Architectural structures including an inorganic material carrier including cement and particles or fibers of a glass including a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions. In aspects, the glass may have a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In aspects, the glasses may include a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions, a degradable phase including B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5 and K.sub.2O and a durable phase including SiO.sub.2. In other aspects, the glass can have a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The glasses and articles disclosed herein can exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

Architectural structures including an inorganic material carrier including cement and particles or fibers of a glass including a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions. In aspects, the glass may have a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In aspects, the glasses may include a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions, a degradable phase including B.sub.2O.sub.3, P.sub.2O.sub.5 and K.sub.2O and a durable phase including SiO.sub.2. In other aspects, the glass can have a plurality of Cu.sup.1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The glasses and articles disclosed herein can exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.

A glass composition comprises a germanosilicate glass containing 5-35 mol % ZnO. The glass composition has a relatively high refractive index, good glass-forming ability, and UV-shielding properties.

A glass composition comprises a germanosilicate glass containing 5-35 mol % ZnO. The glass composition has a relatively high refractive index, good glass-forming ability, and UV-shielding properties.

An optical glass has a refractive index (n.sub.d) of 1.64 or more. A P value represented by the following formula (1) is in a range of 7.0<P value<10.0: P value=log(A.sub.450×P.sub.450+A.sub.550×P.sub.550+A.sub.650×P.sub.650+A.sub.750×P.sub.750) (1). A.sub.450, A.sub.550, A.sub.650 and A.sub.750 are absorbances of the optical glass with a plate thickness of 10 mm at a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm, 650 nm and 750 nm, respectively. P.sub.450, P.sub.550, P.sub.650 and P.sub.750 are radiances of light having a wavelength of 450 nm, 550 nm, 650 nm and 750 nm, respectively, at 1,300° C. according to Planck's radiation law. All of internal transmittances in terms of a 10-mm thickness at wavelengths of 450 nm, 550 nm, 650 nm and 750 nm are 91% or more.

The disclosure relates to a glass and a melt solder for the passivation of semiconductor components, the use of the glass or the melt solder for the passivation of semiconductor components, a passivated semiconductor component and a method for passivating semiconductor components.

Provided is a light guide plate for an image display device which uses lead-free glass, has excellent color reproducibility and a light weight, and may obtain a wide viewing angle. A light guide plate for an image display device, which guides image light inputted from an image display element and outputs the image light toward a user's pupil, is configured to be made of lead-free glass having a refractive index of 1.8 or more with respect to a wavelength of the image light, and to have internal transmittance of 0.6 or more with respect to a wavelength of 400 nm when a plate thickness is 10 mm.

Provided is a light guide plate for an image display device which uses lead-free glass, has excellent color reproducibility and a light weight, and may obtain a wide viewing angle. A light guide plate for an image display device, which guides image light inputted from an image display element and outputs the image light toward a user's pupil, is configured to be made of lead-free glass having a refractive index of 1.8 or more with respect to a wavelength of the image light, and to have internal transmittance of 0.6 or more with respect to a wavelength of 400 nm when a plate thickness is 10 mm.

A paste for ceramic 3D shaping according to the present invention is a paste for ceramic 3D shaping containing a curable resin and inorganic particles, in which the inorganic particles contain ceramic particles and glass particles.

Disclosed is a composition for sealing inorganic substrates. The composition includes a glass frit and optionally a filler material, wherein the glass frit contains: 30 to 65 wt % V.sub.2O.sub.5; 5 to 35 wt % P.sub.2O.sub.5; 0 to 30 wt % TeO.sub.2; 0 to 30 wt % Bi.sub.2O.sub.3; 0 to 15 wt % ZnO; 0 to 10 wt % MnO; 0 to 5 wt % B.sub.2O.sub.3; 0 to 5 wt % total alkali metal oxides; 0 to 2 wt % Nb.sub.2O.sub.5; 0 to 2 wt % WO.sub.3; 0 to 2 wt % MoO.sub.3; 0 to 2 wt % SiO.sub.2; and 0 to 2 wt % Al.sub.2O.sub.3.