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Finding the latest state and local regulations pertaining to VOC limits for adhesives and sealants just a got a little bit easier with the addition of a new interactive tool recently added to the revamped Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) Regulations section of the adhesives.org and sealants.org website.

A proposed new ASTM International standard is emerging from research being conducted at the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation to identify and investigate coatings that will prevent the settlement and attachment of erosion-causing invasive species such as zebra and quagga mussels inside water and wastewater pipelines.

Kyle Price, a PhD candidate with the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and researchers from Arkema Coating Resins, a business unit of Arkema, have earned the American Coatings AWARD for most outstanding technical presentation at the American Coatings Conference in Atlanta

The Center for the Polyurethanes Industry (CPI) of the American Chemistry Council has opened the call for entries for its 2014 Polyurethane Innovation Award.

The prospect of turning coal into fluorescent particles may sound too good to be true, but the possibility exists, thanks to scientists at Rice University.

An ASTM subcommittee is developing a proposed standard to test the slip coefficient properties of coatings used in slip-critical bolted connections.

Researchers at University West in Sweden have started using nanoparticles in the heat-insulating surface layer that protects aircraft engines from heat.

RadTech, The Association for UV&EB Technology has presented its annual President's Award to Tony Bean of Sun Chemical.

The Adhesive and Sealant Council (ASC) has launched the first in a series of videos designed to promote and highlight the innovative ways adhesives and sealants are being actively used in the marketplace, or being considered for a new application.

Ribbons of ultrathin graphene combined with polyurethane paint meant for cars is just right for deicing sensitive military radar domes, according to scientists at Rice University.