Welcome to the first “Professor’s Corner” of 2026! First, I would like to thank Dr. Gary Sigel of Miltec UV for providing all the articles for this column in 2025. In those articles, he introduced us to a fascinating application of UV polymerization in lithium-ion battery production. At the beginning of 2026, it may be a good time for all of us to review those four articles to … [Read more...] about The Technology of UV LEDs

By Liz Stevens, writer, UV+EB Technology The medical and biomedical fields increasingly are benefiting from the advanced technologies made possible by UV-cured 3D printing. Additive-manufactured bolus for use during cancer treatment and 3D-printed dental aligners are some fairly recent developments in this area. Maddiy Segal, a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering & … [Read more...] about Biodegradable, Solvent-Free Resin for Medical/Biomedical UV-based Additive Manufacturing

Dr. Grant Musgrave graduated magna cum laude from the University of Colorado Boulder with a B.S. in chemical engineering in 2020. During his undergraduate studies, he conducted research on photopolymerization kinetics under Dr. Christopher Bowman and completed an internship at Colorado Photopolymer Solutions, focusing on the formulation and material testing of 3D-printing … [Read more...] about YP Highlight #18: Grant Musgrave

By Laurie Morris, senior chemist, and Dr. Terri Carson, technical director, Alberdingk Boley, Inc. Introduction Waterborne (WB) UV chemistry has shown significant growth in interior industrial wood markets because the technology provides excellent performance, low solvent emissions and increased production efficiency. These same advantages can be beneficial for … [Read more...] about Innovative Water-based UV Resins for Exterior Applications

By Endrit Shurdha, senior research scientist, Arkema Sustainability is a Materials Challenge Pressure to improve plastic recycling is increasing, yet progress remains limited. Globally, less than 10% of plastic waste is recycled, 1 and in major markets, such as the United States, recycling rates are reported to be as low as 5–6%. 2 Despite increased regulation and investment … [Read more...] about UV-Curable De-Inking Oligomers Move the Industry Closer to Circular Plastics