A floating weed that clogs waterways around the world has at least one redeeming feature: It's inspired a high-tech waterproof coating intended for boats and submarines. The Brazilian fern Salvinia ...

MAPEI recently extended its Elastocolor product line of coatings to include Elastocolor Texture, a high-build, textured coating. Elastocolor Texture is a water-based, high-build, acrylic, textured ...

A European group of scientists has created a novel hydrophobic antireflective (AR) coating for the cover glass of PV modules. The double-layer coating uses a silica-titania (SiO2-TiO2) thin film as ...

Researchers in the US have developed a new type of textured glass that they claim is glare free and could either be self-cleaning or highly anti-fogging. The surface of the material – described as ...

New York, United States, Nov. 16, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Global Glass Flake Coatings Market Size is expected to reach USD 3.11 Billion by 2032, at a CAGR of 4.9% during the forecast period 2022 ...

The bonding capacity with different metals and alloys, from stainless steel to titanium superalloys, has made glass coatings effective heat shields against corrosion and oxidation at high temperatures ...

Research physicists at the UK's University of Surrey have developed what they claim is a simple, low-cost way to make textured coatings that could reduce the drag resistance of aircraft or ships. The ...

When implanted in the body, bioactive glass triggers specific biological activity which forms a layer on the glass surface with a material similar to hydroxyapatite. This layer enables the bioactive ...

The modern smartphone display is a veritable showcase of cutting-edge materials and chemistry. From the liquid crystal or OLED materials at the heart of it to the LEDs and optical films of the ...