Scientists led by a research professor at the University of Missouri are using archaeological science to understand how ochre paint was created by hunter-gatherers in North America to produce rock art.
Axalta celebrated the one-year anniversary of delivering new technologies to its customers around the world from its Global Innovation Center, the world's largest research and development (R&D) center dedicated to coatings and color located in Philadelphia's historic Navy Yard.
Researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces have made a durable and flexible super-water-repelling material inspired by spiky porcupinefish skin.
Nouryon and U.S.-based startup Forge Nano have agreed to explore a joint collaboration in ultra-thin coatings for high-growth applications including batteries and catalysts.
Covestro is accelerating its global R&D capabilities with its Innovation Center Japan, which is now ready and equipped to provide innovative solutions and material developments focusing especially on the automotive and construction segments.
After a construction period of 20 months and an investment of about CHF 50 million, Bühler Group officially opened its CUBIC innovation campus with eight Application Centers.
Surfactants derived from plants, eco-friendly membranes, and miniature sensors were among the eight winning ideas in the 2019 Imagine Chemistry collaborative innovation challenge, organized by Nouryon (formerly AkzoNobel Specialty Chemicals).
Covestro is one of two industrial cooperation partners involved in a new research project at the Faculty of Applied Natural Sciences in the Technical University of Cologne that is investigating how the properties of aqueous polymer dispersions can be further improved.
Three days of face-to-face collaboration with AkzoNobel experts have opened doors for international startups to "paint the future" with their innovations.
