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.
A new ASTM International standard describes a solvent rub technique that can be used in the laboratory, field or fabrication shop for assessing the solvent resistance of an organic coating that chemically and/or physically changes during the curing process.
The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) announced that Neema Toolaabee, Manager of Regulatory and Environmental Affairs with DAP, will become Chairman of the association’s Regulatory Affairs Committee (RAC) effective immediately.
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.
Paint and coating manufacturer AkzoNobel has purchased Terra Technology’s Demand Sensing and Multi-Enterprise Inventory Optimization solutions to improve demand predictability and reduce inventory across Europe and Africa.
Momentive Specialty Chemicals Inc., Columbus, OH, recently announced the successful start-up of its new plant in Chonburi, Thailand, which is constructed to minimize its potential impact on the surrounding area.
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