News tagged with surface coatings
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
Jan 23, 2012 |
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One-third of car fuel consumption is due to friction loss
No less than one third of a car's fuel consumption is spent in overcoming friction, and this friction loss has a direct impact on both fuel consumption and emissions. However, new technology can reduce friction by anything ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Hey, bacteria, get off of my boat!
Submerge it and they will come. Opportunistic seaweed, barnacles, and bacterial films can quickly befoul almost any underwater surface, but researchers are now using advances in nanotechnology and materials science to design ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Self-healing membranes: Nature shows the way
Lianas whose stabilization rings of woody cells heal spontaneously after suffering damage serve as a natural example to bionic experts of self-repairing membranes. Empa researchers have borrowed this trick ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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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 ...
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Innovative anti-biofouling technologies can make shipping more eco-friendly
Organisms that stick to the lower structures of ships increase fuel consumption and costs of maintenance substantially. Currently, the organisms are killed with toxic biocides, but these chemicals need to ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 23, 2011 |
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UIC engineer tests improved 'icephobic' coatings
(PhysOrg.com) -- While scientists and engineers have developed several products that repel water and, to a lesser degree, snow and ice, considerable room remains for something "new and improved."
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Researchers develop the first permanent anti-fog coating
Researchers under the supervision of Universite Laval professor Gaétan Laroche have developed the very first permanent anti-fog coating. Dr. Laroche and his colleagues present in the online edition of Applied Materials an ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Fabrication of mosaic nanofilters for molecular transport, separation of macromolecules
A team led by Dr. Sherif El-Safty, Exploratory Materials Research Laboratory for Energy and Environment, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS; Japan), fabricated tight mosaic cage silica nanotubes ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 10, 2011 |
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All sprayed at once: Ultrathin coatings made through simultaneous spraying of interacting substances
(PhysOrg.com) -- Coatings functionalize surfaces or protect them from processes such as corrosion, abrasion, and weathering, and may provide an aesthetic appearance—automotive coatings and non-stick frying pans are good ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 24, 2010 |
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Playing snooker with atoms
Scientists speak of sputtering when energy-rich ions hit a solid object and cause atoms to be released from its surface. The phenomenon can be exploited to apply microscopically thin coatings to glass surfaces. ...
Sep 10, 2010 |
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Researchers 'design' therapeutic coatings of silver
(PhysOrg.com) -- Swiss researchers have demonstrated how they can adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 05, 2010 |
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Perfectly non-reflecting
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new nanocoating ensures a perfectly non-reflecting view on displays and through eyeglasses. The necessary surface structure is applied to the polymeric parts during manufacture, obviating ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 04, 2010 |
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Living buildings could mop up carbon dioxide
(PhysOrg.com) -- Architecture could help us tackle climate change, if we start to design our buildings with 'living' materials, according to Dr Rachel Armstrong, UCL Bartlett School of Architecture.
Nov 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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