Category: Industry Digest

Hand sanding of composite materials in preparation for bonding is labor intensive and hazardous, requiring a delicate touch, a great deal of time, and the use of hazmat suits....

A team of researchers at the University of Tokyo discovered a method to reclaim composite materials from unrecyclable epoxy resins used in applications as large as infrastructure and construction,...

Railroad ties, traditionally built of wood, tend to decay in high heat and humidity climates such as in the southeastern United States – a High Decay Zone. Not only...

3D printing components in low-gravity environments has been considered a tremendous challenge for space missions. A team of researchers from the University of Glasgow’s James Watt School of Engineering,...

As part of NASA’s Quiet Supersonic Technology (Quesst) mission, the X-59 aircraft from Lockheed Martin Skunk Works is designed to address the issue of loud sonic booms produced by...

It all started with a question that Dr. Travis Williams asked himself. “I wasn’t sure if it was possible to fully recycle composite materials,” said Dr. Williams, professor of...

When the city of Lund’s parking company called on architect Jonas Lloyd to design and create a new multi-story parking structure sustainability, safety, and aesthetics were his priorities and...

Rocket Lab’s engineers successfully completed a hot fire test of its Archimedes engine, a significant step towards the first scheduled flight of the Neutron medium payload rocket for mid-2025....

Two roadblocks to the commercialization of wave energy power generation are the capabilities to survive storms and to generate power efficiently in normal ocean conditions. CorPower Ocean demonstrated the...