Read article: A salty solution for the coffee-ring effect
A salty solution for the coffee-ring effect
Simple trick of adding salt to a solution could allow engineers to deposit more uniform coatings and dyes
Read article: A salty solution for the coffee-ring effect
Read article: Porous polymer could help regulate heat and light in buildings
Porous polymer could help regulate heat and light in buildings
Low cost material has tuneable optical properties with a range of practical applications
Read article: Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars
Aerogel insulation could provide habitable regions on Mars
New proposal is radically different to previous ideas to make the Red Planet habitable
Read article: Condensing droplets get a boost from micron-thin polymer coating
Condensing droplets get a boost from micron-thin polymer coating
Micron-thin film improves droplet formation in industrial processes
Read article: Antimicrobial coating kills multi-resistant pathogens on the ISS
Antimicrobial coating kills multi-resistant pathogens on the ISS
AGXX® has been tested on contamination-prone surfaces with success
Read article: Cool polymer paint saves on air conditioning
Cool polymer paint saves on air conditioning
A polymer coating with trapped nano and micro-sized air voids approaches the theoretical limits for passive cooling
Read article: Getting to business with coatings
Getting to business with coatings
nanotechweb.org looks into the range of coating technologies hitting the market and the issues affecting businesses large and small
Read article: Flash Physics: Droplets map out tension, sensitive robot skin, Cockcroft Institute spins out beam monitor
Flash Physics: Droplets map out tension, sensitive robot skin, Cockcroft Institute spins out beam monitor
Today's selection of need-to-know updates from the world of physics
Read article: Snell’s law for spin waves measured at long last
Snell’s law for spin waves measured at long last
Law deviates from that governing light and could lead to "magnonic" devices of the future
Read article: Holes block light in very thin films
Holes block light in very thin films
Another strange twist found in the physics of holey materials
