QUV weatherometer is used to test the performance of polymers. When new materials are made in the laboratory, is important to found out how durable they are when exposed to the weather. Some of the ...

Chemist Don Mitchell works with a weatherometer in the new Frisco laboratory. The machine is used to test the wear on materials from weather conditions. The photo originally was published in the News ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chemist Don Mitchell, pictured in June 1955 with a weatherometer machine in the then-new Frisco laboratory in Springfield. Chemist ...

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AR coatings on the front side glass of photovoltaic (PV) panels were first introduced at commercial scale in 2012. Today, their technology is state-of-the-art, boosting the PV panel’s yield by 3-4%.

Marine vinyls Surf and Bayside are designed to handle the challenges that long exposure to sun and water bring. Both employ Splash construction, a pink-stain resistant vinyl formulation. With UV ...

The restlessly inventive artist Cai Guo-Qiang is known for his radical experimentation with materials—especially gunpowder, which he has used to ignite his drawings and to stage explosive events ...

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There has been increasing usage of polymeric materials for structural and transportation applications. Using polymeric materials in construction is relatively new and therefore information on their ...

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Consumers at both industrial and domestic levels usually have no choice but to buy already galvanized steel products. The coating standard of such steels may not be represented explicitly, and even ...