ZrO.sub.2-toughened glass ceramics having high molar fractions of tetragonal ZrO.sub.2 and fracture toughness value of greater than 1.8 MPa.Math.m.sup.1/2. The glass ceramic may also include also contain other secondary phases, including lithium silicates, that may be beneficial for toughening or for strengthening through an ion exchange process. Additional second phases may also decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass ceramic. A method of making such glass ceramics is also provided.

Provided is a ceramic complex having high luminous characteristics. Proposed is a ceramic complex including a rare earth aluminate fluorescent material, glass, and calcium fluoride, wherein, when the total amount of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material, the glass, and the calcium fluoride is taken as 100% by volume, the content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent material is in a range of 15% by volume or more and 60% by volume or less, the content of the glass is in a range of 3% by volume or more and 84% by volume or less, and the content of the calcium fluoride is in a range of 1% by volume or more and 60% by volume of less.

Methods for engineered mesoporous cellular magmatics and articles thereof are disclosed. For example, the magmatics may include a mixture of substance that, when exposed to heat for a length of time, form a foamed mass. The foamed mass may be exposed to a solution configured to cause mineralization upon and within the articles.

The invention provides methods of making man-made vitreous fibres (MMVF), comprising providing an electric furnace having molybdenum electrodes, providing mineral raw material, wherein the mineral raw material comprises (a) particulate material that comprises metallic aluminium and (b) other mineral component, introducing the mineral raw material into the furnace, melting the mineral raw material to form a mineral melt, and forming MMVF from the mineral melt, with the benefit of reduced shrinkage of consolidated MMVF products.

A glass that contains Si, B, Al, and Zn. The glass has SiO.sub.2 at a content of 15% by weight to 65% by weight, B.sub.2O.sub.3 at a content of 11% by weight to 30% by weight, Al.sub.2O.sub.3, and ZnO, wherein a weight ratio of the SiO.sub.2 to the B.sub.2O.sub.3 (SiO.sub.2/B.sub.2O.sub.3) is 1.21 or higher, and a weight ratio of the Al.sub.2O.sub.3 to the ZnO (Al.sub.2O.sub.3/ZnO) is 0.75 to 1.64, and wherein an alkaline-earth metal is excluded as a material contained in the glass.

Optical glass, a preparation method thereof, a backlight module and a display module. The optical glass comprises a glass substrate and optical masterbatches, which are dispersed in the glass substrate, each optical masterbatch comprises a quantum dot fluorescent agent inner core and an encapsulation shell which encloses the quantum dot fluorescent agent inner core. A quantum dot fluorescent agent is protected by the encapsulation shell and the luminous efficiency is high; when the optical glass is applied to a display module, the color gamut may be improved; moreover, the glass is capable of preventing against the invasion of water vapor, even the quantum dot fluorescent agent at an edge of the glass rarely fails, and an edge failure size is basically avoided; meanwhile, the expansion coefficient is small, and an expansion space reserved during assembly is extremely small.

Methods for engineered mesoporous cellular magmatics and articles thereof are disclosed. For example, the magmatics may include a mixture of substance that, when exposed to heat for a length of time, form a foamed mass. The foamed mass may be exposed to a solution configured to cause mineralization upon and within the articles.

A magnetizable glass ceramic composition including: a continuous first glass phase including SiO.sub.2, B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5, and R.sub.2O; a discontinuous second glass phase including at least one of SiO.sub.2, B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5, R.sub.2O, or mixtures thereof; and a discrete magnetizable crystalline phase dispersed in the discontinuous second glass phase, where R.sub.2O is selected from at least one of K.sub.2O, Li.sub.2O, Na.sub.2O, or mixtures thereof. Also disclosed are a method of making and a method of using the magnetizable glass ceramic composition.

A vitrified bond grindstone includes abrasive grains and a bonding material for fixing the abrasive grains, the bonding material includes a parent material containing SiO.sub.2 as a main constituent, a sintering assistant oxide, and ZnO, and the content of ZnO is 11 to 15 wt % in weight ratio based on the bonding material. Preferably, the content of the sintering assistant oxide is 20 to 29 wt % in weight ratio based on the bonding material.

ZrO.sub.2-toughened glass ceramics having high molar fractions of tetragonal ZrO.sub.2 and fracture toughness value of greater than 1.8 MPa.Math.m.sup.1/2. The glass ceramic may also include also contain other secondary phases, including lithium silicates, that may be beneficial for toughening or for strengthening through an ion exchange process. Additional second phases may also decrease the coefficient of thermal expansion of the glass ceramic. A method of making such glass ceramics is also provided.