Golf ball comprising core; casing layer; cover layer; and plurality of outer coating layers. Casing layer comprises an ionomer blend of at least one ionomer and a color concentrate resin that is included in an amount of 3-10 wt. % of the ionomer blend. Cover layer is transparent and comprises thermoplastic/thermoset urethane composition. First outer coating layer is adjacent to cover layer and comprises clear water-borne or solvent-borne primer; and second outer coating layer is adjacent to first outer coating layer and comprises gold pearl primer, white sparkle primer, or combination thereof; third outer coating layer is adjacent to second outer coating layer and comprises a clear topcoat. Alternatively, second outer coating layer comprises matte topcoat, clear glossy topcoat, or combination thereof. In all embodiments, first outer coating layer and/or second outer coating layer may be colorless.

A resin composition, including an aromatic polycarbonate resin, wherein when colorimetry is performed by using a molded body for optical characteristic measurement formed of the resin composition, the molded body including an entering portion from which light enters, an emitting portion from which the entered light is emitted, and a light-guiding portion configured to guide the light that has entered from the entering portion to the emitting portion, and the light-guiding portion including an optical path having such a curvature that the entered light is totally reflected, and by using a white light-emitting diode as a light source, a difference (Y2−Y1) between a y(Y1) of the molded body for optical characteristic measurement in a CIE 1931 color system at a position of a light-guiding path distant from the entering portion by 125 mm.

The masterbatch contains a black pigment and a masterbatch thermoplastic resin, the masterbatch satisfying the following conditions: (Conditions) when a resin plate is produced by kneading 100 parts by weight of polypropylene having a melt flow rate of 30 g/10 min (JIS K7210:1999) and a density of 0.9 g/cm.sup.3 (JIS K7112:1999) with respect to 3 parts by weight of the masterbatch and subjecting the mixture to injection molding using a mold polished by a coated abrasive with a particle size of #800 (JIS R6001:1998), a* values and b* values of a surface of the resin plate in the L*a*b* color system satisfy specific conditions.

Methods and apparatus are provided for eyeglass lens made using a solution casting process. The method may include providing a first soluble polymer solution. The method may include providing a first dye solution including at least one dye. The method may include adding the first dye solution to the first soluble polymer solution to form a first dyed solution. The method may include casting the first dyed solution to form a first film. The method may include providing a second soluble polymer solution. The method may include providing a second dye solution comprising at least one dye. The method may include adding the second dye solution to the second soluble polymer solution to form a second dyed solution. The method may include casting the second dyed solution onto the first film to form a two-layer film. The method may include laminating or casting the two-layer film to the eyeglass lens.

The invention provides a method for producing a 3D item (1) by means of fused deposition modelling, the method comprising a 3D printing stage comprising: layer-wise depositing an extrudate (321) comprising 3D printable material (201), to provide the 3D item (1) comprising 3D printed material (202), wherein the 3D item (1) comprises a plurality of layers (322) of 3D printed material (202), wherein the 3D printable material (201) comprises core-shell 3D printable material (201) comprising (i) a core (221) comprising core material (240) and (ii) a shell (222) comprising shell material (250), wherein the core material (240) comprises a core thermoplastic material (241) and core additive material (242), wherein the shell material (250) comprises a shell thermoplastic material (251) and shell particles (252), wherein the shell material (250) is light transmissive for one or more wavelengths in the visible wavelength range, wherein the shell particles (252) comprise specularly reflective particles, wherein the core additive material (242) comprises one or more of diffuse reflective particles, white particles, black particles, colored particles, and dye molecules, and wherein the core material (240) and shell material (250) differ in one or more optical properties selected from the group of color, reflectivity, type of reflectivity, and absorption of light.

The present application relates to a fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite sheet and a method for preparing the same. The fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite sheet has on its surface a marble texture effect obtained by laminating cut pieces of a continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite unidirectional tape, wherein the fibers and the resin used in the continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composite unidirectional tape have different colors. The thermoplastic composite sheet may be prepared using a simple and quick method, and meet individual requirements of surface appearance of the final product.

A thermally expandable composition includes at least one epoxy-functional polymer, at least one endothermic chemical blowing agent, at least one free radical initiator, and at least one guanidine derivative. The invention is also related to a baffle and/or a reinforcement element for hollow structures including the thermally expandable composition, to a process for manufacturing the baffle and/or the reinforcement element, to use of the baffle and/or the reinforcement element for sealing, baffling, or reinforcing of a cavity or a hollow structure, and to a method for sealing, baffling and/or reinforcing a cavity or hollow structure.

This disclosure describes multi-fluid kits for three-dimensional printing, three-dimensional printing kits, and methods of sensing metal ions using three-dimensional printed ion sensors. In one example, a multi-fluid kit for three-dimensional printing can include a fusing agent and an ion-sensing agent. The fusing agent can include water and an electromagnetic radiation absorber. The electromagnetic radiation absorber can absorb radiation energy and convert the radiation energy to heat. The ion-sensing agent can include water and a redox-active inorganic salt.

A composition for eco-friendly crayon and a method for producing the eco-friendly crayon is disclosed. The composition comprises one or more non-toxic ingredients including soy wax, beeswax, and coloring pigment. The waxes are combined and heated in a heating chamber. The mixture is heated to form a halfway melted mixture. The coloring pigment is added to the halfway melted mixture and stirred until fully dissolved. The dissolved mixture is then poured into a mold and cooled. The cooled mixture is removed from the mold to prepare crayons for use. The crayons are made in a variety of shapes and sizes. The non-toxic ingredients are free of harmful components and prevent crayons from remaining in the user's hand. Further, a method used to prepare the non-toxic crayon uses waxes and coloring pigment without any additional ingredients, thereby providing softer crayons with high level of eco-friendly attributes.

A shaping apparatus includes an inkjet head forming one shaped layer by performing multiple main scans of ejecting an ink droplet of a curable ink that cures according to light of a predetermined wavelength toward a shaping table while reciprocating in a main scanning direction; a light source provided at least at one position on a front side in a forward or return direction in the main scan with respect to the inkjet head and irradiating an ink dot formed by the ink droplet with light; and a flattening unit flattening an upper surface of the ink dot. A shaped object is formed by layering the shaped layer. In the shaping apparatus, the ink dot is flatted by the flattening roller in the return movement without completely curing the ink dot by controlling the on/off state or illuminance of the light source during at least one of the main scans.