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May 9, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign reports that a newly developed "smart" coatings for surgical orthopedic implants can monitor strain on the devices to provide early warning...
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Mar 9, 2023 | Industry News
Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating, called HOS-PFM, that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries...
Mar 7, 2023 | Industry News
Researchers at the Center for Advanced Materials in Qatar University have confirmed the improved corrosion inhibition and self-healing properties of the polymeric composite coatings modified by...
Feb 16, 2023 | Industry News
Zentek, an intellectual property development and commercialization company, develops ZenARMOR™, a novel corrosion protection technology based on functionalized Graphene Oxide (GO) that offers...
Dec 21, 2022 | Industry News
Discovery research gives scientists the opportunity to take the risks needed to tackle the problems we are facing today. 2022 gave us a lot of breaking news in the research field of paints and...
Beginning an entirely new business from scratch could be time-consuming and expensive as it requires expertise in the sector. So, one of the finest solutions is to acquire one with a proven track...
Dec 19, 2022 | Industry News
Associate Professor of Chemistry Justin Clar is the recipient of a $125,000 grant from the Consumer Product Safety Commission to develop a standardized method to test the safety of materials. Clar...
Dec 14, 2022 | Product News
The year 2022 was a “Sustainable” year. Most of the products that were launched were mostly bio-based and environmentally friendly. A variety of ingredients starting from waterborne PU dispersions...
Dec 13, 2022 | Industry News
Researchers at ETH Zurich develops an ultrathin, gold-based transparent coating that is able to convert sunlight into heat. It can be applied to glass and other surfaces to prevent them from...
Nov 10, 2022 | Industry News
As climate change intensifies summer heat, demand is growing for technologies to cool buildings. Now, researchers report that they have used advanced computing technology and artificial intelligence...