SINGAPORE -- Researchers at Nanyang Technological University has developed a coating that they say makes wood “fireproof’ while allowing the woodgrain to show through. The coating, about 75 microns ...

While residential fires have declined over the recent decades, the uncontrollable blazes can still wreak havoc, as the recent fire in a Bronx apartment building demonstrated. Many fire-resistant ...

Tough new fire-resistant coating materials called HIPS ('hybrid inorganic polymer system') are being developed by CSIRO researchers in Melbourne. HIPS coatings can withstand temperatures of over ...

An invisible coating that can “fireproof” wood has been invented by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore). With the popularity of mass engineered timber growing in ...

Fire protection of steel structures is critical for extending the time it takes for the steel to reach the temperature where a considerable compromise of the yield strength is expected, typically ...

Finland-based Finnester Coatings produces a fire resistant resin, and designs and manufactures specific coatings to customer-driven applications. We take responsibility and want to be measured by our ...

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