Silicon-Based Coating Slows Spread of Fire

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University recently found an application for a silene material that can be applied to surfaces like wood, creating a barrier between combustib...

Butterfly-Inspired Films Passively Cool Structures

According to reports, researchers have developed new films that don’t absorb light to potentially reduce the energy needed for cooling in buildings or vehicles, while still maintaining vivid...

Zentek to Test Nano-Pigments in Aerospace Coatings

Zentek Ltd., a graphene technology development and commercialization company, recently announced that they have been awarded a research and development contract to test their ZenARMOR nano-p...

Smog-Eating Purple Skyscraper

by Harold Hower

Smog-Eating Purple Skyscraper

A research team established how the use of plasmonic nanomaterials and polymer composite coatings could detect what type of gases?

Researchers have developed a new type of coating from a polymer found in plants, using thin __ nanoparticle films.

Researchers developed a new type of coating using thin lignin nanoparticle films that remain transparent when deposited on glass, according to the study, with potential uses for color-altering films and antifogging coatings. Do you believe this coating technology could be used to improve glass-based coatings?

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?

I understand that the EPA is reluctant to allow the use of nanoparticles in coatings, due to their tendency to persist in the environment. What is the real risk, and how can the nanocoating industry address it?

I understand that the EPA is reluctant to allow the use of nanoparticles in coatings, due to their tendency to persist in the environment. What is the real risk, and how can the nanocoating industry address it?

2017: A Look at the Past and Future of
Cool-Roof Coatings

from D+D In Depth, September 2017 ; by Kurt Schwahn, Anvil Paints & Coatings Inc.

In the past 20 years, the search for cooler, safer, longer-lasting roof coatings has ...

Rensselaer Polytechnic Research Group Says Nanoscale Coating Safely Eradicates MRSA Bacteria

from D+D Online Features, October 2010 ; by Joe Maty

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) reported that they have created...

Architectural Coatings: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on architectural coatings.

Concrete: A PaintSquare Video Education Series

A collection of archived webinars focused on concrete coatings and maintenance.