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Coatings Provided for China’s First Polar Icebreaker

China recently launched Xue Long 2, its first domestically built polar icebreaker, with coatings supplied by AkzoNobel. Photo courtesy of AkzoNobel

New Surface Treatment Site in China Slated for 2021

Chemetall has started construction of a new surface treatment site in Pinghu, China that is expected to be operational by early 2021. Photo courtesy of Chemetall.

Simulation Method Predicts High-Temperature Alloy Microstructures

New Noninvasive Technique Measures Steel Rebar Corrosion

Researcher Arthur Situm at the Canadian Light Source synchrotron. Photo by Dave Stobbe for the University of Saskatchewan.

University Researchers Develop Process to Convert Rust to Electricity

Inspection, Blasting Equipment Provider Hits YouTube Milestone

Custom Chemical Plants Earn Workplace Safety Awards in Georgia

A raw material tank farm in Dalton, Georgia, USA. Photo courtesy of MFG Chemical.

U.S. Energy Engineering Firm Acquires Automation Services Provider

Human-Manned Submersible Studies Effects of Corrosion on Titanic

The bow of the RMS Titanic, which was recently visited by an exploration team from Triton Submarines. Image courtesy of Atlantic Productions.

University Engineers Earn Grant for 3D-Printed Concrete Research

Prototype samples of 3D-printed concrete. Image courtesy of UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.

Carbon Nanotechnology Company Adds Another Patent for Coatings

U.S. Naval Engineers Revise Standard for Ship Corrosion Inspections

U.S. Specialty Chemical Group Adds Financial Professionals

Andrew Millott and Heather Penney. Photos courtesy of MFG Chemical.

New Study Identifies Cause of Corrosion in Oil Pipelines

Sandia National Laboratories researcher Katherine Jungjohann led a study that used transmission electron microscopes to detect corrosion in pipelines. Photo courtesy of Randy Montoya/Sandia National Laboratories.

3D-Printed Concrete Project Awarded University Grant

Penn State researchers designed a 3D-printing system consisting of a dual mixer and pump used to produce 3D-print concrete. Photo courtesy of Penn State.