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September 8, 2009
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Tackling graffiti A new coating was developed at the Fraunhofer Institute and the Center of polymer and carbon materials of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Gliwice and Zabrze, Poland. |
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July 5, 2006
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Perfect Coating Won't Touch Water Imagine a container that can hold liquid without actually touching it. Just such a container could soon become reality following the development by two chemists of a perfectly hydrophobic surface. |
The Motley Fool
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February 19, 2015
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Infrared camouflage that sticks US scientists have developed an adhesive tape that can help objects match the infrared reflectance of their surroundings and disguise them from being seen by infrared cameras. |
Reactive Reports
Issue 57
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Smart Materials Self Repair Dumb materials succumb to rust, but smart materials might be able to heal themselves, thanks to researchers in Europe. |
Chemistry World
June 30, 2011
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Rust busting self-healing materials Scientists in Singapore have prepared a coating for metals that heals itself after being scratched to prevent corrosion of the metal underneath. |
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Science Past From The Issue Of May 9, 1959 Scientists predict 25% increase in carbon dioxide by the year 2000. |
Chemistry World
November 18, 2014
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Hollow oxide can take the heat Researchers have developed a twin-layer insulating coating made up of hollow aluminum oxide spheres which could protect industrial parts, such as steam turbine components, from both heat and oxidation damage. |
Chemistry World
March 31, 2011
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Cheap and efficient artificial leaf debuted Scientists in the US say they have produced a 100W 'artificial leaf' that uses sunlight to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, but costs under $50 to manufacture. They generate energy from sunlight by mimicking plant processes. |
Chemistry World
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Tough self-cleaning coating sticks it to stains Clothing stains may be a thing of the past as scientists in the UK have developed a tough, self-cleaning coating that can be applied to cotton. |
Chemistry World
June 11, 2007
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Polymer, Heal Thyself Researchers have taken a leaf out of nature's book to develop a polymer-based system that can heal itself when it becomes damaged. |
Chemistry World
September 1, 2011
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Green fire retardant swells to suppress flames Jamie Grunlan's team at the University of Texas A&M, US, has used layer by layer deposition to coat fabrics with a thin, environmentally benign, fire retardant layer of polymers. |
