A carrier film of thermoplastic polyester has releasable metal adhesive properties suitable for a metal transfer in which the polyester film is metalized and the metal layer is subsequently transferred to a permanent adhesive-coated substrate. The metal layer is in direct contact with the polyester carrier film and no intermediate release layer is present. Desired metal adhesion is provided by dispersing an suitable surfactant, and optionally, a hydrocarbon wax, uniformly into the polyester film. Surfactant on the outer surface of the carrier film modifies metal adhesion to the polyester such that the metal can be removed in a metal transfer operation.

A method of forming a gas diffusion layer includes causing, at least in part, a stack of layers to be arranged between compressing surfaces of a press, the stack of layers including a plurality of gas diffusion layers. The method also includes causing, at least in part, the press to apply one or more compression cycles to the stack of layers to reduce a combined, uncompressed thickness of the plurality of gas diffusion layers between about 2% and about 30%.

Provided is a metal joint (5) including: a AgCuZn layer (7); and CuZn layers (6) joined to both surfaces of the AgCuZn layer (7), wherein the AgCuZn layer (7) has a composition in which a Cu component is 1 atm % or more and 10 atm % or less, a Zn component is 1 atm % or more and 40 atm % or less, and the balance is a Ag component with respect to the total 100 atm %, and wherein the CuZn layers (6) have a composition in which a Zn component is 10 atm % or more and 40 atm % or less and the balance is a Cu component with respect to the total 100 atm %. It is therefore possible to obtain the metal joint (5), which is capable of joining metal base materials to each other without being limited to aluminum-based materials, and also have high mechanical strength.

A metal-coated nonwoven fabric with an adhesive layer capable of enhancing adhesion is provided. The metal-coated nonwoven fabric with an adhesive layer according to the present invention includes a metal-coated nonwoven fabric and an adhesive layer disposed on one surface side of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric, the metal-coated nonwoven fabric including a nonwoven fabric and a metal portion coating the surface of a fiber in the nonwoven fabric, an average thickness of the metal portion being 2 m or less, an average thickness of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric being 25 m or less, an open area ratio of the metal-coated nonwoven fabric being 1% or more and 50% or less.

The invention provides low solar transmittance coatings that have particularly low solar transmittance. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver. In some cases, the coating is incorporated into a laminated glass assembly.

A transparent conductive film (10) that has a substrate (14) having a surface (14a, 14b), a nanowire layer (12, 12a) over one or more portions of the surface (14a, 14b) of the substrate (14), and a conductive layer (16, 16a) on the portions comprising the nanowire layer (12, 12a), the conductive layer (16, 16a) comprising carbon nanotubes (CNT) and a binder.

The invention relates to laminated glazing comprising a substrate, in particular a transparent substrate, optionally coloured, coated with an infrared-reflecting layer and capable of being used as glazing in buildings or in vehicles. The coated substrate is made up of the combination of a glass substrate in which the composition has a redox of less than 15%, characterised by infrared reflection RIRV so that RIRV1.087*TLV, wherein TLV is the light transmission of the glass, and an infrared reflecting layer characterised by light transmission TLC so that TLC1.3*TIRC, wherein TIRC is the infrared transmission of the layer

A carrier film of thermoplastic polyester has releasable metal adhesive properties suitable for a metal transfer in which the polyester film is metalized and the metal layer is subsequently transferred to a permanent adhesive-coated substrate. The metal layer is in direct contact with the polyester carrier film and no intermediate release layer is present. Desired metal adhesion is provided by dispersing an suitable surfactant, and optionally, a hydrocarbon wax, uniformly into the polyester film. Surfactant on the outer surface of the carrier film modifies metal adhesion to the polyester such that the metal can be removed in a metal transfer operation.

A method of forming a gas diffusion layer includes causing, at least in part, a stack of layers to be arranged between compressing surfaces of a press, the stack of layers including a plurality of gas diffusion layers. The method also includes causing, at least in part, the press to apply one or more compression cycles to the stack of layers to reduce a combined, uncompressed thickness of the plurality of gas diffusion layers between about 2% and about 30%.

The present invention relates to a coated glass pane, a method of producing a coated glass pane, a multiple glazing comprising a coated glass pane and a use of a coated glass pane and/or multiple glazing in a building or vehicle. The coated glass pane includes a glass substrate and a coating suitable for reflecting infra-red radiation. The coating includes a base layer including an oxide of zirconium and titanium Zr.sub.xTi.sub.yO.sub.z and the atomic proportion of Zr based on Zr and Ti in the base layer, calculated as x/(x+y), is from 0.40 to 0.95.