Crystallization fouling – the accumulation of scale forming on surfaces – occurs in equipment like heat exchangers, condensers, boilers and cooling towers, where thousands of gallons of water are ...

After the summer so much of the world has sweltered through this year, better ways to cool buildings are on a lot of people’s minds. Researchers in China have now spruced up the humble window with ...

Engineers have found a way to eliminate the buildup of scar tissue around implantable devices, by coating them with a hydrogel adhesive. The material binds the device to tissue and prevents the immune ...

Wherever hot water flows, limescale is never far away. In households, this is a nuisance; in thermal power stations, it’s an expensive problem. Now researchers at ETH Zurich have found an answer. A ...

Inspired by the structure of human enamel, a biomimetic coating with enhanced viscoelasticity was constructed layer by layer. The underlying amylose hydrogel serves as both a buffering layer and a ...

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Hot water tanks, washing machines, kettles: limescale forms in every domestic appliance that comes into contact with (hot) water – especially in areas where the water is hard, meaning high in calcium.