A soldering tip is made of copper which is good heat conductor and it is plated with a very thin layer of iron to avoid copper corrosion. Iron may get oxidized quickly at soldering temperatures and oxidized iron does not conduct heat ...
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Researchers at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have produced a "smart" glass coating that can be selectively controlled to block visible light, heat-producing near-infrared (NIR) light, or both, by applying a small electrical ...
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Students at two Dutch universities who teamed up with coatings experts from AkzoNobel are attempting to smash the world speed record for a human-powered vehicle. The Human Power Team from Delft Technical University and the Free University ...
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BASF plans to invest about €90-million to build a world-scale plant for the production of high performance resins and electrocoat (e-coat) in Shanghai, China, to support growing demand for automotive coatings in Asia Pacific. "The ...
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A leading supplier of thermal management materials, adhesives, pottings and encapsulants to the electronics, LED and solar industries - has announced that George Sears, senior staff scientist, will present a paper at the 2013 International ...
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NEI Corporation has introduced a transparent, micron-thick coating that provides both scratch resistance and easy-to-clean properties to surfaces. The waterborne SR-100EC coating can be applied to plastics such as polycarbonate, PMMA, PET, ...
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Packaging machinery and services supplier Bobst is all set to introduce its range of technology and process solutions for flexible materials printing and converting. The company will introduce its new vacuum coating systems for clear ...
Advenira Enterprises Inc., a developer of Solution Derived Nano-composite (SDN™) coating technology, today announced it has received notice from the United States Patent and Trademark office of issuance of patent US 8,506,709. This ...
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Increasing demand for antimicrobials from end-user applications such as medical devices boosts the antimicrobial coatings market in Asia-Pacific. The need to minimize infection and in turn, the cost of treatment has spurred the use of ...
Visitors attending ABRAFATI 2013 will be introduced to a broad range of dispersions, high performance, metallic and special effect pigments from Sun Chemical Performance Pigments that can meet sustainability needs, maintain high color ...
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The challenge was to not only give the building the kind of aesthetically-pleasing appearance befitting a former American president, but to do so with the environment and energy savings in mind. Freedom Plaza (photo courtesy of the ...
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Saint-Gobain Ceramic Materials has added new green tinted coatings to its Combat coating portfolio. The new tinted coating protects surfaces from extreme conditions of high temperature, corrosion or oxidation, while adding a color to ...
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Says Dr. Swapan Ghosh, "India being the region with high humidity levels, fog poses a great challenge due to moisture condensation. After condensing, tiny droplets are formed in such a way that it scatters light very easily and because of ...
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Spray coating system technology has seen a sharp rise in the number of potential applications over the past decade. It has been effectively used to apply on tools and products across a variety of industries including the medical industry, ...
Proprietary coating keeps shower glass looking newer, longer CLARVISTA® glass was named one of the "101 Best Products of the Year" by Professional Builder magazine. This photo shows a single pane of shower glass after exposure to ...
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