A light modulating device is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a light modulating device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer, wherein the liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second substrates, and wherein the light modulating device satisfies Equation 1: T.sub.23T.sub.1, wherein, T.sub.1 is an initial transmittance measured after vertically orienting the liquid crystal layer and placing it between orthogonal polarizers, and T.sub.2 is a transmittance measured after heating the liquid crystal layer showing the transmittance of T.sub.1 at 100 C. for 5 minutes, and then placing it between the orthogonal polarizers. The light modulating device can stably maintain designed optical properties even after an encapsulation process. The light modulating device can also stably maintain the orientation state of a light modulation layer while effectively securing adhesive force between upper and lower substrates.

A side glazing for a transport vehicle, particularly glazing for a train, the glazing being fixed multiple glazing, the glazing including at least one connecting bridge which is separate from the glazing frame structure and makes a connection between a peripheral edge of the lamination and a surface, situated transversely opposite, on the other side of the glazing cavity.

In a first aspect, a multilayer film includes a polymeric substrate film, a first fluoropolymer layer adhered to a first side of the polymeric substrate film and a polymeric oxygen barrier layer adhered to a second side of the polymeric substrate film. The multilayer film has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 4.0 cc/m.sup.2-day measured according to ASTM 1927-07. In a second aspect, a photovoltaic module includes a backsheet and an encapsulant layer. The backsheet includes a multilayer film including a polymeric substrate film, a first fluoropolymer layer adhered to a first side of the polymeric substrate film and a polymeric oxygen barrier layer adhered to a second side of the polymeric substrate film. The multilayer film has an oxygen transmission rate of less than 4.0 cc/m.sup.2-day measured according to ASTM 1927-07. The encapsulant layer is adhered to the polymeric oxygen barrier layer.

A transparency including a conductive mesh is disclosed. The conductive mesh is formed by a plurality of inkjet printed electrically conductive lines on a polymer film or a glass, polyacrylate, polycarbonate, or polyurethane substrate, wherein at least one inkjet printed electrically conductive line intersects at least one other inkjet printed electrically conductive line. A flying vehicle including a transparency including a conductive mesh is also disclosed. Additionally, a method of preparing a transparency by laminating a polymer film and a substrate together, wherein a conductive mesh is formed on the polymer film by a plurality of inkjet printed electrically conductive lines, is also disclosed.

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.

Provided is: a curing reactive silicone composition having sufficient toughness and pressure sensitive adhesive strength to temporarily secure various substrate even in an uncured state, having heat meltability and excellent moldability of a sheet or the like, and that can be quickly cured by high energy irradiation to achieve high adhesive strength; a method of manufacturing a sheet thereof a cured product thereof that can achieve high adhesive strength by crimping; and applications thereof. The curing reactive silicone composition comprises: (A) an MQ resin; (B) a chain organopolysiloxane having at least two groups containing an aliphatic unsaturated carbon-carbon bond, and a degree of siloxane polymerization within a range of 80 to 3000; (C) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane; and (D) a hydrosilylation reaction catalyst activated by a high energy beam. The amount of component (A) is more than 55 mass % and less than 90 mass % of the sum of components (A) to (C).

Disclosed are device display screen protectors comprising a first strengthened substrate sized to cover a display screen of an electronic device, the first strengthened substrate having a central tension value in the range greater than 0 MPa and less than 20 MPa, a surface having a Knoop lateral cracking scratch threshold of at least 3 N.

In the case of a structural glass element with a plastic-coated glass panel and at least one assembly element attached hereon, the glass panel is coated in particular with a silicone-based elastomer across its entire surface, and the coating at the same time creates an adhesive joint with one section of the assembly element supported on the glass panel.

There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the rigidity of laminated glass can be enhanced and the sound insulating properties of laminated glass can be heightened. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention includes a first layer and a second layer arranged on a first surface side of the first layer, the first layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin and a second resin component, the second layer contains a polyvinyl acetal resin, the polyvinyl acetal resin and the second resin component form a phase separation structure in the first layer, and the glass transition temperature derived from the second resin component in the first layer is lower by 30 C. or more than the glass transition temperature derived from the polyvinyl acetal resin in the first layer.

A solar battery module and manufacturing method for a solar battery module having improved output are provided. The solar battery module 1 is a transparent substrate 10, transparent resin layer 13b, solar battery cell 12, colored resin layer 13a and back sheet 11 laminated in this order. The light-receiving surface 12a of the solar battery cell 12 faces the transparent resin layer 13b side. The backside 12b of the solar battery cell faces the colored resin layer 13a. The MFR [melt flow rate] of the transparent resin layer 13b is lower than the MFR of the colored resin layer 13a.