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New Tint World® Nano Ceramic Coatings Released for Long-Term Protective Care of Automobiles

Tint World® Automotive Styling Centers™, a leading auto accessory and window tinting franchise, announced today the release of their new Tint World® Nano Ceramic Coatings.

20 Oct 2017

Global Innovation Ecosystem Drives Opportunities for Development of Antifouling Coatings

Antifouling coatings are specialized coatings used on surfaces in order to protect them from the adherence and growth of organic, inorganic, and biological materials. These coatings are used to help enhance the dynamic performance of structures, prevent the onset of damage by corrosion, and reduce the requirement for constant maintenance and replacement.

19 Oct 2017

Axalta Launches Eloxal Selection of High-Performance Metallic Effect Powder Coatings

Axalta Coating Systems, a top global supplier of powder and liquid coatings, launched the Eloxal Selection, containing high-performance metallic effect powder coatings from Axalta’s Alesta® Super Durable range.

20 Sep 2017

A Simple Additive to Improve Perovskite Thin Films for Solar Cells

A KAUST team has discovered that thin films used in solar cells are more effective when simple chemicals called glycol ethers are incorporated to the film-forming mix.

19 Sep 2017

Research Reveals New Method to Improve or Reduce Adhesion of Freezing Droplets

Freezing droplets impact a surface by either normally sticking to it or bouncing away. Controlling this reaction is vital to many applications, including 3D printing, the spraying of certain surface coatings, and the prevention of ice formation on structures such as wind turbines, airplane wings, or power lines.

12 Sep 2017

Researchers Develop Two-Layer Conformal Coating for Shrinking Waveguides

The characteristics of materials can act in amusing ways. For instance, if one characteristic is adjusted to render a device less leaky or small in size, some other characteristic may get altered in an unwanted manner, hence engineers have to constantly balance one characteristic against the other.

28 Aug 2017

Axalta Launches New High-Temperature, Corrosion-Resistant Internal Pipe Coating

Axalta Coating Systems, a leading supplier of liquid and powder coatings worldwide, expanded its high-temperature, corrosion resistant internal pipe coatings with the launch of Nap-Gard® 7-0016, a thermosetting epoxy powder that is engineered to provide superior chemical resistance in temperatures up to 150 °C (302 °F).

11 Jul 2017

SiO2-Coated Silicon Spheres to Replace Prototype Kilogram

The basic unit for measuring mass, namely, prototype kilogram, which is used to calibrate all scales, is becoming outdated. At present, globally, there are ongoing attempts to reformulate the basic unit for measuring mass and consequently to reevaluate the kilogram with respect to natural constants.

5 Jul 2017

SDC Launches FormGard 100 Thermoformable Abrasion Resistant Coating

SDC Technologies, the renowned global leader in finest, high performance abrasion resistant coatings, introduced FormGard 100 thermoformable abrasion resistant coating for primer free adhesion to polycarbonate substrates.

9 Jun 2017

Direct In Situ Analysis of Phase Transition of Liquid Crystal Topological Defects

For the first time, Scientists at KAIST have noticed the phase transition of the topological defects in liquid crystal (LC) materials.

5 Jun 2017

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Coatings and Thin Films News

New Tint World® Nano Ceramic Coatings Released for Long-Term Protective Care of Automobiles

Global Innovation Ecosystem Drives Opportunities for Development of Antifouling Coatings

Axalta Launches Eloxal Selection of High-Performance Metallic Effect Powder Coatings

A Simple Additive to Improve Perovskite Thin Films for Solar Cells

Research Reveals New Method to Improve or Reduce Adhesion of Freezing Droplets

Researchers Develop Two-Layer Conformal Coating for Shrinking Waveguides

Axalta Launches New High-Temperature, Corrosion-Resistant Internal Pipe Coating

SiO2-Coated Silicon Spheres to Replace Prototype Kilogram

SDC Launches FormGard 100 Thermoformable Abrasion Resistant Coating

Direct In Situ Analysis of Phase Transition of Liquid Crystal Topological Defects

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

Coolant Control Module for Plasma Cleaning

Nano-Observer II: AFM for Nanoscale Imaging

Discover Advanced Solutions for Thickness and Flaw Inspection with the OmniScan™ X4 Flaw Detector

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Analysis of Nitrogen Solubility in Soy Protein Using FT-NIR Spectroscopy

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Revealing the Strength of Functionally Gradient Alloys Through Multiscale Characterization

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Coatings and Thin Films News

How do CT Instruments Help with Battery Analysis?

How Thermal Analysis Enhances Renewable Energy Systems

Advancing Battery Science: PerkinElmer’s Role in Improving Chemistries and Recycling Efficiency

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2New Catalyst Revolutionizes Hydrogen Peroxide Production

3The ECOFAP Project aims to make shoe soles and heels with a new 3D printing material based on tanned leather waste

4Precisely-Doped Two-Dimensional Semiconductors For Monolithic Integrated Circuits

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