The present invention relates to a method for producing a fibre-reinforced, transparent composite material (10), comprising the following steps: a) providing a material matrix melt and b) producing reinforcing fibres (14), step b) of the method comprising the steps of b1) providing a mixture having a silicon source and a carbon source, the silicon source and the carbon source being present together in particles of a granulated solid; b2) treating the mixture provided in step a) of the method at a temperature in a range from 1400 C. to 2000 C., more particularly in a range from 1650 C. to 1850 C.; thereby producing reinforcing fibres (14), the method comprising the further steps of c) introducing the reinforcing fibres (14) into the material melt; and d) optionally cooling the material melt to form a transparent composite material (10). A method of this kind allows a composite material to be produced that is able to unite high transparency with outstanding reinforcing qualities.

Composite nano- and micromaterials and methods of making and using same. The composite materials comprise crystalline materials (e.g., binary and ternary vanadium oxides) in an amorphous or crystalline material (e.g., oxide, sulfide, and selenide materials). The materials can be made using sol-gel processes. The composite materials can be present as a film on a substrate. The films can be formed using preformed composite materials or the composite material can be formed in situ in the film forming process. For example, films of the materials can be used in fenestration units, such as insulating glass units deployed within windows.

An electronic component that has fewer cracks during production is provided. The electronic component includes an outer electrode on a multilayer body, which includes an inner glass layer, a magnetic material layer on top and bottom surfaces of the inner glass layer, and an outer glass layer on top and bottom surfaces of the magnetic material layer. The insulating layers of the inner glass layer and the outer glass layers contain a dielectric glass material that contains a glass material containing at least K, B, and Si, quartz, and alumina. The glass material content of each insulating layer of the inner glass layer ranges from approximately 60%-65% by weight, the quartz content of each insulating layer of the inner glass layer ranges from approximately 34%-37% by weight, and the alumina content of each insulating layer of the inner glass layer ranges from approximately 0.5%-4% by weight.

A production method for a porous glass atomization core includes: S1: producing porous glass by: scheme one: a production method for the porous glass including: mixing glass powder, a fiber component, a pore-forming agent, and an additive phase to produce a green body, and performing debinding and sintering to obtain the porous glass; or scheme two: a production method for the porous glass including: mixing glass powder, a fiber component, and a pore-forming agent to produce a green body, and performing debinding and sintering to obtain the porous glass; and S2: using the porous glass as a substrate, and arranging a heating unit on the substrate.

Nanocomposite ceramic or glass materials are disclosed herein, which include a matrix material and one or more nanostructures dispersed within the matrix material. The nanostructures may comprise one or more core-shell nanostructures including a core nanostructure and a shell material. The shell material may be different from the material making up the core nanostructure and may improve the wettability of the core-shell nanostructure, the dispersion of the core-shell nanostructure within the matrix material, or make the core-shell nanostructure more resistant to oxidation, when compared to the core nanostructure alone. Methods of making nanocomposite ceramic or glass materials are also disclosed herein.

A seal for a solid oxide fuel cell includes a glass matrix having glass percolation therethrough and having a glass transition temperature below 650 C. A deformable second phase material is dispersed in the glass matrix. The second phase material can be a compliant material. The second phase material can be a crushable material. A solid oxide fuel cell, a precursor for forming a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell, and a method of making a seal for a solid oxide fuel cell are also disclosed.

A method of manufacturing a heat exchanger core from glass ceramic matrix composite includes placing one or more reinforcing fibers around one or more mandrels into a mold cavity. A glass matrix material infiltrates the one or more reinforcing fibers to produce an infiltrated core and the one or more mandrels is removed to create one or more passages passing through the infiltrated core.

The present application relates to boron nitride nanotube (BNNT)-silicate glass composites and to methods of preparing such composites. The methods comprise mixing BNNTs that are coated with a glass former such as boron oxide with a silicate glass precursor to create a mixture; heating the mixture under conditions to obtain a molten silicate glass; and cooling the molten silicate glass under conditions to obtain the BNNT-silicate glass composite.

A glass-ceramic material includes an oxynitride glass with a chemical formula Ca.sub.7Al.sub.14Si.sub.17OsN.sub.7 and zinc oxide. The zinc oxide is present in an amount of 8 to 16 percent by weight based on the total weight of the glass-ceramic material. The zinc oxide is doped in the oxynitride glass. The glass-ceramic material has one or more conductive channels having a length of 100 to 1000 m and a width of 0.5 to 10 m.

A glass melting apparatus, such as a submerged combustion melter, has a housing that includes at least one wall, which may be liquid cooled. The wall includes an inner composite layer that faces an interior chamber of the melting apparatus and, in operation of the apparatus, contacts molten glass. The inner composite layer is comprised of a composite material that includes glass and clay and, additionally, may further include one or more of a refractory material, reinforcing fibers, an adhesion agent, or an atomizing agent. The wall of the housing may be provided by a plurality of panels with each panel providing a portion of the inner composite layer. A method of making the composite material from a castable material, which may be an aqueous slurry that includes water and a solids mixture, is also disclosed.