A method of pressure sintering an environmental barrier coating on a surface of a ceramic substrate to form an article includes the steps of etching the surface of the ceramic substrate to texture the surface, disposing an environmental barrier coating on the etched surface of the ceramic substrate wherein the environmental barrier coating includes a rare earth silicate, and pressure sintering the environmental barrier coating on the etched surface of the ceramic substrate in an inert or nitrogen atmosphere at a pressure of greater than atmospheric pressure such that at least a portion of the environmental barrier coating is disposed in the texture of the surface of the ceramic substrate thereby forming the article.

A negative electrode active material slurry is applied to one surface of a strip-shaped negative electrode core so as to form multiple lines of the negative electrode active material slurry, the lines extending in an X direction and being spaced from each other in a Y direction. Subsequently, while keeping the negative electrode core aloft, first hot air is blown toward the negative electrode core from at least a lower side in a vertical direction, and then, while keeping the negative electrode core aloft, first cooling air having a lower temperature than the first hot air is blown toward the negative electrode core from at least the lower side in the vertical direction so as to decrease the temperature of the negative electrode core to 40° C. or lower.

A method for producing a panel including a core and a decorative surface layer is disclosed. The method includes the step of applying a dry powder layer on the core. The method includes the step of applying steam on a dry powder layer on the core. Thereafter heat and pressure are applied to the powder layer in order to bond the powder together.

A flexible conductive film is comprised of a flexible base and a conductive layer coated on it. The flexible base uses Surlyn resin as the matrix. It uses silver nanowire as the conductive layer.

A method of forming a protective shield to protect an aircraft component from EMI or energy bursts includes the steps of combining a carbon-based or silicon-based preceramic polymer precursor and a metallic precursor to form a dope, processing the dope to provide a deposit that includes nano-structures, post-processing the deposit to provide a nano-structure material with a uniformly distributed base metal or metal compound, and forming a protective shield using the nano-structure material.

A method for coating an article using a wax solution for providing strength to its structure while formulating the wax so it is biodegradable and compostable after the article is spent. The method using an annealing process of rapidly cooling the wax to increase its strength to a desired hardness.

A porous carbon material composite formed of a porous carbon material and a functional material and equipped with high functionality. The porous carbon material composite is formed of (A) a porous carbon material obtainable from a plant-derived material having a silicon (Si) content of 5 wt % or higher as a raw material; and (B) a functional material adhered on the porous carbon material, and has a specific surface area of 10 m.sup.2/g or greater as determined by the nitrogen BET method and a pore volume of 0.1 cm.sup.3/g or greater as determined by the BJH method and MP method.

The invention relates to a method for coating workpieces, which preferably consist at least sectionally of wood, wood-based materials, plastics material or the like, with a coating material, wherein the method includes the steps of: providing a functional layer, which can be rendered adhesive by energy input, supplying a coating material to the workpiece to be coated, at least partially activating the functional layer by treating the functional layer with a heated gas, wherein the heated gas is emitted onto the functional layer via at least one outlet opening and is at a positive pressure of at least 1.5 bar in a region of the at least one outlet opening, and joining the coating material to the workpiece by means of the activated functional layer.

Systems and methods for treating metal pipe couplings, including a frame and insulated panels attached to the frame forming an oven. A pre-heat zone and a bake zone inside the oven, the pre-heat zone separated from the bake zone by a shared oven wall. A combustion burner and recirculation blower are positioned in opposite ends of the oven in a pre-heat zone combustion/recirculation chamber. Another burner and recirculation blower pair are positioned in opposite ends of the oven in a bake zone combustion/recirculation chamber. Heated air supply plenums are fluidly connected to respective recirculation blowers, and include direction-adjustable nozzles to direct heated air generally downward onto pipe couplings moving through the preheat and bake zones. Return air plenums positioned in each of the pre-heat and bake zones each have an air inlet, and an outlet fluidly connected to respective combustion/recirculation chambers. Coating-cured metal pipe couplings made by the methods.

A negative electrode active material slurry is applied to one surface of a strip-shaped negative electrode core so as to form multiple lines of the negative electrode active material slurry, the lines extending in an X direction and being spaced from each other in a Y direction. Subsequently, while keeping the negative electrode core aloft, first hot air is blown toward the negative electrode core from at least a lower side in a vertical direction, and then, while keeping the negative electrode core aloft, first cooling air having a lower temperature than the first hot air is blown toward the negative electrode core from at least the lower side in the vertical direction so as to decrease the temperature of the negative electrode core to 40 C. or lower.