Self-healing smart coatings could someday make scratches on cell phones a thing of the past. But researchers often have to compromise between strength and the ability to self-repair when developing ...

Researchers have demonstrated a new bilayer ceramic coating to extend the service life of tools needed in the machining of ...

(Nanowerk News) The choice of solvent used can control the specific structure of nanoparticle coatings, as has been demonstrated in a study headed by DESY NanoLab. The study shows that the solvent in ...

Typical physical-vapor-deposition (PVD) hard coatings are 20 times thinner than a human hair, yet they can drastically improve performance, boost reliability, and extend service lives of tool and ...

hydrogen free diamond like carbon (commonly referred to as a-C), tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C), hydrogenated tetrahedral amorphous carbon (ta-C:H). Included as DLC coatings are also amorphous ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PPG (NYSE:PPG) today announced the launch of PPG HI-GARD® Non-Methanol hard coating for 1.5 standard index ophthalmic lenses. Developed as a drop-in replacement for ...

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The self-assembly of ligand-stabilized nanoparticles has been a subject of scientific interest for several decades. These nanoparticles possess extraordinary mechanical, electrical, and optical ...

Developed as a drop-in replacement for traditional methanol-based coatings, PPG's new PPG HI-GARD® Non-Methanol hard coating for 1.5 standard index ophthalmic lenses enables prescription lens makers ...