Coatings World - April 2011

reduction of advanced inorganic coatings (including ceramer, metallic, and ceramic nanocomposite coatings) in a new joint-use facility to be built at the University. MesoCoat will provide development engineers and technicians to supervise and train University interns as well as their award winning CermaClad high energy density, large area, high speed cladding technology to apply these advanced coatings to various metal surfaces. This collaborative effort will utilize the expertise of two leading corrosion solution organizations to develop new coating applications that will reduce corrosion costs and future emissions for several industry sectors including conventional and alternate energy production, infrastructure and transportation.

Researchers from Chinese
Academy of Sciences
develop a reflective coating
Scientists in China have made a reflective
coating with a structure that mimics the
underside of a poplar tree leaf. The coat-
ing could be used on the outside of build-
ings to counteract the heating effect of
carbon dioxide emissions, reducing the
energy needed to cool the building from
the inside.