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Mar 22, 2019 | Industry News
Due to the special arrangement of its molecules, a new coating made of corn starch is able to repair small scratches by itself through heat. The scientists used ring-shaped derivatives of corn...
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Mar 20, 2019 | Industry News
Phase-switching liquids, or PSLs hold promise as next-generation anti-icing materials. PSLs can delay ice and frost formation up to 300 times longer than state-of-the-art coatings being developed in...
Strong enough not only for use in impact protection systems in cars, but able to absorb the shock waves produced by a detonation. Those are just some of the properties shown by the metallic foams...
Mar 18, 2019 | Industry News
Applied Graphene Materials has announced that it has been appointed to the Industry Council of The National Graphene Association (NGA), the main organization and body in the US advocating and...
Mar 7, 2019 | Industry News
A new coating prevents fogging on transparent surfaces. Rather than using electricity, the coating relies on sunlight to heat the surface. The coating has a huge range of potential including car...
Feb 27, 2019 | Industry News
Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has created a breakthrough new form of graphitic material that’s conductive, easy to apply and offers greater control over performance than graphene. It...
A University of Canterbury research team is developing germ-proof surface coatings for environments such as hospitals, after an unexpected development in the lab. It can be applied to high-traffic...
Feb 21, 2019 | Industry News
Study shows the properties of graphene significantly depend on how carbon layers interact with each other and when water enters in between it can modify the interaction. Water forms an atomically...
Feb 11, 2019 | Industry News
University of Maryland researchers have created a fabric that can automatically regulate the amount of heat that passes through it depending on conditions. The researchers created the fabric from...
Jan 30, 2019 | Industry News
Scientists have developed a new coating strategy for metal that self-heals within seconds when scratched, scraped or cracked. It could be painted onto bridges and boats The material could prevent...