Radiative cooling technologies scatter heat and light into space, which could cut air-conditioning demand and keep people ...

It can be important to balance dielectric strength and thermal performance when deciding on coatings for insulation and heat ...

Graphene is often described as a wonder material. It is strong, electrically conductive, thermally efficient, and remarkably versatile. Yet despite more than a decade of excitement, many ...

In all cases, this treatment made the materials water-repellent, while retaining their breathability and natural feel. By contrast, when the same types of fabric were treated with traditional ...

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a spray-on polymer coating that could help plants resist ...

The new coating can also repair a scratch in the same location multiple times, unlike self-healing materials that work using bursting capsules of resin. Importantly, the new coating is transparent, so ...

Spin coating is a widely used technique for depositing thin, uniform films onto flat substrates. It involves the application of a liquid material onto a rotating substrate, which spreads the material ...

Researchers are developing a new kind of flame-retardant coating using renewable, nontoxic materials readily found in nature, which could provide even more effective fire protection for several widely ...

The modern smartphone display is a veritable showcase of cutting-edge materials and chemistry. From the liquid crystal or OLED materials at the heart of it to the LEDs and optical films of the ...