exterior of the fibres.

A laminate comprising a near infrared (NIR) absorbing interlayer is disclosed. The interlayer includes a NIR-absorbing substance dispersed or dissolved in a polymer matrix and may further include a thermochromic material or system. The interlayer is bonded between first and second sheets of plastic or glass. The first and second sheets may further be bent, strengthened sheets of glass.

[Problem] To provide a curable organopolysiloxane antifouling composite coating film obtained by using a urethane resin anticorrosive coating film excellent in curability instead of one or two organopolysiloxane intermediate coating film layers (Tie Coats) to layer an organopolysiloxane antifouling coating film excellent in both interlayer adhesiveness with the anticorrosive coating film and antifouling performance; and an antifouling substrate coated with the composite coating film. [Solution] An antifouling composite coating film, comprising a laminated urethane resin anticorrosive coating film and antifouling coating film, (I) the urethane resin anticorrosive coating film being formed from an anticorrosive paint composition comprising a main agent selected from the group consisting of polyols and glycidyl ethers, and an isocyanate curing agent, (II) the antifouling coating film being formed from a curable polysiloxane composition comprising specific components (a), (b), and (c).

A composite structure including at least one natural fiber web layer and at least one nonwoven web layer. In an exemplary embodiment, the natural fiber web layer is made of cotton fibers and the nonwoven web layer is a spunbond or spunmelt layer. The composite structure may be used to form components of an absorbent article, such as top sheets or back sheets of a diaper.

An optical device includes a shaped layer, an optical function layer, and an embedding resin layer. The shaped layer has a structure forming a concave section. The optical function layer is formed on the structure, and partially reflects incident light. The embedding resin layer is made of energy beam curable resin, the embedding resin layer having a first layer having a first volume, and a second layer formed on the first layer, the second layer having a second volume, the concave section being filled with the first layer, a ratio of the second volume to the first volume being equal to or larger than 5%, the structure and the optical function layer being embedded in the embedding resin layer. In the optical device, at least one of the shaped layer and the embedding resin layer has light transmissive property, and an entrance surface for the incident light.

A flexible display device including a first flexible member including a bending part and a non-bending part, a window on a top surface or a bottom surface of the first flexible member, and a first adhesive member between the first flexible member and the window, and including a first adhesive part overlapping the bending part, a second adhesive part overlapping the non-bending part, a first adhesive material, and a plurality of first non-adhesive elastic materials dispersed in the first adhesive material, wherein at least one of the first non-adhesive elastic materials may be partially exposed on at least one of the top surface or the bottom surface of the first adhesive member.