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Nov 6, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers from Japan have devised a strategy to produce large area moth-eye inspired transparent films that greatly reduce reflectance and improve transmittance. These films could be used to...
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Nov 5, 2020 | Industry News
A thin coating of the 2D nanomaterial hexagonal boron nitride is the key ingredient in a cost-effective technology developed by Rice University engineers for desalinating industrial-strength brine...
Oct 27, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers aim to develop new coating materials that can protect objects from extreme radiation and temperature variations in space — an important step toward enabling long-distance space...
Oct 7, 2020 | Industry News
SDC Technologies, Inc. (SDC) has acquired COTEC® GmbH, an innovator in the development and manufacture of high quality PVD (physical vapor deposition) and MLD (molecular layer deposition) materials...
Oct 1, 2020 | Industry News
Birla Carbon and CHASM Advanced Materials have elevated their joint development agreement into a strategic partnership to commercialize novel nanomaterials to benefit various market segments...
Sep 24, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory have developed a light-activated coating for filtration membranes to make them self-cleaning, eliminating the need to shut...
Sep 22, 2020 | Industry News
A team from UNIGE has artificially reproduced a nanoscale coating on different types of surfaces that usually covers the eyes of fruit flies, and which provides anti-reflective, anti-adhesive...
Sep 17, 2020 | Product News
Advanced NanoTech Lab has developed a Durable Antimicrobial Nano Coating branded as ‘Hydraguard Plus’ that lasts up to 90 days and can be extended up to 365 days...
Sep 17, 2020 | Industry News
Univar Solutions been appointed as the distributor of the Severe Atmospheric Corrosion Inhibitor (SACI®) product line of corrosion inhibiting additives from Daubert Chemical Company Inc...
Sep 15, 2020 | Industry News
NUST MISIS material scientists have presented antibacterial nano-coatings based on boron nitride, which are highly effective against microbial pathogens (up to 99.99%). They can become a safe...