Teflon is a versatile product used in various industries as a coating agent. The NASA space program, for example, uses it on their crafts and clothes as well.‌ But, its applications extend to ...

Over the last two decades, poison centers in the U.S. have received more than 3,600 reports of suspected cases of “polymer fume fever,” a flu-like illness linked to a chemical coating found on ...

Today’s nonstick and Teflon cookware is considered safe for everyday home cooking, as long as temperatures do not exceed 500°F (260°C). At high temperatures, Teflon coatings may begin to break ...

Teflon may make a great plate of scrambled eggs, but it also may make for a kitchen full of toxic fumes. That is the issue behind a class action lawsuit against the maker of the non-stick coating ...

The new oil-free air compressor from Mahle uses a Nikasil-coated cylinder with a Teflon piston ring and a sliding lacquer coating on the piston skirt to eliminate the need for oil lubrication ...

Teflon, as you may know, is a trade name for one of many polymers designed to lubricate stuff without the use of oil or other lubricants. I suppose I knew that before I visited Boyd Coatings ...

It’s linked to a coating on some nonstick pans. Confirmed cases of the illness remain rare, but scientists said some pans can burn off potentially harmful fumes if heated to very high ...