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Innovative Liquid-Secreting Material Removes Ice from Aircraft’s Wings

Researchers have developed a new liquid-secreting material that could make an aircraft's wings and other similar surfaces so slippery that ice would slide off easily. This latest development could make aircraft deicers a thing of the past.

18 Mar 2016

University of Michigan Researchers Develop Durable, Inexpensive Ice Repellent Coating

Ice is considered a nuisance on a car’s windshield, but it is dangerous on an airplane, a ship, oil rig, a wind turbine, or a power line. While methods like hammers, scrapers or chemical melting agents are often used to remove ice, these are labor-intensive, complicated, and costly processes.

14 Mar 2016

Propylene Glycol Coatings Secure Hams from Mites, Reduce Ozone Depletion

New methods have been developed by an entomologist from Kansas University to secure dry-cured hams from mites, and also to satisfy the global requirements for protecting the ozone layer.

9 Mar 2016

$Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques$

Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques

When single crystals, especially silicon wafers, are fractured or broken up they pose a number of serious issues. The tip of the crack spreads at an atomic scale, resulting in chemical bonds breaking, the formation of crack fronts via the micrometer-scale crystal, and a culmination of severe wafer shattering on the macroscopic scale.

7 Mar 2016

Quantum Silicones Introduces New Series of True Skin Silicones

Quantum Silicones (QSi) now provide a new range of True Skin products available in three Shore A hardnesses: 30, 20 and 10. All of the grades are two-part, addition (platinum) cure silicones.

3 Mar 2016

Micro-Epsilon UK Launches Inline High Speed Colour Measurement System, colorCONTROL ACS700

Precision sensor manufacturer Micro-Epsilon UK has launched an inline high speed colour measurement system, which measures the actual colour of the target by identifying their coordinates in the colour space.

From Micro-Epsilon 3 Mar 2016

Researchers Develop Heat-Reflective Coating for Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Windows

It has been estimated that 10% of the total energy utilized in buildings across the U.S. can be attributed to window performance, costing building owners around $50 billion every year, yet the increasing cost of retrofitting windows or replacing them with an energy efficient coating seem to be a major hindrance.

26 Feb 2016

VDI Congress: ELIX Polymers to Introduce ABS Plating Grades Portfolio for Automotive Industry

ELIX Polymers, a leading manufacturer of ABS (Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene) resins and derivatives in Europe with a 40-year track record, will introduce its ABS plating grades portfolio at the VDI “Plastics in Automotive Engineering” congress in Mannheim, Germany (March 9th and 10th).

26 Feb 2016

EU Trademark Approval Granted to Cortec's Biobased Rust Preventative, BioCorr

Cortec® Corporation proudly announces that its biobased and biodegradable rust preventative -BioCorr® has received registered trademark approval from EU's Office of Harmonization.

19 Feb 2016

Researchers Find Coating Glass with Ultrathin Metal Layers Increases Light Transmission

Imagine if the picture window in your living room could double as a giant thermostat or big screen TV. A discovery by researchers at the University of British Columbia has brought us one step closer to this becoming a reality.

12 Feb 2016

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

Innovative Liquid-Secreting Material Removes Ice from Aircraft’s Wings

University of Michigan Researchers Develop Durable, Inexpensive Ice Repellent Coating

Propylene Glycol Coatings Secure Hams from Mites, Reduce Ozone Depletion

Researchers Study Silicon Wafer Breakage Using Direct and X-ray Diffraction imaging Techniques

Quantum Silicones Introduces New Series of True Skin Silicones

Micro-Epsilon UK Launches Inline High Speed Colour Measurement System, colorCONTROL ACS700

Researchers Develop Heat-Reflective Coating for Low-Cost, Energy-Efficient Windows

VDI Congress: ELIX Polymers to Introduce ABS Plating Grades Portfolio for Automotive Industry

EU Trademark Approval Granted to Cortec's Biobased Rust Preventative, BioCorr

Researchers Find Coating Glass with Ultrathin Metal Layers Increases Light Transmission

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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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

Quantifying Hydrogen Spin Isomers with Raman Spectroscopy

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?

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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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