A cheap and simple method of bonding polymers to galvanized steel

The manufacturing industry is constantly on the lookout for more efficient manufacturing materials, but most new methods for developing such materials created in the lab are not suited for industrial-scale use. Now, investigators from The Institute of Industrial Science at The University of Tokyo have developed a cheap and simple method of bonding polymers to galvanized steel—that is, steel with a coating of zinc layered over it—to create a lightweight and durable material that can feasibly be produced on an industrial scale.