Lockheed Martin, Bethesda, Md., has closed its acquisition of Sikorsky Aircraft, a world leader in military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft.
Oerlikon SinplexPro plasma spray gun allows standardizing coating parameters
Oerlikon Metco, Switzerland, offers its SinplexPro plasma spray gun, which brings the benefits of cascading arc technology to existing plasma spray systems, and allows applicators to standardize coating parameters across multiple spray systems.
Nontoxic aluminum electroplating process is based on ionic liquids
Engineers from the National Energy Technology Lab and Carnegie Mellon University, both of Pittsburgh, have developed an ionic liquid solvent that enables a more cost-efficient, environmentally responsible method of electrodepositing aluminum on steel.
Slippery anti-fouling nanoporous tungsten oxide coating strengthens steel
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass., reports that a research team has developed a slippery anti-fouling coating made from nanoporous tungsten oxide that also makes steel stronger and more durable.
Silver nanoparticles in polymer coating prevent infections in dental implants
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute, Germany, have reportedly developed DentaPlas, an antimicrobial coating for dental implants that consists of three layers, with two plasma polymer layers surrounding a center layer of silver nanoparticles.