A solar radiation shielding fine particle dispersion body containing a thermoplastic resin, solar radiation shielding fine particles, a solar radiation shielding fine particle-containing masterbatch, a solar radiation shielding resin formed body formed into a predetermined shape using the same, and a solar radiation shielding resin laminate including the solar radiation shielding resin formed body stacked on another transparent formed body. A liquid solar radiation shielding fine particle dispersion body, including a mixture of solar radiation shielding fine particles and at least one selected from an organic solvent and a plasticizer dispersed therein or a solar radiation shielding fine particles including a powder solar radiation shielding fine particles dispersion body, obtained by removing a liquid component from the solar radiation fine particle dispersion body upon heating, dispersed in a resin component, wherein the solar radiation shielding fine particles are solar radiation shielding fine particles containing calcium lanthanum boride fine particles.

A synthetic barrier material includes a light-cured polymer and graphene nanoplatelets in parallel alignment in the polymer. Disclosed further is a method for manufacturing the synthetic barrier material. The graphene nanoplatelets are dispersed in a photocurable resin and polarically aligned by an electric field. Furthermore, disclosed is a synthetic barrier film manufactured from the aforementioned synthetic barrier material or the aforementioned method.

Multi-layered articles or products comprising layers of filled polymer compositions, methods of making and applications or uses thereof.

A glazing includes at least one transparent substrate comprising a first major surface and an opposing second major surface, wherein said first major surface is coated with an electrically conductive layer and the electrically conductive layer is absent in one or more regions of the first major surface. At least a portion of the one or more regions of the first major surface, and/or corresponding regions of the opposing second major surface, bears a low-emissivity material, and the one or more regions permit the passage of electromagnetic radiation through the glazing.

The thermosetting resin composition, a prepreg containing same, a metal foil-clad laminate and a printed circuit board; the resin composition comprises the following components: a combination of a bismaleimide resin and a benzoxazine resin or a prepolymer of a bismaleimide resin and a benzoxazine resin, an epoxy resin and an active ester. A metal foil-clad laminate prepared by using the resin composition provided by the present invention has a high glass transition temperature, a low thermal expansion coefficient, a high high-temperature modulus, a high peel strength, a low dielectric constant, a low dielectric loss factor, as well as good heat resistance and good processability.

There are provided a decorative sheet which has excellent weatherability and in which white pigment particles are dispersed well, and a decorative material using the decorative sheet. The decorative sheet includes at least a substrate and a surface protective layer. The surface protective layer contains an ultraviolet absorber, and the substrate contains white pigment particles. The white pigment particles are titanium oxide particles having a coating containing Al element and Si element and formed on part or the whole of their surfaces, and contain Ti, Al and Si elements in the following mass ratio: when Ti is taken as 1, Al is not less than 0.02 and less than 0.20, and Si is more than 0.002 and not more than 0.070.

An insulation medium invention includes a plurality of microspheres. Each microsphere comprises a porous core comprising a porous core material and having an exterior surface, a gas within the porous core, and a coating layer coating all of the exterior surface of the porous core. The coating layer comprises a coating material which transitions from a first state to a second state. In the first state, the coating material is permeable to the gas. In the second state the material is impermeable to the gas. The coating material in the second state is configured to encapsulate and maintain partial vacuum of the gas inside the porous core. In one embodiment, in the second state the coating is impermeable to air. Insulated structures, a method of making an insulation medium, a fluid storage media, and a method of delivering a fluid are also disclosed.

Mycotextiles, methods of making them, methods of processing them, and compositions and apparatuses for making and/or processing them are described herein.

A fluid storage media includes a plurality of microspheres. Each microsphere includes a porous core with a porous core material and having an exterior surface. A stored fluid is within the porous core. A coating layer covers all of the exterior surface of the porous core. The coating layer includes a coating material which transitions from a first state to a second state, wherein in the first state the coating material is permeable to the stored fluid, and in the second state the material is impermeable to the stored fluid. The coating material in the second state is configured to encapsulate and maintain the stored fluid inside the porous core. A method of making a fluid storage media, a method of delivering a fluid and a method of delivering a biologically active fluid medication to a patient are also disclosed.

An interlayer film for laminated glass of the present invention comprises: a resin; a colorant; and a heat shielding material, wherein the interlayer film for laminated glass has a colored region in which a visible light transmittance of a laminated glass is 6% or more and 50% or less, provided that the laminated glass is produced using two clear glass plates having a visible light transmittance of 90.4% in conformity with JIS R 3202: 2011.