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Ships glide in a hull of air

A research project is dealing with coatings for ships that allow an air layer to be maintained under water. Among other things, this reduces frictional resistance.

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Interview: “The forecast on research and applications of functional coatings is very optimistic”

"In relation to already developed functional coatings, efforts are foreseen to overcome the challenges that will improve the market readiness”, says Dr. Eva ...

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Functional coatings: “An exciting period of creativity and innovation

David Hannan, Business Development Director at Opus Materials Technologies, on the latest developments in anti-soiling and anti-ice coatings and the usage of ...

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The most important trends for self-healing materials

Several trends are emerging in the self-healing materials market. None of these are completely new, but they are important developments that market researchers ...

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July issue: Functional coatings in the focus

Functional coatings are the focus topic of the July/August issue of the European Coatings Journal. The magazine is also available in European Coatings 360°.

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Expert voices on multi-functional additives

Additives are a very important part of a formulation but they can be expensive and sometimes multiple different ones are needed in just one formulation. We ...

News Coatings Technologies

Antimicrobial coating of cotton

Recently sceintists developed a green and facile approach to durable antimicrobial coating of cotton by using silver nanoparticles, whey protein, and natural ...

News Application Areas

Fabricating APP-containing polyurethane

Recently scientists reported that Hydroxyl-functionalized APP (HAPP) based PU possessed superior flame-retardant and smoke suppression efficiency.

News Coatings Technologies

Cu/SnO2 nanocomposite bilayer coatings

In a new study a nano-bilayer structure consisting of copper and SnO2 nanocomposites was prepared by a magnetron sputtering method.

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Preparation of ultralow-refractive-index porous coatings

Scientists report a facile atmospheric process to fabricate ultralow refractive index porous coatings with mulberry-like hollow silica nanostructures.

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Superhydrophobic LLDPE/SiO2 nanoparticles coatings

A new study deals with the fabrication of durable porous and non-porous superhydrophobic LLDPE/SiO2 nanoparticles coatings with excellent self-cleaning property....

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Increasing coating functionalities via biomass-derived components

A new review contains an overview of the effect of the bio-based raw component on different coating properties.

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Simulation of dirt pickup performance of organic coatings

A new study presents a novel adsorption method to simulate the dirt pickup performance of organic coatings.

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Hulls that glide through the water like sharks – and stay smooth

The potential of drag reduction through a textured surface is widely known. In real world scenarios, however, the advantages are quickly negated if fouling ...