WOONSOCKET, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MICRALOX®, a revolutionary new aluminum oxide coating for finishing aluminum medical devices, is being launched into the global marketplace by the Sanford Process ...

Metals may seem tough, but given enough time even plain old air can be their undoing. Oxygen reacts with it to form metal oxides like rust, but now it turns out a metal oxide may come to the rescue.

ROMEOVILLE, Ill., Nov. 1, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nanophase Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq:NANX), a technology leader in nanomaterials and advanced nanoengineered products, has broadened its ...

A breakthrough in coating technology has resulted in a physical vapor deposition (PVD) aluminum oxide (Al2O3) coating for difficult-to-machine materials with the thermal resistance of traditional ...

(Nanowerk News) A new study from North Carolina State University and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) finds that coating multiwalled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with ...

A South Korean research team led by Korea Electronic Technology Institute (KETI) reported that quartz glass with a thermally annealed aluminum-doped zinc oxide film can provide electron radiation ...

Being a metal, aluminium is amenable to mechanical finishing processes commonly used with other metals, and can usually be used with the same equipment without disadvantage, although to exploit the ...

In a world where quality and durability are paramount, selecting the right finish for an aluminium surface is more than a mere aesthetic choice. This article aims to clear the fog by providing a ...