For much the same reason LCD televisions offer eye-popping performance, a thermomagnetic processing method developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) can advance the performance of polymers.

Major German corporations are increasingly taking stakes in startups in order to profit from their creativity.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced that nominations are being accepted for members to serve on the Whistleblower Protection Advisory Committee.

A team led by researchers from University College London (UCL) has developed a new paint that makes robust self-cleaning surfaces.

RadTech Europe anticipates a full agenda of activities in 2015, driven by growing interest in the UV/EB curing technologies across an ever-widening range of industries.

The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) has commended the Canadian government for finalizing new regulations related to the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS) for workplace hazardous chemicals.

The European Union has commissioned Wageningen University and Research center (Wageningen UR) Food & Biobased Research (FBR) institute to perform pre-normative research into standards for biobased products.

The British Coatings Federation (BCF) has joined other associations in calling for the European Commission to take action, now that the European Food Standards Agency (EFSA) has completed the latest comprehensive exposure assessment on Bisphenol A (BPA).

A Northwestern University-led team recently found the answer to a mysterious question that has puzzled the materials science community for years, and it came in the form of some surprisingly basic chemistry.

Scientists at the University of Rochester have used lasers to transform metals into extremely water repellent, or super-hydrophobic, materials without the need for temporary coatings.