A new transparent, bio-inspired coating makes ordinary glass tough, self-cleaning, and incredibly slippery, a team from the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University and Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) reported online in the July 31 edition of Nature Communications.
Axalta Coating Systems, a global supplier of liquid and powder coatings, invested $5 million in a new pilot reactor that supports coatings polymer research and scale-up activities at its Coatings Technology Center (CTC) in Wilmington, DE.
Coating formulators are reducing solvent content to comply with more stringent environmental regulations on VOC emissions, constraining the performance of new protective and marine coatings.
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Kansas State University have demonstrated a spray-on mixture of carbon nanotubes and ceramic that has unprecedented ability to resist damage while absorbing laser light.
The Polymers and Coatings program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, will offer a “Polymers and Coatings Introductory Short Course” during the week of July 22-26, 2013.
A new technology developed at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, could see contaminants, ice, fingerprints and graffiti losing their grip on a wide range of surfaces.
Dr. Gordon P. Bierwagen of North Dakota State University’s Department of Coatings and Polymeric Materials will receive the Roy W. Tess Award in Coatings for 2013.
Product presentations are offered during the ECS at Stands 1-133, 5-333 and 7-623. These 20-minute presentations give exhibitors the opportunity to share detailed technical information about the products they are highlighting at the show.
Sixteen posters were on display at the Congress area after the oral presentations were given on Monday. Poster contributors were available to explain and discuss their results during the poster session.
