Titanium dioxide is a contender for the most controversial of all food additives. Banned in some regions, but not others, concerns persist that the whitening agent – used in popular confectionery, ...

Researchers from the Institute of Physics and the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology of the University of Tartu have shown in a recently published study that antibacterial coatings which ...

Henkel agreed to acquire specialty-coatings company Stahl in a deal valued at 2.1 billion euros ($2.48 billion), including debt, that seeks to expand its adhesives arm. The German consumer-goods ...

Feb 4 (Reuters) - Persil-owner Henkel (HNKG.DE), opens new tab said on Wednesday it had agreed to buy speciality coatings company Stahl for 2.1 billion euros ($2.5 billion) from Stahl Group, which is ...

Magdalena Laskowska from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Cracow examines a glass plate covered with a layer of B-STING material. A surface capable of responding ...

A spray-applied nanocomposite coating kills over 99.99% of bacteria on touchscreens while resisting scratches, combining glass-like hardness with the flexibility needed for emerging foldable displays.

Radiative cooling technologies scatter heat and light into space, which could cut air-conditioning demand and keep people safe in heat waves. It’s getting harder to beat the heat. During the summer of ...

Akzo Nobel NV agreed to acquire smaller rival paint maker Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. in a deal that will create a US-listed leader with combined annual sales of almost $17 billion. Under the ...

--German chemical group BASF is in exclusive talks with U.S. private equity firm Carlyle to sell its coatings business in a roughly 7 billion euro ($8.22 billion) deal, the Financial Times reports, ...

SACRAMENTO — California’s Prop 65 warning requirement related to titanium dioxide in personal care products violates the First Amendment, a federal judge ruled. A scientific debate remains over ...