A process for the preparation of multi-coloured dental restorations is described, in which glasses and glass ceramics with various compositions are given the shapes of dental restorations and colour changes are effected in the glasses and glass ceramics by irradiating them with artificial electromagnetic radiation and subjecting them to a heat treatment.

A manufacturing method of a glass plate having holes, includes: (1) having a first surface of a glass base material irradiated with a laser, to form initial holes each having a first initial opening, wherein each initial hole is an initial through hole or non-through hole, wherein the first initial opening has a maximum dimension φ.sub.1S of 5 μm or greater, and wherein in each initial hole, denoting a depth as d.sub.1, an aspect ratio (d.sub.1/φ.sub.1S) is 15 or greater; and (2) etching the glass base material with an alkaline solution, to form processed holes from the initial holes, wherein each processed hole has a first opening on the first surface, and wherein the first opening has a diameter φ.sub.1 defined as an average of diameters of circumscribed and inscribed circles of the first opening, and a roundness P.sub.1, and a ratio P.sub.1/φ.sub.1 is 10% or less.

Provided is an inorganic composition having excellent mechanical strength and the like.

Disclosed is an inorganic composition and the like, wherein the flexural strength of the inorganic composition is 300 MPa or greater, and the fluorescence intensity based on JIS K 0120, is 3,000 RFU or less.

An object is to develop a measurement method, and a measurement substrate, for measuring SPF or other value in a single measurement, instead of having to measure it on many substrates as has been the case to date. As a solution, a substrate for UV transmittance evaluation, including a base material that allows UV rays in a range of 290 to 400 nm to transmit through, and a layer provided on one side thereof that contains at least one type of compound other than cellulose triacetate that has a sugar skeleton but is not a salt, is provided.

A forming apparatus (100) for a dental object (101), having a forming means (127) for producing a predetermined spatial shape of the dental object (101); and a radiation source (105) for emitting radiation having a wavelength shorter than 350 nm onto the material (129) of the dental object (101).

An exposure apparatus (100) for illuminating a dental object (101), including a chamber (103) for receiving the dental object (101); and a radiation source (105) for emitting radiation having a wavelength shorter than 350 nm into the chamber (103).

An oven (100) for heating a dental object (101), having a chamber (103) for receiving the dental object (101); a radiation source (105) for emitting radiation having a wavelength smaller than 350 nm into the chamber (103); and heating means (113) for heating the dental object (101) in the chamber (103).

A method of manufacturing a window may include cutting a window having a uniform thickness of about 20 μm to about 100 μm and polishing a cut surface of the window with a polishing pad having an elastic modulus less than an elastic modulus of the window while applying slurry to the cut surface of the window.

A display device according to some exemplary embodiment includes: a display area; a non-display area surrounding the display area and including a sealing area; a first substrate including a center portion including a portion in the display area and an external portion including a portion in the sealing area; a second substrate including a center portion including a portion in the display area and an external portion including a portion in the sealing area; and a sealing portion between the first substrate and the second substrate and in the sealing area, wherein a thickness of the center portion of the first substrate is different from a thickness of the external portion of the first substrate, and a thickness of the center portion of the second substrate is different from a thickness of the external portion of the second substrate.

Multicolored glass-based articles and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The method includes forming a glass-based part and exposing a first region to radiation and a second region to radiation such that the first and second regions have different sized metallic nanoparticles, resulting in a multicolored glass article.