This edition of the advanced coating & surface technology opportunity engine profiles significant advancements in high-tech materials for various enhanced industrial applications. The featured innovations include advanced dielectric powder coatings for EV battery systems, copper–nanodiamond coatings for enhanced thermal and wear performance, photocatalytic nano-coatings for continuous surface disinfection, recycling waste into sustainable paints for thermal regulation, highly lubricious coatings for medical devices, and gelatin and pectin-based edible coatings to extend the shelf-life of grapes.

• Which developments promise enhanced performance, sustainability, and functionality across various industrial products and processes?
• How can you gain intelligence on technologies, products, processes, applications, and growth prospects influencing various coatings across industries?
• Which megatrends pave the way for the growth of antimicrobial coatings, food coatings, energy-saving coatings, smart glazing, hydrophilic, hydrophobic and super hydrophobic coatings, corrosion protection coatings, barrier coatings and paints?