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Design of Composite Rotor Blades Improved with Simulation Software

April 06, 2026

Penn State’s Vertical Lift Research Center of Excellence (VLRCOE) is dedicated to advancing vertical lift technologies across areas such as aeromechanics, propulsion, acoustics, and flight dynamics. Penn State is...

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Carbon Nanotube Fibers Used to Develop New Electric Heating Element

March 26, 2026

In research backed by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Energy, Shell, The Carbon Hub, and others, a team at Rice University’s Smalley-Curl Institute demonstrated that wires...

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Comments on Manufacturing Overcapacity Due April 15

March 25, 2026

ACMA members interested in commenting on an investigation into manufacturing overcapacity in 16 trading partners have until April 15 to file comments. The investigation is relating to structural excess...

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Sawdust Being Transformed into Fire-Resistant Recyclable Composite Material for Construction

March 23, 2026

Millions of tons of sawdust are produced every year with much of it being burned to generate energy, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. A research team at the...

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New Advanced Digital & Optical Inspection for Wind Turbine Blade Leading Edges

January 19, 2026

Wind is becoming increasingly important as a clean energy source worldwide. Accordingly, larger wind turbines with higher performance expectations are being manufactured to meet these needs. As performance demands...

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OSU Advances NASA-Aligned Multiscale Modeling for Future Aerospace Materials

January 12, 2026

The computational cost of understanding advanced material behavior can be overwhelming to an engineering team. Traditional models do not always capture the behavior of complex materials at realistic scales....

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Anemoi’s Composite Rotor Sails Moving Union Maritime Tankers Toward Sustainability Goals

January 05, 2026

Union Maritime developed a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% or more (based on 2008 levels) as required by the IMO’s 2030 checkpoint. By implementing wind-assisted propulsion,...

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MLB Stadium Roof Repaired with Composite Materials

December 22, 2025

Hurricane Milton blew through St. Petersburg, FL in 2024 and did severe damage to the roof of Tropicana Field, home of Major League Baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays. The dome...

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Auburn University Enhancing Advanced Manufacturing with CF3D Enterprise® Cell

December 15, 2025

The Auburn University Research and Innovation Campus has become the leading gateway to Auburn University’s research capabilities and resources for the Huntsville region’s fast-growing hypersonic development ecosystem. The university...

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Small Camping Trailer Features a Single Seamless Fiberglass Shell

December 08, 2025

Escape Trailers started more than 30 years ago as a business buying old fiberglass trailers and repairing them. The company moved into renting its rehabbed trailers and then to...

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