The near-infrared absorbing glass contains at least, as constituent ions, P ions; Cu ions; O ions; one or more ions selected from the group consisting of Li ions, Na ions and K ions; and one or more ions selected from the group consisting of Mg ions, Ca ions, Sr ions and Ba ions, wherein, in a glass composition expressed in cation %, the content of Cu ions is 15.0 cation % or lower; the content of P ions is 55.0 cation % or lower; and a cation ratio of the total content of Al ions and P ions relative to the total content of Mg ions, Ca ions, Sr ions, Ba ions, Zn ions and Cu ions ((Al ions+P ions)/(Mg ions+Ca ions+Sr ions+Ba ions+Zn ions+Cu ions)) is 5.300 or lower.

Embodiments are directed to glass articles which are resistant to UV photodarkening, the glass articles having a thickness ≤1.3 mm and comprise UV absorbers such as Ti, V, Mn, Fe, Cu, Ce, Ge, Mo, Cr, Co and Ni, and combinations thereof, or alternatively comprising ZnO or SnO.sub.2.

Provided is an ultraviolet-radiation absorbing glass product, characterized by: having a transmittance of ultraviolet radiation (TUV), as specified by ISO 9050: 2003, of 2% or less at a plate thickness of 3.5 mm, and transmittance of visible light (TVA) of 8 to 28% inclusive, based on the Standard Illuminant A at a plate thickness of 3.5 mm; and the color of the glass, as denoted by the chromaticity coordinates x, y in the XYZ color coordinate system based on a 2-degree visual field of the Standard Illuminant C as specified by JIS Z8701: 1999, satisfying the following expressions (1) and (2). (1) y≥−0.735×x+0.544 (2) y≥1.389×x−0.089

A cooking device top plate according to the present disclosure comprises: a crystallized glass substrate containing Li.sub.2O-Al.sub.2O.sub.3-SiO.sub.2 as a main component and a transition element; and a substrate color improving layer provided on a lower surface of the crystallized glass substrate, the substrate color improving layer containing a blue pigment and including a brightness enhancing layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the crystallized glass substrate or not less than (a refractive index of the crystallized glass substrate+0.1).

A cooking device top plate according to the present disclosure comprises: a crystallized glass substrate containing Li.sub.2O-Al.sub.2O.sub.3-SiO.sub.2 as a main component and a transition element; and a substrate color improving layer provided on a lower surface of the crystallized glass substrate, the substrate color improving layer containing a blue pigment and including a brightness enhancing layer having a refractive index smaller than that of the crystallized glass substrate or not less than (a refractive index of the crystallized glass substrate+0.1).

A material platform with controllable emissivity and fabrication methods are provided that permit the manipulation of thermal radiation detection and IR signal modulation and can be adapted to a variety of uses including infrared camouflage, thermal IR decoys, thermo-reflectance imaging and IR signal modulation. The platform is a multilayer W.sub.xV.sub.1-xO.sub.2 film with different W doping levels (x values) and layer thicknesses, forming a graded W-doped construct. In WVO.sub.2 films with a total thickness <100 nm, the graded doping of W spreads the originally sharp metal-insulator phase transition (MIT) to a broad temperature range, greatly expanding the temperature window for emissivity modulation.

A glass composition, including contrast enhancing glass and contrast enhancing sunglass, having approximately 45-65 wt.-%, SiO2, 0-12 wt.-% B2O3, 0-15 wt.-%, Na2O, 0-10 wt.-% K2O, and 10 0-7 wt.-% ZnO, 1-12 wt.-% Nd2O3, 1-10 wt.-% Er2O3, 0.5-8 wt.-% Ho2O3, and 0.00-0.05 wt.-% NiO, and methods of making the same.

The present invention provides an optical glass that has a high refractive index property and excels in a light transmittance property in the visible range and in resistance to devitrification. The optical glass contains from 3 to 18 mass % of SiO.sub.2, from 5 to 11.5 mass % of B.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 7 mass % of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 11 mass % of CaO, 1 mass % or less of ZnO, from 7 to 20 mass % of TiO.sub.2, from 3 to 38 mass % of Nb.sub.2O.sub.5, from 27 to 49.8 mass % of La.sub.2O.sub.3, from 6 to 14 mass % of Gd.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 5 mass % of Y.sub.2O.sub.3, less than 6 mass % of Ta.sub.2O.sub.5, and 0.6 mass % or less of WO.sub.3, with a ratio of B.sub.2O.sub.3/SiO.sub.2 being from 1 to 2.

The present invention provides an optical glass that has a high refractive index property and excels in a light transmittance property in the visible range and in resistance to devitrification. The optical glass contains from 3 to 18 mass % of SiO.sub.2, from 5 to 11.5 mass % of B.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 7 mass % of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 11 mass % of CaO, 1 mass % or less of ZnO, from 7 to 20 mass % of TiO.sub.2, from 3 to 38 mass % of Nb.sub.2O.sub.5, from 27 to 49.8 mass % of La.sub.2O.sub.3, from 6 to 14 mass % of Gd.sub.2O.sub.3, from 0 to 5 mass % of Y.sub.2O.sub.3, less than 6 mass % of Ta.sub.2O.sub.5, and 0.6 mass % or less of WO.sub.3, with a ratio of B.sub.2O.sub.3/SiO.sub.2 being from 1 to 2.

A glass includes the following components in the specified proportions (in % by weight): 50-80% SiO.sub.2, 2-30% B.sub.2O.sub.3, 0-5% Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 0-10% CaO, 0-10% BaO, 0-5% Li.sub.2O, 0-20% Na.sub.2O, 1-25% K.sub.2O, and 5-30% ΣR.sub.2O. R.sub.2O includes at least one alkali metal oxide. The glass includes at least one first solarization component and at least one second solarization component. A proportion of the first solarization component in the glass is in a range from 0.01 to <1.0 ppm (by weight) and a proportion of the second solarization component in the glass is in a range from 1000 to 10,000 ppm (by weight).