An article includes a glass substrate comprising two main faces defining two main surfaces separated by edges, the substrate bearing a functional coating deposited on at least one portion of a main surface and a temporary protective layer deposited on at least one portion of the functional coating having a thickness of at least 1 micrometer, wherein the temporary protective layer includes an organic polymer matrix and infrared-absorbing materials.

A glass composite includes a first glass member and a second glass member. The first glass member and the second glass member are at least partially connected with each other at the surfaces. The glass composite has a light transmittance not lower than 95% of the light transmittance of the one, with the lower light transmittance, of the first glass member and the second glass member.

A glass composite includes a first glass member and a second glass member. The first glass member and the second glass member are at least partially connected with each other at the surfaces, and a contact interface is formed on the contacting position of the first glass member and the second glass member. The contact interface is visually observed to have no crevices; and when the glass composite is in contact with an acid solution, crevices are suitably formed in the glass composite at the contact interface.

An apparatus for manufacturing a glass article includes a plurality of side portions spaced apart from each other; and a plurality of heat supply portions disposed on each of the side portions; where the side portions adjacent to each other are disposed to face each other, and a glass is allowed to be disposed between the adjacent side portions.

Methods for machining glass structures may be performed on fusion-drawn glass laminates having a core layer interposed between a first cladding layer and a second cladding layer. The core layer may be formed from a core glass composition having a core photosensitivity, the first cladding layer may be formed from a glass composition having a photosensitivity different from the core photosensitivity, and the second cladding layer may be formed from a glass composition having a photosensitivity different from the core photosensitivity. At least one of the core layer, the first cladding layer, and the second cladding layer is a photomachinable layer. The methods may include exposing a selected region of a photomachinable layer in the fusion-drawn laminate to ultraviolet radiation; heating the glass structure until the selected region crystallizes; and removing the crystallized material selectively from the photomachinable layer.

A method of making a copper-doped glass comprising placing a target glass in a container, placing a target glass in a container, surrounding the target glass with a powder mixture comprised of fused silica (SiO.sub.2) powder and copper sulfide (Cu.sub.2S) powder, such that both the target glass and the surrounding powder are contained in the container, and heating the container and the target glass and the surrounding powder mixture to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C.

A copper-doped glass formed by placing a target glass in a container, surrounding the target glass with a powder mixture comprised of SiO.sub.2 powder and Cu.sub.2S powder, wherein the SiO.sub.2 powder and the Cu.sub.2S powder are mixed according to the formula (SiO.sub.2).sub.(1-x)(Cu.sub.2S).sub.x, where 0.01<x<0.1, and heated to a temperature of between 800° C. and 1150° C. for a duration of between 1 and 10 hours.

A method of manufacturing a window includes preparing a base material layer, forming a first hard coating layer on the base material layer, and forming a second hard coating layer on the first hard coating layer. The forming of the second hard coating layer is performed in an environment having an oxygen concentration of about 0.01% to about 0.1%.

A sealed article and methods of making the same. The sealed article includes a first and second glass pane. The first and second glass panes include inner surfaces opposite outer surfaces and at least one outer edge. The second glass pane is spaced apart from and positioned substantially parallel to the first glass pane with a low emissivity layer there between. An seal is formed between the first and second glass panes contiguous the low emissivity layer.

A display device according to some exemplary embodiment includes: a display area; a non-display area surrounding the display area and including a sealing area; a first substrate including a center portion including a portion in the display area and an external portion including a portion in the sealing area; a second substrate including a center portion including a portion in the display area and an external portion including a portion in the sealing area; and a sealing portion between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the sealing area, wherein a thickness of the center portion of the first substrate is different from a thickness of the external portion of the first substrate, and a thickness of the center portion of the second substrate is different from a thickness of the external portion of the second substrate.