Researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in collaboration with Sandia National Laboratories and Bucknell University, have found that insight from muscovite mica and earthquake statistics can help quantify how hostile environmental interactions impact the degradation of materials used in advanced solar panels, geological carbon sequestration, and infrastructure.
Continue readingNSF acquires PSILab, Inc., an advanced plastic pipe and materials testing laboratory
NSF, the leading global public health and safety organization in Ann Arbor, Mich., acquired PSILab, Inc., a US-based advanced product testing and consulting laboratory specializing in plastic pipe, pipe materials and other polymeric and composite products.
Continue readingSherwin-Williams launches thermal insulative coating system, Heat-Flex 7000
The new Heat-Flex 7000 thermal insulative coating system from Sherwin-Williams Protective & Marine, Cleveland, Ohio, offers personnel protection, insulating capabilities and solar heat reflectivity for an array of industrial applications.
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