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Engineers develop novel system for producing conductive films

(Phys.org) -- Yale engineers have developed a novel automated system for generating strong, flexible, transparent coatings with promising uses in lithium-ion battery and fuel cell production, among other applications.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New coating for hip implants could prevent premature failure

Every year, more than a million Americans receive an artificial hip or knee prosthesis. Such implants are designed to last many years, but in about 17 percent of patients who receive a total joint replacement, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Graphene enhances many materials, but leaves them wettable

Graphene is the thinnest material known to science. The nanomaterial is so thin, in fact, water often doesn't even know it's there.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (12) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Study finds a weak spot on deadly ebolavirus

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the US Army's Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases have isolated and analyzed an antibody that neutralizes Sudan virus, a major species of ebolavirus ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inspired by teflon, researchers create super durable proteins

(PhysOrg.com) -- More than 50 years ago, NYU-Poly alumni John Gilbert was asked to evaluate a newly- developed material called Teflon. His experiments using the fluorinated polymer as a surface coating for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nanocyrstalline diamond aerogel: New form of girl's best friend is lighter than ever

(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining high pressure with high temperature, Livermore researchers have created a nanocyrstalline diamond aerogel that could improve the optics something as big as a telescope or as small ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created May 17, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Nanotech yields major advance in heat transfer, cooling technologies

Researchers at Oregon State University and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory have discovered a new way to apply nanostructure coatings to make heat transfer far more efficient, with important potential ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 09, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

How world's smallest 'coffee ring' may help biosensors detect disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- The field of biosensing has recently found an unlikely partner in the quest for increased sensitivity: coffee rings. The next time you spill your coffee on a table, look at the spot left after ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 05, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spray-on liquid glass is about to revolutionize almost everything

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spray-on liquid glass is transparent, non-toxic, and can protect virtually any surface against almost any damage from hazards such as water, UV radiation, dirt, heat, and bacterial infections. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 02, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (280) | comments 97 | with audio podcast report

3-D system based on optical fiber could provide new options for photovoltaics

Converting sunlight to electricity might no longer mean large panels of photovoltaic cells atop flat surfaces like roofs.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Giving cockroaches the slip (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A breakthrough by scientists at Cambridge University may terminate the threat of termites, cockroaches and other pests such as ants and locusts - responsible for billions of pounds worth of ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 5

Transparent solar cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- If solar cells were transparent they could be fitted to windows and building facades. Physical modeling helps in the development of suitable materials for transparent electronics and thus ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 6

It's the metal in the mussel that gives mussels their muscle power

Researchers in California are reporting for the first time that metals are key ingredients that give the coatings of anchoring byssal threads of marine mussels their amazing durability. The study could lead to the design ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 08, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Self-Healing: Sunlight Helps Scratches on Cars, Electronics and Furniture Disappear

(PhysOrg.com) -- There are few things in life that are more annoying than having your iPod's beautiful face marred by scratches. But what if those scratches could "heal" themselves? New technology developed ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 4 weblog

Image pinpoints all 5 million atoms in viral coat

(PhysOrg.com) -- If a picture is worth a thousand words, then Rice University's precise new image of a virus' protective coat is seriously undervalued. More than three years in the making, the image contains ...

Chemistry /

created Feb 16, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2

Coating

Coating is a covering that is applied to an object. The aim of applying coatings is to improve surface properties of a bulk material usually referred to as a substrate. One can improve amongst others appearance, adhesion, wetability, corrosion resistance, wear resistance, scratch resistance, etc.. They may be applied as liquids, gases or solids. Coatings can be measured and tested for proper opacity and film thickness by using a Drawdown card.

Examples of coatings:

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