Today's coatings are becoming smarter day by day. They hold answers to some of unmet demands in different markets like automotive, industrial, marine, aerospace... And, it is well supported by intense development of smart additives and new formulation methods. Explore how advancements in coatings technologies (self-healing, super-hydrophobic / omniphobic, self-cleaning, antimicrobial…) & new research capabilities are contributing to the rapid growth of ‘smart’ world. Prefer to receive a monthly digest? Subscribe to this channel and receive updates directly in your mailbox for free!
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Apr 2, 2020 | Industry News
Curran, a professor of physics at the University of Houston has used a hydrophobic coating to improve the ability of surgical masks to protect against transmission of the virus. Curran has announced...
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Mar 30, 2020 | Industry News
Scientists have reported progress toward a new type of glaze that includes gold and silver nanoparticles, which are less toxic and more environmentally friendly than currently used formulations...
Mar 24, 2020 | Industry News
A group of scientists at the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy & New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D center of the Department of Science & Technology (DST) have...
VHA has begun applying a new nano hybrid polyurethane (NHP) topcoat to all of its main and tail rotor blade products. For operators, this new topcoat should eliminate paint cracking or peeling in...
Mar 12, 2020 | Industry News
University of Manchester researchers have demonstrated that the exfoliated two-dimensional form of vermiculite, a natural clay mineral, can be used as a fouling resistant coating for oil-water...
Mar 9, 2020 | Industry News
Researchers have developed a new coating that activates in low intensity light to kill bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. To stop the spread of disease, it could be used to...
Mar 3, 2020 | Industry News
A research team from Chung-Ang University used Raman spectroscopy to analyze graphene’s properties over a long period and found that the corroded surface of copper forms a hybrid layer with...
Feb 20, 2020 | Article
By Payal Ahuja
Explore recent development in nanotechnology materials that lend "smart" properties to coatings & find out their real-world examples proven beneficial across many applications...
Feb 18, 2020 | Industry News
Forge Nano and ALD NanoSolutions have merged to bring cutting edge surface engineering techniques to market. This merger enables the engineering and manufacturing of nano-coatings on particles, and...
Dec 17, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers have created a new graphene-titania nanocomposite that can be coated on the surface of materials to passively remove pollutants from the air...