Around 2001, shortly after winning his first Nobel Prize in chemistry, Karl Barry Sharpless coined the concept of click chemistry—a new minimalistic approach to molecular formation. Coatings offer an attractive area of interest for click chemistry, particularly with...
As the Waterborne Symposium celebrates its 50th year presenting the latest in coatings technology, I was asked by the CoatingsTech editor to reflect on how the conference has influenced our industry over the years. In 1981, I was hired as a chemist for...
Since 2011, more and more paint brands have been leaping onto the Color of the Year bandwagon—taking advantage of the increasing publicity generated from the buzz and hype associated with these carefully researched color selections and exquisitely timed announcements....
Cementitious 3D construction printing (3DCP), or 3D concrete printing, is a form of additive manufacturing used to fabricate buildings or construction components in new shapes not previously possible with traditional concrete work. The global 3DCP market doubled...
While researching the world of paint and coatings additives for what was new and novel, an article written in June 2020 caught my attention. It was an in-depth analysis of the myriad of additives that are ubiquitous in paints, coatings, and adhesives. Composing only...
Who would have guessed, in 2019, that it would be 2022 before the coatings industry began to even resemble what it had looked like during that fine, but in no way remarkable, year? Not that 2022 has proven to be in any way a “normal” year, if we are even...
