Synthetic microspheres with nanoscale holes can absorb light from all directions across a wide range of frequencies, making the spheres a candidate for antireflective coatings, according to a team of Penn State engineers.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has revealed the finalists for its annual Awards celebration, which recognizes excellence within the coatings industry.
The University of Arizona has received a five-year grant of up to $15 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture to lead a new center focusing on the mass production of biofuels and bioproducts in the Southwestern United States, including high-value bioproducts such as resin.
Commuters, skiers, crossing guards and others who endure frozen fingers in cold weather may look forward to future relief as manufacturers are poised to take advantage of a new technique for creating electrically heated cloth developed by materials scientist Trisha Andrew and colleagues at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The British Coatings Federation (BCF) hosted a Safety Conference on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Eastwood Hall, Nottingham, focusing on behavior-based safety and human factors.
In new research, scientists from The University of Akron, Northwestern University and University of Ghent demonstrate a feasible solution for producing structural colors inspired by bird feathers.
Cal Poly’s Kenneth N. Edwards Western Coatings Technology Center (WCTC) completed a successful $1.1 million fundraising campaign to support an expansion that will nearly double its available lab facilities.
The American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced a new Alliance designed to foster safer and healthier American workplaces that operate with diisocyanate chemicals along the polyurethane value chain.
Wageningen University & Research and IPSS Engineering have signed a long-term cooperation agreement for the further development, optimization and commercialization of the new anti-solvent crystallization technology ProKris.
The latest statistics from the British Coatings Federation (BCF) show subdued confidence in the UK coatings industry with companies taking a more pessimistic view on the outlook for paints, coatings and printing inks sales in the remainder of 2017.