Paints, that is, dyes or pigments, are often used in various industries to make colored products. The color of a dye or pigment is an inherent property of the material, which depends on its chemical ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group from Japan, developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent ...

In a step towards developing advanced materials for functional coatings, a research group has developed a technology that combines structural color coating with super water-repellent properties. The ...

Adding a white, reflective coating to a rooftop can help keep a house cooler in the summer and save on air-conditioning bills. But if you live in a city with cold winters, the same coating leads to ...

BASF and X-Rite open up an easy to handle on-site approach to color coating tablets by combining the latest tablet color determination device with BASF's Kollicoat® IR Coating Systems. With ColorEye ...

MXene thin films deliver brighter, more tunable structural colors and a wider color range than conventional materials, enabling scalable high-performance coatings for sensors, displays, and security ...

The desert-dwelling Namaqua chameleon has a pretty neat trick – it changes skin color to stay cool when outdoor temperatures rise, and stay warm when they drop. An experimental new coating could one ...

When a rope is heated – either by friction or by fire – it may lose its structural integrity, subsequently breaking when put under load. A new surface coating, however, could cause ropes to change ...

Dial up hues with this Arduino-powered, on-demand spray-can mixer ...

Whether you are building your own hot rod at home or having a professional shop do it for you, you'll find that powder coating colors have a lot to offer. Sometimes called powder paint, powder coating ...

BASF and Kentwood-based X-Rite Inc. said Wednesday that they now offer the pharmaceutical industry an easy-to-handle on-site approach to color coating tablets by combining X-Rite's ColorEye XTH ...