The present disclosure provides a structured connector for positioning on, and electrically coupling to, a surface of a device component. The connector has a bottom portion for contacting the surface of the device component and comprises an electrically conductive material. Further the connector has at least one light diverting surface portion that is oriented relative to the surface of the device component such that, in use, light directed at normal incidence relative to the surface of the device component is received by the at least one light diverting surface portion such that the received light is diverted towards an exposed adjacent surface of the device component. In addition, the connector has at least one light scattering surface portion that is oriented relative to the surface of the device component such that, in use, light directed at normal incidence relative to the surface of the device component is received by the at least one light scattering surface portion such that the received light is scattered in a direction away from the device component.

An optoelectronic apparatus comprises a transparent first cover, at least layer two carriers mounted on the first cover, wherein a plurality of optoelectronic elements configured to emit light are attached to each of the at least two carriers, and a second cover mounted on the at least two carriers, wherein the second cover has at least partially a lower optical transmittance than the first cover and/or the at least two carriers.

Provided is an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of suppressing the generation of an optical strain in laminated glass, and enhancing the damping performance of laminated glass. An interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer or two or more-layer structure, and includes a first layer containing a resin, and when the interlayer film is arranged between two sheets of clear float glass having a thickness of 2.5 mm to obtain a laminated glass X with a size of 150 mm in length and 300 mm in width, and the obtained laminated glass X is subjected to a specific measurement of optical strain, an optical strain value is 3.00 or less, whereas when the interlayer film is arranged between two sheets of clear float glass having a thickness of 2.1 mm to obtain a laminated glass Y having a size of 950 mm in length and 1500 mm in width, and the obtained laminated glass Y is subjected to a specific measurement of damping ratio, a damping ratio at a resonance frequency of 50 Hz or more and 80 Hz or less is 5.0% or more.

An interlayer film for a laminated glass according to the present invention comprises a benzotriazole-based compound having a maximum absorption wavelength peak of 370 nm or more and 405 nm or less, and has a transmittance difference represented by T.sub.1000−T.sub.0 of less than 2.0%, wherein T.sub.1000 represents a transmittance at 400 nm after being irradiated with xenon light having an irradiance of 180 w/m.sup.2 for 1000 hours at a black panel temperature of 83° C., a temperature in a chamber of 50° C., and a humidity in a chamber of 50% RH, and T.sub.0 represents a transmittance at 400 nm before being irradiated.

A new laminated glass structure for automotive glazing, architectural window and other applications that includes two sheets of relatively thin, optionally chemically strengthened glass, such as Corning® Gorilla® Glass, with a composite interlayer structure that includes at least one relatively stiff layer having relatively high Young's modulus of 50 MPa or higher and a relatively softer polymer layer having a relatively low Young's modulus of 20 MPa or lower.

In some embodiments, a process comprises fixing a first portion of a flexible glass substrate into a first fixed shape with a first rigid support structure and attaching a first display to the first portion of the flexible glass substrate or to the first rigid support structure. After fixing the first portion and attaching the first display, and while maintaining the first fixed shape of the first portion of the flexible glass substrate and the attached first display, cold-forming a second portion of the flexible glass substrate to a second fixed shape and fixing the second portion of the flexible glass substrate into the second fixed shape with a second rigid support structure.

An aircraft window composed of a monolithic interior pane made of polymer material and of a laminated exterior pane made of glass that are separated by an air-filled space, wherein the laminated exterior pane consists of two glass sheets bonded by an adhesive interlayer, and wherein the thickness of the exterior glass sheet is between 0.2 and 2.6 mm, and the thickness of the interior glass sheet is between 0.2 and 2.1 mm.

A pre-fractured glass laminate that includes: a glass substrate comprising a thickness, a pair of opposed primary surfaces, a compressive stress region, a central tension (CT) region and a plurality of cracks; a second phase comprising a polymer or a cured resin within the plurality of cracks; a backing layer; and an interlayer disposed between one of the primary surfaces of the substrate and the backing layer. The compressive stress region extends from each of the primary surfaces to a first selected depth in the substrate. Further, the plurality of cracks is located in the CT region.

A glazing capable of gradient opacity includes a first glass substrate (110) and a second glass substrate (110), a first interlayer (214) and a second interlayer (116), provided between the first glass substrate and the second glass substrate, and a switchable film (130) provided between the first interlayer and the second interlayer. The switchable film includes a switchable material layer (220) having first and second surfaces (SF.sub.1, SF.sub.2) opposite each other, wherein the switchable material layer (220) has an uneven effective thickness. A first conductive layer (226) and a second conductive layer (128) sandwich the switchable material layer (220), and a first polymer film (222) and a second polymer film (124) sandwich the switchable material layer and the first and second conductive layers.

A gel electrolyte precursor composition, an electrochromic device including a gel electrolyte formed from the precursor composition, and methods of forming the electrochromic device, the precursor composition including polymer network precursors including polyurethane acrylate oligomers, an ionically conducting phase, and an initiator.