LATEST HEADLINES

• New Lightweight Polymer Film Can Prevent Corrosion

  11/18/2025

  MIT researchers have developed a lightweight polymer film that is nearly impenetrable to gas molecules, raising the possibility that it could be used as a protective coating to prevent solar cells and other infrastructure from corrosion, and to slow the aging of packaged food and medicines.

• Covestro And Nippon Paint Strengthen Strategic Partnership In China At CIIE

  11/7/2025

  China’s automotive industry is shifting from rapid growth to structural adjustment and upgrading, while the broader industrial sector is intensifying efforts to tackle climate challenges and accelerate green transformation.

• Best Technology Announces Automated Solutions For High-Volume Passivation And Surface Finishing

  11/6/2025

  Best Technology is pleased to announce expanded automation capabilities for high-volume metal finishing.

• Valence Surface Technologies Acquires Foresight Finishing

  11/3/2025

  Valence Surface Technologies LLC (“Valence”), the largest independent aerospace surface finishing platform in North America, today announced the acquisition of Foresight Finishing (“Foresight”), a leading provider of precious metal surface treatment for highly engineered products in the North American aerospace and defense market.

• Cooling Paint Harvests Water From Thin Air

  11/3/2025

  Researchers at the University of Sydney and start-up Dewpoint Innovations have developed a nanoengineered polymer paint-like coating that can passively cool buildings and capture water directly from the air – all without energy input.