The first composites were a mixture of straw and mud prepared by our ancestors nearly 4,000 years ago, said Dr. Andrew George of Brigham Young University at yesterday’s CAMX pre-conference […]
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The architecture market is a large and growing market, ripe with opportunities for composites professionals. The non-residential segment – typically buildings of three or more stories – grew 5.8 percent […]
Many cyclists can attest that bike seats are often uncomfortable, but few have patented their own solution to the problem. Jeri Rutherford of RideOut Technologies became inspired on a long […]
Two new commercial trucking solutions from Transtex can contribute to fuel savings of more than 10 percent and qualify users for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Elite program. The […]
In the latest issue of Composites Manufacturing, we discussed the future of Out-of-Autoclave (OOA) and Out-of-Oven (OOO) manufacturing with several companies at the forefront of these processes. OOA and OOO […]
Using liquid salts during the formation of smart textiles and conductive polymer composites instead of harsh chemicals can strengthen fibers that conduct electricity, according to a patent issued to a […]
Aircraft manufacturing requires the most efficient design at the lowest cost. To meet aircraft manufacturers’ stringent requirements on damage tolerance and damage visibility after impact events such as bird strikes […]
The Taiko Maru, a 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK, recently became the first merchant vessel to have a CFRP propeller installed on its main propulsion system. […]
While most research has focused on patterns on the outer surfaces of materials, scientists at MIT have begun to explore the effects of patterned surfaces deep within materials. The MIT […]
With more than half of the year behind us, so many companies are looking to improve the sales performance of their teams. Their usual self-diagnosis? “We need a better sales […]