Scientists have taken a new approach to creating coatings that heal themselves when they are damaged.
In November it sued Luxottica, claiming patent infringement on lens coatings that produce "vivid" sunglass colors.
Last November it sued Luxottica, claiming patent infringement on lens coatings that produce "vivid" sunglass colors.
There are no easy solutions to finding safe and tasteless and affordable expoxy coatings.
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Companies in the coatings and paints business will also do well, according to Ticktin.
Melamine is commonly used in coatings and laminates, wood adhesives, fabric coatings, ceiling tiles and flame retardants.
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"Functional" coatings that, for example, repel water and dirt have previously been dogged by relatively short lifetimes.
The Air Force has tossed him another million to develop coatings that will keep metal from corroding.
Defence firm Qinetiq and turbine manufacturing firm Vestas are developing "stealth turbines", with radar-absorbing materials and coatings.
General Motors has discussed Branagan's spray-on powder for auto bodies and parts as a substitute for heavier coatings.
And although the U.S. itself forbids export of its stealth aircraft, they are slathered in Japanese radar-absorbing coatings.
The uniqueness is what makes everything possible, from conducting metals to fluorescing coatings, from vibrating membranes to radio waves.
Window coatings that block UV rays also give the option of natural light while minimizing its clothing-fading side effects.
"The anti-reflective coating requires multi-layer coatings which are slightly more complex than the typical single-layer ones, " Lin told CNN.
Anti-corrosion agents have long been an industrial strength in Northeast Ohio given our background in advanced materials, polymers and coatings.
The FCC team found that stacking the coatings one on top of another enhanced the anti-reflective properties of each layer.
Offering around five times the efficiency of conventional anti-reflection coatings, this advanced technology reduces flare and ghosting for exceptionally high-contrast images.
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In the Dolby case, the glasses use multiple coatings on each lens to filter out different sets of frequencies of light.
At yesterday's FBR event, Marc King discussed Ceradyne's plans to roll out products for automotive coatings, aluminum smelting, chemicals and energy.
After the sale, expected to close in the first quarter of 2013, Performance Coatings will still develop colors and paint for cars.
These layers acted like the anti-reflective coatings on spectacle lenses and caused almost all the sunlight falling on the device to be absorbed.
The H5 in H5N1 stands for hemagglutinin type 5, meaning the fifth known type of hemagglutinin found on the coatings of influenza viruses.
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It is also a vital component of high-voltage wires, magnetic coatings for high-density hard disk drives, fiber optics, fiberglass, catalytic converters and spark plugs.
While the microcapsule coatings will be the first self-healing product to make it to market, scientists are also working on developing more complex models.
Niche uses, like wood stains for indoor furniture, could hit the market next year, with outdoor coatings and alternatives to latex paint a year later.
Its polymer technology also carries the potential for other application markets, including water desalination, ultra-capacitors and energy generation, chemical and biohazard resistant fabrics, and immersion coatings.
The other two divisions in question are chemicals and a new polymers division formed by merging Bayer's existing rubber, plastics, polyurethanes, and coatings and colorants business groups.
The company's products are used by diverse consumer and industrial markets, including flexible and rigid packaging, automotive products, coatings, residential and commercial construction as well as other durable and non-durable goods.
And U.S. stealth aircraft are slathered in Japan's radar-absorbing coatings.
Iron oxide is used in coatings for magnetic recording materials.
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