Materials scientists have found that oscillating loads at certain frequencies can lead to several-fold increases in the strength of composites with an interface that is modified by a molecular layer ...

One of the largest concerns surrounding the development of the hydrogen-powered car is safety. Many fear that an accident or a small spark could ignite a powerful explosion, making these types of cars ...

In 2004, the UK’s revenues from finished composites parts for all sectors was £800 million ($1.4 billion) – a figure dwarfed by the £11 billion generated by the USA and China’s £13 billion. Within ...

There are multiple ways to make composites using Helicoid Industries’ patented technology — including AFP, hand layup and filament winding — where the rotation of each ply in a composite laminate (top ...

France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: ...

UD’s Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century From hockey sticks to jetliners, composite innovations developed at the University ...

ICCO Composites was chosen for its expertise in the field of complex profiles. “As part of this European project, we incorporated optic fibres into our pultruded composite profiles. This innovation ...

A research team, affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science & Technology (UNIST, Ulsan, South Korea), has ...

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Over the last few years, composite building materials such as roofing, siding and decking have evolved as popular alternatives for people wanting to reduce or eliminate maintenance problems associated ...