Full disclosure: My involvement in the coatings industry centers around the field of prepainted metals. These factory-applied coatings were always fascinating to me because metal coils of all types of ... Read More…
Paints and coatings are typically used to beautify and protect, but there are many examples of specialty coatings that serve other functions.1,2 The development of these “functional” coatings has been ... Read More…
Graphene as a two-dimensional nanomaterial has been extensively researched as a new additive to improve barrier performance, reduce corrosion and extend service life in protective coatings. Previous results have demonstrated ... Read More…
My recent keynote presentation on megatrends given at the Paintistanbul Turkcoat Congress generated significant interest in electric vehicles (EV) as a driver for coating innovations. Given that every major automobile ... Read More…
In 1959, the father of modern nanotechnology, Richard Feynmann, introduced the concept of manipulating matter at the atomic level during his famous Cal Tech lecture entitled “There’s Plenty of Room ... Read More…