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Oct 18, 2023 | Industry News
Scientists from the University of Surrey create an innovative paint that contains oxygen-producing bacteria capable of capturing carbon dioxide. Researchers suggest this paint, known as...
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Oct 10, 2023 | Product News
Kraton Corporation introduces Nexarâ„¢ Anti-Fog coatings and films, a solution designed to address persistent fogging issues experienced by healthcare professionals when using personal protection...
Oct 2, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers from Aalto University develop a way to turn a waste material from wood into a bio-based transparent film that can be used for anti-fogging or anti-reflective coatings on glasses or...
Sep 21, 2023 | Industry News
NETL and University of Pittsburgh research team demonstrates the use of plasmonic nanomaterials (pNPs) and porous polymer composite coating in optical fiber sensing technologies that can detect...
Sep 7, 2023 | Industry News
Dymax announces that their AR conformal coating, 9771, has completed the rigorous qualification testing for Military Specification MIL-I-46058C. This UL94V0 and UL746E recognized dual-cure coating...
Aug 31, 2023 | Industry News
Stanford University scientists invent a new kind of paint that can keep homes and other buildings cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, significantly reducing energy use, costs and...
Aug 28, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign develop a coating for steam condensers used in fossil fuel steam-cycle generation that is made with fluorinated diamond-like carbon...
Rutgers scientists devise a highly accurate method for creating coatings of biologically active materials for a variety of medical products. Such a technique could pave the way for a new era of...
Aug 17, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers from NETL invent a new self-healing cold spray coating for internal pipeline corrosion protection. It can help protection against corrosion in natural gas, hydrogen and carbon dioxide...
Albotherm, an advanced materials startup in AgriTech and Construction, develops a smart shade coating that is transparent in cold weather but automatically converts to opaque in hot weather to...