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New coating promises to improve window insulation
According to its developers, the coating prevents a significant portion of near-infrared (NIR) and ultraviolet (UV) rays from passing through, while simultaneously admitting visible light.
New coating to protect crops from nutrient loss
Use of the coating technology also results in increased or similar yields with reduced fertilizer use rates, reduces the amount of nitrogen applications and offers consistent nutrient release.
Food waste-derived biodiesel may ease pain at the pump
To create the fuel, the Worcester team employed a process called hydrothermal liquefaction wherein heat and water break down food waste into a liquid.
General Magnaplate CS-1331 coating removes PVC residue at high temperatures
The coating offers exceptional polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic release and wear resistance properties with proven thermal stability up to 500° F.
Coating acts quick against bacteria, viruses, lasts for months
Engineers and immunologists at the University of Michigan demonstrated that their new coating, applied to everyday items such as cell phone screens, keyboards and cutting boards, was capable of destroying SARS-CoV-2, E. coli, MRSA and various other pathogens in the lab.
Coating developed for thermal intelligence, counter-surveillance
The team developed the transparent infrared reflective coating with a nano-mesh structure, enabling the material to transmit visible light, such as sunlight, and reflect body thermal radiation in the same fashion as commonly used metal-based textiles.
Floating artificial leaf makes a solar fuel splash
The floating devices generate clean fuels from solar radiation and water.
ECOlogical: Plain bearings made from regranulated tribo-plastics
The new series consists of 97% to 100% regranulated Iglide materials.
MacDermid Alpha Electronics highlights the value of silver sintering at battery show
The company will highlight the role of specialist materials in shaping the future of electric mobility.
Database details PFAS thermal treatment solutions
The online tool provides referenced information on the use of different thermal treatment processes for the remediation of these persistent pollutants.
New forensic fingerprint technique may help fight fraud
According to the researchers, fingerprints will appear either masked if they were left before the text was printed on the paper or complete if left after the text had been printed.
Fabric filter captures and converts CO2 emissions
The filter removes CO2 from air and gas mixtures at promising rates.
DARPA developing tunable, breathable smokescreen for the battlefield
Through its so-called Coded Visibility project, DARPA is seeking tailorable, tunable, safe obscurants that will offer warfighters an asymmetric advantage, enabling U.S. soldiers and allied forces visibility while impairing enemy vision and detection systems on the battlefield.
New LNP THERMOCOMP compounds from SABIC for automotive GNSS antennas offer improved signal gain vs ceramics
The compounds offer potential to improve signal gain performance versus ceramics in second-generation automotive global navigation satellite system (GNSS) antennas.
A sweet approach to wearable electrode design
The key to the highly conformable medical electrode design is the commercially available sugar cube.
Seeking solutions for artificial turf reuse
Because the majority of artificial turf ends up in the environment in the form of either greenhouse gases or microplastics, researchers are exploring technologies that would potentially enable its reuse.
New dishwasher promises to kill bacteria in just 25 seconds
Superheated steam can reportedly kill bacteria and harmful microorganisms left on plates and cutlery in standard dishwashers in a matter of seconds.
Designing straight pipes and piping systems: Some considerations
Pipes and piping systems are essential components used in various industries today. For instance, in the oil and gas industry, they are used to transport crude oil from oil wells to tank farms.
Coating fireproofs wood for the construction industry
When introduced to a flame in the lab, the invisible coating, which is just 0.075 mm thick, undergoes a chemical reaction wherein the coating becomes charred — or burned on the outside.
Video: Anellotech demonstrates new direct route to light olefins and BTX from conversion of mixed plastic waste
The thermal catalytic reactor system converts a range of mixed waste plastics into the same valuable chemical feedstocks used to make virgin plastics.