Graphene-based polymer coatings reduce marine biofouling by physically damaging cells on contact, cutting fuel use and ...

In many parts of the world – particularly developing nations, where air conditioning isn't practical or affordable – people paint buildings' roofs white in order to reflect sunlight and thus keep ...

Since the 1950s, scientists have worked around this problem by coating samples with a thin layer of gold before imaging. While this approach made electron microscopy possible for countless discoveries ...

When exposed to the sky, the porous polymer passive daytime radiative cooling coating reflects sunlight and emits heat to attain significantly cooler temperatures than typical building materials or ...

Whenever someone receives a steel implant such as an artificial hip, there's always a risk that it won't integrate with the surrounding bone, ultimately causing it to separate and fail. A new coating, ...

Gao Liu guided the development of the material. The HOS-PFM coating conducts electrons and ions concurrently. This improves battery life by ensuring battery stability and high charge/discharge rates.

A research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has built an all-polymer organic solar cell based on high–quality blend films with enhanced crystallinity and inter–penetrating nanofibers ...

Engineers have developed dynamic porous polymer coatings that enable inexpensive and scalable ways to control light and heat in buildings. They took advantage of the optical switchability of PPCs in ...

Polysaccharide and protein-based coatings on metallic implants increase bone tendency to attach on implants, prevent loosening and bacterial invasion WASHINGTON, April 27, 2021 -- Traffic accidents, ...

The latest and largest trial to compare durable-polymer versus biodegradable-polymer stents—this time in the setting of acute coronary syndromes—should convince the field once and for all that a ...