Chemicals and Materials

Materials that have the ability to intrinsically heal or repair itself on damage are known as self-healing materials. the damage can be due to mechanical stress, external triggers, and many more. These widely researched class of materials have a wide potential in various industries including infrastructure, healthcare, consumer electronics, and tra...

Building & Construction sector has been dominated by same materials and technologies for ages with hardly any disruptive innovations with regards to material technologies. The current construction techniques lead to a lot of material wastage, takes a lot of time to build as well as creates a lot of pollution. Moreover, these technologies are not vi...

The oil and gas industry is in the lookout for new materials that can offer a solution to the challenges imparted by the traditionally used one such as steel. While steel and other metals such as aluminum and cast iron are remarkable in terms of strength performance and handling high volumes of oil and gas fluids, a major drawback associated with a...

Antifouling coatings are specialized coatings applied on surfaces to protect them from the adherence and accumulation of biological, organic, and inorganic materials. The use of these coatings helps prevent the onset of damage by corrosion, improves the dynamic performance of structures, and reduces the need for constant maintenance and replacement...

Significant breakthroughs in coating technologies toward diversified industrial applications are driving competitiveness in the advanced coatings and surface technology domain. Recent evolution in coating technologies are focused toward development of efficient methods for application of friction-modifying coatings, thermoelectric coatings for util...

This issue of Nanotech TOE covers innovations related to electronics, wastewater, and energy industries. Innovations profiled include stretchable carbon nanotube yarns for energy generation, hybrid aerogel nanomaterials for antibiotic removal from water, a ceramic nanofiltration membrane with low separation limits, a highly efficient organic polyme...

This issue of High-Tech Materials TOE focusses on ultra-repellant materials for protecting surfaces from biofouling, silver conductive ink for digital printing, hydrogel technology for encapsulating human cells, graphene-enhanced spider silk, and liquid crystal technology for switchable glass systems. The High-Tech Materials TechVision Opportunity...

Automotive segment is expected to remain dominant and the key growth area for engineering plastics demand in India. Automotive is followed closely by electrical and electronics and appliances segment. Government’s push towards making India a manufacturing hub, especially in Automotive and appliances sector will be one of the major demand drivers ...