A multilayer armor is provided that includes a first rigid layer, a second rigid layer, and an interlayer securing the first and second rigid layers to one another. At least one of the first and second rigid layers can include a plurality of regions with a physical or material property that varies between the regions. The interlayer can have a force-extension ratio of 5,600 psi/in or less. The interlayer can have a physical or material property that varies within the interlayer.

Provided is an optical laminate capable of contributing to reduction in weight and improvement in impact resistance of a display apparatus. The optical laminate includes a thin glass having a thickness of 100 m or less and a polarizing plate arranged on one side of the thin glass, in which the polarizing plate includes a polarizer and a protective film arranged on a surface of the polarizer on a thin glass side. In one embodiment, the optical laminate of the present invention further includes an adhesion layer between the thin glass and the polarizing plate.

Provided herein are aqueous resin solutions providing passive opacification and products incorporating the same. The opacity of the water-based materials provided herein change over a desired temperature range increase (0 C. to <100 C.) at ambient pressure. A specific epoxy functional resin/polymer suitable for the resin solutions are prepared by reacting (A) an epoxy pre-polymer of (1) one or more polyols and (2) one or more epoxy functional materials with (B) a di- or polyamine, and upon formation, dissolution in water, and neutralization, an ionic strength adjuster is added, thereby forming the passive opacification resin solution. The resin solutions are substantially free of cross-linking agents.

A method for manufacturing a design object from a plurality of glass sheets. The method comprises cleaning at least one surface of a glass sheet, mixing a dye in a solvent to form a coloured mixture, mixing a hardener into the coloured mixture and filtering the coloured mixture. The filtered coloured mixture is mixed with an epoxy resin to form a coloured resin and the coloured resin is applied in one direction to the cleaned at least one surface of the glass sheet and allowed to dry.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a solar cell module manufacturing device is provided with: a laminating device for manufacturing a laminated body; and a light source unit, which preferentially heats a solar cell by irradiating the laminated body with light, and which indirectly heats a sealing material by means of a temperature increase of the solar cell. The light source unit has: a plurality of light sources that are disposed on a base material; a light collecting member; a translucent plate; and a cooling device, which is disposed between the base material and the translucent plate, and which flows cooling air in the horizontal direction along a main surface of the translucent plate.

The coated glass sheet of the present invention includes: a glass sheet; and a coating film provided on at least one principal surface of the glass sheet and having a smooth surface. The coating film includes: isolated closed pores present within the coating film; and a matrix. The coating film is substantially free of open pores open at the surface of the coating film. For the coated glass sheet of the present invention, a transmittance gain is 2.5% or more, the transmittance gain being calculated by subtracting an average transmittance of the glass sheet as determined by applying light having wavelengths of 380 to 1100 nm to the glass sheet in the absence of the coating film on the surface of the glass sheet from an average transmittance of the coated glass sheet as determined by applying light having the wavelengths to the coated glass sheet from a side on which the coating film lies.

This application provides a method for preparing laminated glass sandwiching an electronic device. The device may include a device body, a conductive substrate, a conductive adhesive tape electrode, and a lead-out electrode. The conductive adhesive tape electrode has at least one surface coated with conductive adhesive and is attached to the conductive substrate, the lead-out electrode is placed on the conductive adhesive tape electrode or the conductive substrate and is conductively connected to the conductive adhesive tape electrode. The preparing method may include placing a protective layer on the conductive adhesive tape electrode, covering and sealing the conductive adhesive tape electrode onto the conductive substrate; and sandwiching the electronic device between two glass pieces and pressing the two glass pieces together to form the laminated glass.

A wafer-like semiconductor sensor includes a wafer-like base formed of a plurality of layers of chemically-hardened glass and an electronics module mounted to a recessed pocket in the base and containing a sensor.

The coated glass sheet of the present invention includes: a glass sheet; and a coating film provided on at least one principal surface of the glass sheet and having a smooth surface. The coating film includes: isolated closed pores present within the coating film; and a matrix. The coating film is substantially free of open pores open at the surface of the coating film. For the coated glass sheet of the present invention, a transmittance gain is 2.5% or more, the transmittance gain being calculated by subtracting an average transmittance of the glass sheet as determined by applying light having wavelengths of 380 to 1100 nm to the glass sheet in the absence of the coating film on the surface of the glass sheet from an average transmittance of the coated glass sheet as determined by applying light having the wavelengths to the coated glass sheet from a side on which the coating film lies.

A vehicular driver monitoring system includes a driver monitoring camera disposed at an interior rearview mirror assembly of a vehicle. The driver monitoring camera views a driver of the vehicle when the driver is driving the vehicle. The driver monitoring camera captures image data. An image processor is operable to process image data captured by the driver monitoring camera. The vehicular driver monitoring system determines driver performance based at least in part on (i) image processing by the image processor of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera, (ii) a vehicle characteristic and (iii) a condition exterior of the equipped vehicle. The vehicle characteristic includes at least one selected from the group consisting of (a) vehicle speed, (b) vehicle acceleration and (c) vehicle orientation.