A wear resistant coating may comprise an amorphous metal comprising at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. An amorphous metal may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. A coating may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and silicon. In some examples, the amorphous metal is TaWSi. In one example, the refractory metals may comprise Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, or combinations thereof.

A wear resistant coating may comprise an amorphous metal comprising at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. An amorphous metal may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and a metalloid. A coating may comprise at least one refractory metal, at least two elements selected from periods 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10, and silicon. In some examples, the amorphous metal is TaWSi. In one example, the refractory metals may comprise Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, Tungsten, Rhenium, or combinations thereof.

The present invention is directed to a coating composition containing metal particles, in particular noble metal particles, to the use of such a coating composition for the production of attractive metallic decorative elements on articles having an outer silicatic surface such as of porcelain, ceramic, china, bone china, glass or enamel, to metallic coatings on such substrates and to a process for the production of coatings of this kind.

The present invention is directed to a coating composition containing metal particles, in particular noble metal particles, to the use of such a coating composition for the production of attractive metallic decorative elements on articles having an outer silicatic surface such as of porcelain, ceramic, china, bone china, glass or enamel, to metallic coatings on such substrates and to a process for the production of coatings of this kind.

A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.

A method for increasing a detection distance of a surface of an object illuminated by near-IR electromagnetic radiation, including: (a) directing near-IR electromagnetic radiation from a near-IR electromagnetic radiation source towards an object at least partially coated with a near-IR reflective coating that increases a near-IR electromagnetic radiation detection distance by at least 15% as measured at a wavelength in a near-IR range as compared to the same object coated with a color matched coating which absorbs more of the same near-IR radiation, where the color matched coating has a E color matched value of 1.5 or less when compared to the near-IR reflective coating; and (b) detecting reflected near-IR electromagnetic radiation reflected from the near-IR reflective coating. A system for detecting proximity of vehicles is also disclosed.

The present invention provides a method of supplementing lithium for an anode used for lithium secondary battery. Particularly, the present invention relates to lithium-supplementing slurry and a method for preparing the same, as well as an anode prepared with the slurry and a lithium secondary battery including the same. In the present invention, the prepolymer is used as a binder for supplementing lithium, the process for preparing the prepolymer is easy to operate and has low cost; the lithium-supplementing method using said prepolymer is easy to operate and has low cost, and it is easy to control the amount of lithium supplemented.

Examples of the present disclosure present a composite material. In an example, the composite material may comprise: a carbon fiber composite and a surface treatment layer. The carbon fiber composite may comprise a core layer having a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and a first set of two carbon fiber layers disposed over at least a portion of the core layer respectively on the first side and the second side. Each of the first set of the two carbon fiber layers may comprise carbon fibers aligned in a first direction in a plane. The surface treatment layer may be disposed on the carbon fiber composite.

An apparatus for coating a donor surface that is movable relative to the apparatus with a layer of metallic particles or particles having a metal-like appearance and reflectivity, the particles adhering more strongly to the surface than to one another. The apparatus comprises an application device to apply to the donor surface a fluid stream within which the particles are suspended, a housing surrounds the application device forming an interior plenum for confining the fluid stream, the housing prevents egress of particles from a sealing gap defined between the rim of the housing and the surface to be coated, and a suction source connected to the housing to extract from the plenum excess fluid and particles. In operation, the suction source extracts substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the donor surface, leaving substantially a single particle layer adhering to the donor surface upon exiting the apparatus.

An apparatus for coating a donor surface that is movable relative to the apparatus with a layer of metallic particles or particles having a metal-like appearance and reflectivity, the particles adhering more strongly to the surface than to one another. The apparatus comprises an application device to apply to the donor surface a fluid stream within which the particles are suspended, a housing surrounds the application device forming an interior plenum for confining the fluid stream, the housing prevents egress of particles from a sealing gap defined between the rim of the housing and the surface to be coated, and a suction source connected to the housing to extract from the plenum excess fluid and particles. In operation, the suction source extracts substantially all particles that are not in direct contact with the donor surface, leaving substantially a single particle layer adhering to the donor surface upon exiting the apparatus.