The disclosure discloses a method of preparing electric and temperature dual-control bi-stable color-changing dyes and microcapsules, belonging to the technical fields of fine chemicals and materials science. According to the disclosure, after an electrolyte, a leuco dye and an organic solid material are mixed according to 1:(2-10):(15-50), a series of electric and temperature dual-control bi-stable color-changing dye compounds having a color change temperature range of −5° C. to +80° C. can be prepared. The dye compounds change color under cooperative control of electricity and temperature, and can be continuously stable at a certain color change state according to different conditions, and finally achieve controllable color change conditions and controllable color change stable states. When being driven by voltage and temperature, the dual-control bi-stable color-changing microcapsules prepared according to the disclosure achieve controllable color change performance and color change stable states, and have the driving voltage being lower than 10 V (much lower than the human body safety voltage 36 V).

Provided are a material for pressure measurement, including a color forming layer that contains microcapsules A encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor and microcapsules B not encapsulating an electron-donating colorless dye precursor, in which a volume standard median diameter D50A of the microcapsules A and a volume standard median diameter D50B of the microcapsules B satisfy Equation 1; a material composition for pressure measurement; and a material set for pressure measurement:
D50A<D50B  Equation 1.

A semiconductor nanoparticle includes a core and a shell covering a surface of the core. The shell has a larger bandgap energy than the core and is in heterojunction with the core. The semiconductor nanoparticle emits light when irradiated with light. The core is made of a semiconductor that contains M.sup.1, M.sup.2, and Z. M.sup.1 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ag, Cu, and Au. M.sup.2 is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Al, Ga, In and Tl. Z is at least one element selected from the group consisting of S, Se, and Te. The shell is made of a semiconductor that consists essentially of a Group 13 element and a Group 16 element.

The invention relates to a process for the synthesis of two-dimensionally-layered-structure represented by the general Formula I with improved properties having the advantages of photonic band gap material. The structure of Formula I show enhanced and spectrally controlled/tunable photo-luminescence. Particularly, an ink formulation is created from the annealed powder of the Formula I using a polymer as a binder and organic solvent as a dispersant. wherein, R.sub.1=R.sub.2=R.sub.3=alkyl or alkoxy hydrocarbon X=—CONH or —NH or —COO or —CO or —SO.sub.2NH n=1 or 2 or 3

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A temperature-indicator product comprising a visual indicator comprising a thermochromic colour-memory composition and comprising an electron-donating colouring organic compound (A), an electron-accepting colouring organic compound (B) and reaction medium compound (C). The visual indicator comprises a first portion comprising a first thermochromic colour-change composition in its lower temperature state and a second portion comprising a second thermochromic colour-change composition in its higher temperature state. The product is useful as a tamper-evident indicator or as a freeze indicator.

Provided are a core-shell dye includes a core including a compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and a shell surrounding the core and represented by Chemical Formula 2 or Chemical Formula 3, a photosensitive resin composition including the same, and a color filter manufactured using the photosensitive resin composition.

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(In Chemical Formulae 1 to 3, each substituent is the same as defined in the specification.)

An optical filter includes: a resin substrate including a resin (P) which has a glass transition temperature of 200° C. or higher and which has specific transmittance properties; an external resin layer; and dielectric multilayer films. In a case where the external resin layer includes the polyimide resin, the optical filter includes an intermediate resin layer including a cycloolefin resin. At least one of the dielectric multilayer films is a near-infrared reflection layer. At least one of the external resin layer and the intermediate resin layer contains a near-infrared absorbing dye (A). The near-infrared absorbing dye (A) has a maximum absorption wavelength within a wavelength range of 800 nm to 1,200 nm. The proportion of a total thickness of members including a resin having a glass transition temperature of 200° C. or higher to a total thickness of the resin-including members is 85% or higher.

An article that includes a fluorescent composition having at least one of a fluorescent sensor compound and organic reporter molecules encapsulated in a microsphere structure. When encapsulated, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are distributed in a liquid organic matrix. When non-encapsulated, the remaining one of the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules reside in the matrix. In response to a force applied to the composition sufficient to break at least a portion of the microsphere structure, the fluorescent sensor compound and the organic reporter molecules are transformed into a non-reversible fluorescent state exhibiting a quantum yield greater than 0.2. The fluorescent state is objectively visually verifiable without physically contacting the composition.

An aqueous ink comprising a dispersion of a capsule composed of a polymeric shell surrounding a core, the core comprises one or more chemical reactants capable of forming a reaction product upon application of heat and/or radiation, the shell is stabilized by cationic dispersing groups and a colorant stabilised by cationic dispersing groups.

The invention relates to an apparatus for producing a droplet assembly, which apparatus comprises a droplet generator. A process for producing a droplet assembly, using an apparatus comprising a droplet generator is also described. The invention also relates to droplet assemblies comprising a plurality of droplets. Various uses of the droplet assemblies are also described.