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Surface Coating: is any mixture of film-forming materials plus pigments, solvents, and other additives. When applied to a surface and cured or dried it yields a thin film that is functional and often decorative.
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MAR 31, 2018Technology
"We are the first group to find, with a systematic mechanism study, that a kirigami design can improve a material's adhe ...Written By: Julia TraversMAR 21, 2018Chemistry & Physics
Flexible electronics are not just visually cool, they also represent a popular trend in technology: consumers want their ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 22, 2018Technology
These fabrics could be employed as antimicrobial hospital uniforms or other medical-use textiles.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 15, 2018Cardiology
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 05, 2018Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study in Nature, an international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to observ ...Written By: Daniel DuanDEC 20, 2017Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but ...Written By: Daniel DuanAUG 20, 2017Videos
If you've ever seen water collect into a near-perfect sphere on the surface of a lotus leaf or a rose petal, you've witn ...JUL 13, 2017Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for a realistic tan but don’t want to risk burning or skin cancer? Well here’s the best two-for-one ...APR 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 09, 2017Earth & The Environment
Behold, Oleo Sponge: the polyurethane foam coated in silane which attracts oil. Invented by researchers at Argonne Natio ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 03, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 10, 2017Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2017Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 30, 2016Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 08, 2016Cardiology
Enlargement of the heart, especially the upper left chamber, is known by scientists to be associated with an increased r ...Written By: Kara MarkerSEP 25, 2016Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 01, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Much like the bacteria that build plaque in your teeth, bacteria can colonize medical implants as slimy films that cause ...JUL 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a world of new-age smart medicine and implantables, doctors at Tufts University have achieved a first that surpasses ...JUN 21, 2016Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JUN 17, 2016Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 11, 2016Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2016Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In ...Written By: The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)APR 23, 2016Space & Astronomy
Is Jupiter’s largest moon, Europia, hotter than astronomers originally predicted? Although the moon is far ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAR 31, 2018
Technology
"We are the first group to find, with a systematic mechanism study, that a kirigami design can improve a material's adhe
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 21, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
Flexible electronics are not just visually cool, they also represent a popular trend in technology: consumers want their
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 22, 2018
Technology
These fabrics could be employed as antimicrobial hospital uniforms or other medical-use textiles.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 15, 2018
Cardiology
Scientists have a new way to treat heart attacks, and it involves providing cardiac stem cells with what is essentially
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 05, 2018
Chemistry & Physics
According to a recently published study in Nature, an international team of researchers has demonstrated a way to observ
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
DEC 20, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
The sun is often seen as an under-utilized source of energy. Solar energy is abundant, reliable and pollution free, but
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
AUG 20, 2017
Videos
If you've ever seen water collect into a near-perfect sphere on the surface of a lotus leaf or a rose petal, you've witn
...
JUL 13, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers are trying a new approach to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria - nanoparticles.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUN 14, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Looking for a realistic tan but don’t want to risk burning or skin cancer? Well here’s the best two-for-one
...
APR 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists have found success in tests of a new mechanism that uses sperm as a drug delivery system.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 09, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Behold, Oleo Sponge: the polyurethane foam coated in silane which attracts oil. Invented by researchers at Argonne Natio
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 03, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study has been published in Science Advances by a team of scientists from the University of Birmingham (UK) and Sh
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 10, 2017
Microbiology
MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, is a dangerous type of staph bacteria that can be a serious threat to
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2017
Microbiology
The antibacterial properties of heavy metals have been appreciated for some time, but how the heck do they work? This so
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 30, 2016
Microbiology
Leprosy. We’ve all heard of it, but do you really know what causes it? What does the word make you think of
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 08, 2016
Cardiology
Enlargement of the heart, especially the upper left chamber, is known by scientists to be associated with an increased r
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 25, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, is almost the same size as the dwarf planet itself is, and has a red-colored patch o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
AUG 01, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Much like the bacteria that build plaque in your teeth, bacteria can colonize medical implants as slimy films that cause
...
JUL 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a world of new-age smart medicine and implantables, doctors at Tufts University have achieved a first that surpasses
...
JUN 21, 2016
Immunology
Current vaccines target only a small percentage of the more than 90 strains of the bacteria that cause pneumonia. But re
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JUN 17, 2016
Plants & Animals
Vitiligo is a skin condition that can cause the skin to lose its natural pigmentation color in blotches, which then grow
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 11, 2016
Microbiology
A new vaccine has been developed that allows bacteria to grow inside the body, only actively fighting microbes that caus
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2016
Immunology
Findings Could Guide Development of Treatments for Lassa Fever For the first time, scientists at The Scripps Research In
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
APR 23, 2016
Space & Astronomy
Is Jupiter’s largest moon, Europia, hotter than astronomers originally predicted? Although the moon is far
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard