Fluoropolymer coatings are hard to beat, but they are facing heat. Consumers looking for alternatives have options ...

Workforce development is a top industry concern, and membrane technology has a significant role to play in shaping the future of a wide range of food processing and water treatment applications. This ...

Designed by Tokyo-based architect Yuko Nagayama, the project makes a bold statement of empowerment and sustainability ...

New Materials and Green Manufacturing Talent Introduction and Innovation Demonstration Base, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan 430068, P. R. China Hubei Provincial Key Laboratory of Green ...

Current commercial membranes are made of fluorinated polymers such as polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). Here, porous membranes were coated with a silicone nanofilament layer to obtain a superhydrophobic ...

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using electricity and new membranes made at the University of Michigan. The membranes ...

Scientists have long eyed graphene—an atom-thin, ultra-strong material—as a promising alternative for gas separation, but making large-area, efficient graphene membranes has been a challenge.