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Dec 5, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers at McMaster University have created a new coating to prevent clotting and infection in synthetic vascular grafts, while also accelerating the body’s own process for integrating the...
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Dec 3, 2019 | Industry News
Birla Carbon and CHASM have joined forces to develop and manufacture hybrid nanomaterials based on carbon substrates and carbon nanotubes. These hybrid nanomaterials will combine CHASM’s nanotube...
Nov 26, 2019 | Industry News
Researchers have engineered ceramic nanotubes, which act as antennas that use light-matter oscillations to control heat radiation. The design is a step toward a new class of ceramics that work more...
Nov 21, 2019 | Industry News
New coating technology from researchers at Penn State is designed to make toilets so slippery that they’re essentially self-cleaning, cutting water use in half in the process. The design is inspired...
Nov 8, 2019 | Product News
MetaShield has launched NANOPRINT, an anti-fingerprint and nanotechnology-based coating which reduces the appearance of fingerprints and smudges by as much as 70 percent on a variety of consumer and...
Nov 7, 2019 | Industry News
RUDN University chemists have discovered a unique method for polymer coating based on natural polysaccharides. It simultaneously has antioxidant, antimicrobial and barrier properties, and protects...
Nov 4, 2019 | Industry News
Nouryon and Forge Nano have agreed to explore a collaboration in ultra-thin coatings for high-growth applications including batteries and catalysts. The technology, called atomic layer deposition...
Oct 24, 2019 | Industry News
Drexel researchers have developed a way to coat cellulose yarn with flakes of a type of conductive, two-dimensional material, called MXene, to imbue it with the conductivity and durability it needs...
Oct 22, 2019 | Industry News
Columbia Engineering researchers have developed porous polymer coatings (PPCs) that enable inexpensive and scalable ways to control light and heat in buildings. The researchers also investigated how...
Oct 7, 2019 | Industry News
A team of researchers at MIT and elsewhere have developed an ultrathin coating that is inexpensive, simple to apply, and can be removed by applying certain acids. The new coating could open up a...