A first substrate, having an evacuation port, and a second substrate are bonded together with a first sealing material in a frame shape interposed between them to create an internal space. The internal space is evacuated through the evacuation port, and the evacuation port is sealed up with the internal space kept evacuated. At this time, a second sealing material inserted into the evacuation port is heated and melted while being pressed toward the second substrate such that the evacuation port is sealed up with the second sealing material melted. The evacuation port and the second sealing material have dissimilar shapes when viewed along the center axis of the evacuation port in a state where the second sealing material has been inserted into the evacuation port but has not melted yet.

An LED tube lamp comprises a glass tube, two end caps coupled to a respective end of the glass tube, an LED light strip attached to an inner circumferential surface of the glass tube, a protective layer disposed on a surface of the LED light strip, a plurality of LED light sources mounted on the LED light strip, two first soldering pads arranged at an end of the LED light strip, two notches formed at an edge of the end of the LED light strip, a power supply module configured to drive the plurality of LED light sources. The protective layer comprises two openings to expose the two first soldering pads. The power supply module comprises a printed circuit board comprising two second soldering pads and each of the two first soldering pad soldered to the respective second soldering pad by a solder. The solder is disposed on the first soldering pad, the corresponding second soldering pad and in the corresponding notch. The power supply module comprises a rectifying circuit and a filtering circuit coupled to the rectifying circuit.

A method for curing adhesive during assembly of glass syringes, including: dispensing adhesive onto a glass syringe; and curing the adhesive using a UV LED line array. The method may include one or both of pre-curing the adhesive using a UV LED spot and heating at least one of the glass barrel, needle and adhesive at one or more points during the method. A system for curing an adhesive during assembly of a glass syringe, the system including: a dispensing station for dispensing the adhesive onto a glass barrel and needle; a pre-curing station for pre-curing the adhesive; a curing station for curing the adhesive; and at least one infrared heater for heating at least one of the glass barrel, needle and adhesive at one or more points in the system. The glass syringe may be operated on by a subset of the stations in the system.

A feedthrough for providing an electrical connection is provided. The feedthrough comprises a conductor and a quartz or a glass structure configured to surround at least a portion of the conductor and provide isolation to the conductor. The conductor and the quartz or glass structure may be coaxially arranged. The feedthrough can provide an electrical connection between an inside and outside of a vacuum chamber that contains a sample.

A method for adhering embellishments to a glass substrate. The method provides a depression in the glass matching the shape of the embellishment, allowing for a lower profile and protecting the adhesive from water and solvents, thus reducing the chance of the embellishment falling off of the glass.

In one example, a device housing is described, which may include a base substrate and ion-exchanged glass beads disposed on an outer surface of the base substrate.

Provided is a method for manufacturing an optical connector. The optical connector includes: an optical fiber including a glass fiber and a resin coating; and a ferrule including a through hole. The method for manufacturing includes: coating an inner wall of the through hole with a thermosetting resin; inserting the glass fiber exposed from the resin coating into the through hole; adjusting a mutual positional relationship between the optical fiber and the ferrule so that a distance between end surfaces of a tip of the glass fiber and a tip of the ferrule is equal to or less than 1 mm; rotationally aligning the glass fiber with respect to the ferrule; curing the thermosetting resin; and polishing the tip of the glass fiber and the tip of the ferrule.

Various examples of the present disclosure provide a cold-formed glass assembly. The assembly includes a curved glass substrate and a curved structural frame. A coefficient of thermal expansion between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame are different. An adhesive can be disposed between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame. The assembly can further include an elastomeric layer, a matrix material or both in contact with the adhesive and disposed between the curved glass substrate and the curved structural frame.

Materials and methods for preparing thick, mesoporous silica monolithic slabs and coatings with high transparency and low thermal conductivity are provided. The transparent silica materials are particularly suited for window or solar applications including insulation barriers for existing or new single, double pane windows or glass panel building components. The template-free, water-based sol-gel methods produce slabs or coatings by gelation of a colloidal suspension of silica or other oxide nanoparticles or by ambigel formation and then ageing and drying the gels under ambient conditions. Solvent exchanges with nonpolar, low-surface-tension solvents help to avoid cracking caused by drying stress. Mesoporous slabs can also be cast in molds on perfluorocarbon liquid substrates to reduce adhesion and enable gels to shrink freely during aging and drying without incurring significant stress that could cause fracture.

Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and associated processes are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a curved glass article disposed on the curved surface. The curved glass article includes a high modulus adhesive layer located on the second major surface. The high modulus adhesive layer has a modulus of elasticity of at least 500 MPa. The high modulus adhesive layer provides crack resistance to the glass article. Methods for forming such glass articles and vehicle interior systems are also disclosed.