NORTH BENNINGTON — “The area within a 15-mile radius of Bennington may well be the Teflon glass coating capital of the world.” That 1968 quote from the vice president of the newly formed Chemical ...

With five kids, it seems Barbara Andrukonis always has something cooking in a pan. But it's the chemical compound used to make the pan's Teflon coating that has her — and an EPA panel — concerned. "I ...

Released this spring, the Nanoscepter is a machine which places a coating on materials which repels water, oil, and other adhesive materials. For example, A regular teflon coated frypan undergoes a ...

Using a new chemistry technique called nanoscale fletching, scientist have created a high-performance nonstick coating that repels water and oil and, importantly, provides a safer and more ...

The ad that appeared in newspapers and magazines across the United States in 1961 thrilled cooks accustomed to dealing with scorched pots and pans. “Nothing sticks to Happy Pan!” it declared, “an ...

In a rare move to phase out a widely used industrial compound, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it was asking all U.S. companies to virtually eliminate public exposure to a ...