The scope of applications for Thin films and coatings have a wide range of applications from optical tribiological, and biomedical ones to microelectronics, packaging and decorative uses. A coating’s ...

The Battery Experts video series with Anthony Chalou from Anton Paar explores the crucial techniques for assessing electrode coatings' adhesion and mechanical properties in lithium-ion batteries. This ...

Over the past several decades, a growing interest in better understanding the mechanical properties of biomaterials has been seen. Besides hardness and elastic modulus values that can be determined ...

This video presentation from Bruker explains different scratch tests performed on the coatings for determining the adhesion properties. Coatings have a broad range of applications in the fields such ...

The ceramic coating on the screen of the iPhone 12 makes it much tougher than on the iPhone 11, concluded a durability test. The coating also makes the iPhone 12 better at resisting scratches on the ...

Coating resin over granite is an exciting way to enhance the surface’s durability and appearance. Through a series of tests and trials, different types of resins are applied to granite to assess their ...

Mar is described as a physical damage that usually occurs within a few micrometers of the surface of the topcoats; these damages are usually the cause of the changes in appearance observed on the ...

Data from new suite of tests could eventually help your vehicle's exterior better defend itself against dings, dents, scratches and things that go bump on the highway. Know that sickening feeling when ...