Consulting firm Frost & Sullivan announced that NBD Nano's InvisiPrint® won its New Product Innovation Award for anti-fingerprint coatings in the electronics industry.
To attract more experts and graduates to study adhesion and bonding, FEICA — The Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry — is now maintaining an overview of the adhesion and bonding courses across Europe.
Engineers at the University of Houston are using chitin – a derivative of glucose found in the cellular walls of arthropods and fungi – and 3D printing techniques to produce high-impact multilayered coatings that can protect soldiers against bullets, lasers, toxic gas and other dangers.
The Canadian Paint and Coatings Association (CPCA) has weighed in on a decision by the Canadian Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks (MECP) Jeff Yurek, to return a significant portion of the $53 million in surplus funds accumulated from environmental fees charged by Stewardship Ontario over the past 10 years for waste recycling.
A proposed ASTM International standard will allow manufacturers to make better use of portable goniometers to measure angles of drops of liquid when applied to a surface for testing the wettability of coatings, substrates and pigments.
The International Ultraviolet Association and RadTech North America issued a joint press release discouraging the use of UV light on the human body to disinfect against COVID-19.
The International Carbon Black Association (ICBA) is recognizing 32 global carbon black manufacturing and research facilities for achieving a level of safety performance above the industry average.