Poll
Previous Polls
November 13 - November 17, 2023
A new rule proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will require regulator stations to be designed with secondary pressure relief valves. Do you believe this rule will provide appropriate safety for the millions of miles of gas distribution pipelines?
November 15, 2023
As technology continues to develop, how likely are you to use a robotic or fully automated waterjetting system on a project?
October 23 - October 27, 2023
Researchers at the University of Houston are developing an autonomous robot, meant to identify potential pipeline leaks and structural failures during subsea inspections. Do you believe current autonomous technology should be used to conduct structural inspections?
October 9 - October 13, 2023
A study investigated how a natural polymer that is an element of plant cell walls could be used to make new antimicrobial treatments or coatings. Do you believe using natural polymers could drive down the cost of antimicrobial coatings?
October 2 - October 6, 2023
In August, the U.S. Department of Energy announced it awarded almost $34 million to industry- and university-led projects on clean hydrogen. Should more money be put into clean hydrogen as a leading clean energy option?
September 25 - September 29, 2023
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai have reportedly developed a new formulation for a “self-healing” polymeric coating for solar cells. Do you believe self-healing coatings can be widely used within the industrial coatings sector in the next decade?
September 18 - September 22, 2023
Researchers have developed new films that don’t absorb light to potentially reduce the energy needed for cooling in buildings or vehicles, inspired by the nanostructures in butterfly wings. Do you believe researchers should take further inspiration from nature-based structures for sustainable films?
September 18 - September 22, 2023
A team of researchers in Japan developed a new way to produce crack-resistant elastic nanoparticle-based latex films without the use of potentially harmful additives. Do you believe more money should be utilized for research for crack-resistant coatings?
September 11 - September 15, 2023
Researchers from Bayreuth University developed an upcycling process that transforms aluminum-plastic composite films, used in household items like chip bags, into energy-saving films using polymer coatings. Do you believe this type of household-based upcycling is the future of sustainable coatings?
August 28 - September 1, 2023
Residential property management company Atrium Ljungberg announced the world’s largest urban construction project in wood in Stockholm, Sweden. Do you believe more large-scale construction projects should rely more heavily on wood and lumber?
July 26 - July 27, 2023
Do you expect your company to seriously consider autonomous blasting equipment in the near future in order to cut down on the danger to blasting workers?
July 17 - July 21, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed risk management ban on most uses of perchloroethylene. Do you believe perchloroethylene presents enough of a health risk that it should be banned?
July 10 - July 14, 2023
California plans to invest up to $180 billion over the next 10 years in clean infrastructure, with an anticipated 400,000 jobs created in the process. Do you believe this is an appropriate investment budget?
July 3 - July 7, 2023
A previously repealed executive order to mandate styles in the design of federal buildings is now returning to Congress. Do you believe it is appropriate to mandate federal building design?