A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and a plurality of high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al. In certain example embodiments, the high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al may be amorphous or substantially amorphous so as to allow the low-E coating to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window unit, vehicle windows, of the like.

An active energy ray-curable resin composition includes 100 parts by weight of (A) a polymer whose main chain is a (meth)acrylic copolymer and which has, at an end of the main chain and/or at a side chain, at least one group having a silicon atom bonded to a hydrolyzable group represented by a formula (I): SiR.sup.2.sub.a(OR.sup.1).sub.3-a (I), where R.sup.1 represents a hydrogen atom or a C1-C10 alkyl group, R.sup.2 represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group selected from a C1-C10 alkyl group, a C6-C25 aryl group, and a C7-C12 aralkyl group, and a represents an integer of 0 to 2. The composition further includes 0.1 to 20 parts by weight of (B1) a secondary and/or tertiary amino group-containing silane compound, and 0.05 to 20 parts by weight of (C) a photoacid generator.

The invention relates to an object having a coating arranged on at least one surface of the object, which comprises at least one antimicrobially active layer having an antimicrobial agent, wherein the agent comprises a copper (I) compound and/or a copper (II) compound.

A crucible structure is adapted for manufacturing a silicon crystal structure. The crucible structure includes a crucible body and a release coating layer. A material of the crucible body includes silicon dioxide. The release coating layer directly covers the crucible body, and a material of the release coating layer includes barium silicate. The barium silicate is a continuous film to contact the silicon crystal structure, and a thickness of the release coating layer is between 35 m and 350 m.

Disclosed herein are methods for reducing the solarization of a glass substrate, the methods comprising depositing a nanocomposite layer on at least a portion of a surface of the glass substrate, wherein the nanocomposite layer comprises a mixture of metal oxide nanoparticles and at least one silicon-containing component, wherein the metal oxide nanoparticles comprise at least one metal oxide having a band gap ranging from about 3 eV to about 4 eV. Also disclosed herein are glass substrates comprising a surface and a nanocomposite coating on at least a portion of the surface, wherein the nanocomposite coating comprises a mixture of metal oxide nanoparticles and at least one silicon-containing component.

A curable formaldehyde-free binding composition for use with fiberglass is provided. Such curable composition comprises an aldehyde or ketone and an amine salt of an inorganic acid. The composition when applied to fiberglass is cured to form a water-insoluble binder which exhibits good adhesion to glass. In a preferred embodiment the composition when applied to fiberglass provides a sufficient blackness required in facer products.

A glass flux material for applying an opaque coating is provided. The glass flux material includes at least one pigment and a glass component with the following composition: SiO.sub.2 55-70 mol %, Al.sub.2O.sub.3 2.5-8 mol %, Bi.sub.2O.sub.3 0.5-<4 mol %, B.sub.2O.sub.3 14-27 mol %, with at least 2.5 mol % of at least one oxide of the group Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, and K.sub.2O, wherein the ratio of alkali oxides to aluminum oxide ?R.sub.2O/Al.sub.2O.sub.3 is less than 6.

The invention provides a preparing method for branched vegetable oil-based photosensitive resin and UV curing glass ink. The UV curing ink includes A component and B component. A branched vegetable oil-based photosensitive resin is used as the ink binder in the ink, this resin has the inherent flexibility of vegetable oil molecular segments, and at the same time has the high activity and increased cross-linking density of multifunctional polyurethane acrylate photosensitive resin, especially the introduction of a large number of urethane bonds, is beneficial to improving the toughness, hardness and adhesion of the ink, giving the ink excellent acid and alkali resistance, and improving the application of renewable resources in the field of ink. By introducing adhesion promoters and heat-curing components, the ink and glass substrate are connected as a whole, further improving the adhesion of the ink on the substrate.

A glazing unit includes a hydrophilic layer including a polyurethane network incorporating bis-urea functions. Furthermore, a process for manufacturing this glazing unit, includes depositing a solution containing at least one isocyanate, one polyol and one bis-urea including a polyol function, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a film-forming agent and a solvent on a glass substrate, drying the glazing unit containing the substrate and the deposited solution, and subjecting the glazing unit to a temperature of between 100 and 150 C.

A coated article includes a low emissivity (low-E) coating having at least one infrared (IR) reflecting layer of a material such as silver, gold, or the like, and a plurality of high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al. In certain example embodiments, the high refractive index dielectric layers of or including a nitride of Zr and Al may be amorphous or substantially amorphous so as to allow the low-E coating to better withstand optional heat treatment (HT) such as thermal tempering. In certain example embodiments, the low-E coating may be used in applications such as monolithic or insulating glass (IG) window unit, vehicle windows, of the like.