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Jun 11, 2019 | Industry News
Nano-Care was honored with the German Innovation Award 2019 for its new innovation in the field of antimicrobial coatings to prevent life-threatening infections caused by microorganisms such as MRSA...
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May 22, 2019 | Industry News
Researcher Jessica Clough from Physical Chemistry and Soft Matter have developed a paint that never fades. They found their inspiration in birds, beetles and butterflies. It doesn’t contain any...
May 16, 2019 | Industry News
Color pixels, developed by a team of scientists led by the University of Cambridge, are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films, dramatically reducing their production...
May 8, 2019 | Industry News
PPG has announced that Kevin Braun will deliver the keynote address at the 2019 Eastern Coatings Show. Braun’s presentation, titled “The Future of the Coatings Industry: How Current Trends Are...
May 6, 2019 | Industry News
Scientists from TPU, Germany, and the United States have found a new way to functionalize white graphene, i.e. hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), without destroying it or changing its properties. Thanks...
May 3, 2019 | Industry News
A new class of coatings that sheds ice effortlessly from even large surfaces has moved researchers closer to their decades-long goal of ice-proofing cargo ships, airplanes, power lines and other...
Apr 30, 2019 | Industry News
A Columbia Engineering team has announced that they have developed a new method for safely prolonging battery life by inserting a nano-coating of boron nitride (BN) to stabilize solid electrolytes...
Apr 17, 2019 | Industry News
Proteins found in squid can be used to create sustainable coatings. Melik Demirel, of Pennsylvania State University says his team has produced prototypes of fibers, coatings and 3D objects made from...
Apr 2, 2019 | Industry News
AkzoNobel is developing a hi-tech coating which paints itself onto surfaces by harnessing energy from daylight. The pioneering coating uses a process similar to photosynthesis. By converting light...
Apr 1, 2019 | Industry News
AMI’s self-healing technology was awarded the prestigious Materials Performance Corrosion Innovation of the Year Award for coatings. The microencapsulated additives are compatible with most...