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As 2024 comes to a close, PaintSquare News will be wrapping up its regular news coverage for the year and publishing our annual “best of” issue.

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Schedule Alert: Year-End Break, Best of 2024 As 2024 comes to a close, PaintSquare News will be wrapping up its regular news coverage for the year and publishing our annual “best of” issue.

In the latest action under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the risk management rules for trichloroethylene (TCE), banning all uses of the hazardous chemical.

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EPA Prohibits All Uses of Trichloroethylene In the latest action under the Toxic Substances Control Act, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized the risk management rules for trichloroethylene (TCE), banning all uses of the hazardous chemical.

On Monday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg published a new report, highlighting 18 of the most economically significant bridges that are being rebuilt or repaired with funding from the Biden-Harris Administration.

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Biden Admin Releases Bridge Progress Report On Monday (Dec. 9), U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg published a new report, highlighting 18 of the most economically significant bridges that are being rebuilt or repaired with funding from the Biden-Harris Administration.

Scientists from Northwestern University have developed a new protective coating that is 10 times more resistant to decomposition compared to traditional coatings, prolonging the lifespan of perovskite solar cells.

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Perovskite Solar Cell Coating Triples Stability Scientists from Northwestern University have developed a new protective coating that is 10 times more resistant to decomposition compared to traditional coatings, prolonging the lifespan of perovskite solar cells.

Engineers from RMIT University in Australia have created a protective coating for concrete pipes that aims to reduce the formation of fatbergs in sewers.

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Protective Coating Invented to Prevent Fatbergs Engineers from RMIT University in Australia have created a protective coating for concrete pipes that aims to reduce the formation of fatbergs in sewers.

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By substituting a material in thermal barrier coatings, University of Virginia and Harvard University researchers found that they could significantly enhance the performance and efficiency of gas turbines.

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Study Boosts Thermal Barrier Coating Efficiency By substituting a material in thermal barrier coatings, University of Virginia and Harvard University researchers found that they could significantly enhance the performance and efficiency of gas turbines.

The year-long painting project on the U.S. 395 Memorial Bridge in the Tri-Cities region of Washington state is reaching its end, as crews plan to wrap up work later this month.

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WA Blue Bridge Painting Nears Completion The year-long painting project on the U.S. 395 Memorial Bridge in the Tri-Cities region of Washington state is reaching its end, as crews plan to wrap up work later this month.

Despite a previous ruling that a 101-year-old brick building in Fort Myers, Florida, needed to be restored to its original brick façade, a recently approved appeal means that the white stain will remain on the structure.

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Ruling Overturned for Historic FL Building Restoration Despite a previous ruling that a 101-year-old brick building in Fort Myers, Florida, needed to be restored to its original brick façade, a recently approved appeal means that the white stain will remain on the structure.

Thanks to the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, machine design and fabrication company Abrasive Engineering has been able to create smarter and more accurate abrasive blasting machines.

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Collaboration Boosts Abrasive Engineering Tech Thanks to the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore, machine design and fabrication company Abrasive Engineering has been able to create smarter and more accurate abrasive blasting machines.

Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has awarded the industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to graphene-based hull and propeller coating company GIT Coatings.

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GIT Coatings Awarded Industry First Approval Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has awarded the industry’s first Enhanced Antifouling Type Approval to graphene-based hull and propeller coating company GIT Coatings.

Last week, global coatings company PPG reached a definitive agreement to sell all of its architectural coatings business in the United States and Canada to industrial investor American Industrial Partners at a transaction value of $550 million.

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PPG Selling Architectural Coatings Business Last week, global coatings company PPG reached a definitive agreement to sell all of its architectural coatings business in the United States and Canada to industrial investor American Industrial Partners at a transaction value of $550 million.