Materials & Coatings

Coatings & Adhesives

Browse the latest news and technical briefs that explore coatings and adhesives. Access the coatings and adhesive applications used in military, aerospace, medical devices, and automotive.

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Expandable Epoxy Adhesives Improve Traditional Bonds and Enable Composite Design Performance

Highly toughened, expandable structural adhesives reliably join gaps while adding strength and rigidity to body-in-white structures,...

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In-Motion, Automatic Paint Defect Repair

With today’s new high-performance coatings, obtaining a high-quality finish is even more important. Modern high-performance, inline, car body surface inspection technology can bring users...

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On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Next-Generation Optics and Coating Technology

Precision optics are used in a variety of industrial, scientific, medical, astronomical, and military/defense applications. In addition to material selection and rigorous design...

White Papers: Materials
PVC vs. Polyurethane Tubing

Polyurethane and PVC tubing is used in applications involving beverage and dairy transfer, food processing, medical devices, chemicals, fuel and oil transfer, protective jacketing, instrumentation and pneumatics,...

Tech Talks: Automotive
The Role of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives in the Electric Vehicle Battery Pack

Various design trends and engineering challenges are driving interest in new and effective bonding solutions for EV battery pack materials. These solutions...

Special Reports: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Special Report: Optics & Photonics Innovations - July 2022

The most powerful telescope ever launched, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope will peer back in time to the birth of the universe's first stars. Learn about its highly advanced optics...

On-Demand Webinars: Materials
Specialized Coatings for Advanced Medical Devices

Today’s medical devices perform increasingly critical roles in healthcare, with many offering improved performance and function due to the use of conformal coatings. Functional...

Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Painting 3D-Printed Objects

Engineers have created a highly effective way to paint complex 3D-printed objects, such as lightweight frames for aircraft and biomedical stents, that could save manufacturers time and money and provide new...

Briefs: Medical
Bandage Material Stops Bleeding Without Adhering to the Wound

Researchers have developed a new kind of bandage that helps blood to clot and doesn’t stick to the wound. They tested various superhydrophobic materials — which are, like...

Special Reports: Materials
Advanced Materials & Coatings - May 2022

Breakthroughs in plastics, composites, metals, and other materials technologies are enabling exciting new applications in industries ranging from aerospace to automotive to medical. Read more in this...

Application Briefs: Materials
Challenges of Coating Aspheric Lenses

Aspheric lenses let optical system designers improve resolution, reduce the number of lens elements required, and increase system light throughput. Their complex, non-spherical surfaces correct for more...

Application Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Manufacturing Wafer-Level Optics Using UV Adhesives and Polymers

Micro-optics and nanostructures are key technologies for the latest optoelectronic components in smartphones, smart glasses and vehicles. Some examples used in consumer...

Articles: Test & Measurement
Simplifying Sensor Fabrication with Adhesive Compounds
Epoxy and silicone compounds serve a critical role as adhesives in electronics.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Metal-Plastic Hybrid 3D Printing
This method prints 3D structures made of metal and plastic, paving the way for 3D electronics.
Articles: Materials
500°C-Rated Optical Fiber for High Temperature Applications
A metal-coated fiber capable of withstands high temperatures.
Articles: Wearables
Products of Tomorrow: March 2022
A smart roof coating, a wearable RFID sensor tag, and a 3D-printed OLED display.
Briefs: Materials
Three-Layer Method Makes Plastic More Transparent and Adds Electrical Conductivity
This process could improve large touchscreens, LED light panels, and window-mounted infrared solar cells.
Briefs: Nanotechnology
Liquid Metal Coating Creates Effective Antiviral, Antimicrobial Fabric
The coatings eradicated human influenza and coronavirus in five minutes.
Briefs: Materials
Load-Bearing Material Mimics Human Cartilage
The synthetic material is soft but can withstand heavy loading with minimum wear and tear for engineering applications.
Briefs: Energy
Fabrication Method for Large-Scale Production of Perovskite Solar Cells
The sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, and long operating life.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Optical Coating Exhibits the Same Color in Reflection and Transmission
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
Briefs: Materials
Bio-Inspired, Blood-Repelling Glue Seals Wounds Quickly
Inspired by barnacles, the paste provides an effective way to treat traumatic injuries and help control bleeding during surgery.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Products of Tomorrow: February 2022
Flexible electrodes, NASA sensors, and anti-corrosion compounds.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Self-Healing, Highly Adhesive Elastomers
These elastomers have a wide range of uses for the building, automotive, and electronics industries.
Q&A: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Q&A: Ultra-Fast Manufacturing of Wearable Sensors
An "E-Skin" material can be printed without polymer binders.
Briefs: Materials
Anticorrosion Compound Protects Steel from the Elements
The flexible, self-healing coating protects buildings, bridges, and anything above or below the water made of steel.
On-Demand Webinars: Materials
High-Reliability Coating Solutions for Demanding Environments

As materials continue to advance, a variety of coating solutions are being used to enhance reliability and add measurable value to applications around the world.

Briefs: Materials
Method Enables Wings to be De-Iced in Flight
The technique controls rather than combats ice formation.

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