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Purdue Researchers Draw Inspiration from Shrimps to Design Advanced Composites

Researchers from the Purdue University's School of Aeronautics and Astronautics are involved in studying the exoskeletons of certain species of shrimps to understand how they are able to withstand very hot waters in hydrothermal vents several thousands of feet under the sea.

16 Jul 2015

ThyssenKrupp and Maxion to Develop Carbon Fiber-Aluminum Hybrid Wheels

ThyssenKrupp Carbon Components has established a cooperation with Maxion Wheels to develop new ultra-lightweight, carbon fiber-aluminum hybrid wheels for premium vehicles.

22 Jun 2015

Shape Memory Composite Helps Design Customisable Footwear for Women

A consortium of EU-funded project Demo ShopInstantShoe has developed a novel modifiable female shoe using a unique memory shape composite consisting of Nitinol material and leather.

26 May 2015

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research Opens State-of-the-Art Composites Center of Excellence

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research, Inc. (WMT&R) recently opened its new Composites Center of Excellence. The state-of-the-art facility significantly enhances WMT&R’s existing composites testing services. The Composites Center is Nadcap certified and fully staffed with experienced, dedicated composites testing personnel.

20 May 2015

Hydrogels Reinforced with 3D Printed Microfiber Holds Promise for Joint Repair, Breast Reconstruction

Researchers at the Technische Universität München (TUM) consider that a new approach that involves a combination of 3D-printed microfiber scaffolding and hydrogels holds promise for more effective usage of biocompatible materials for repairing human tissues.

19 May 2015

Lightweight Metal Matrix Composite Holds Promise in Automobile Application

Researchers from Deep Springs Technology (DST) and the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering have developed a new lightweight metal matrix composite that could find applications as vehicle armor, and in buoyancy modules, automobile parts and boat flooring.

14 May 2015

SAMPE Baltimore 2015: Hexcel to Exhibit Latest Technologies for Aerospace Applications

Hexcel will be exhibiting at the SAMPE conference on May 18-21, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA in booth B40 to promote its latest technologies for aerospace applications. Specialists from Hexcel’s carbon fibers, reinforcements, prepregs, honeycomb and engineered core groups will be there to speak with attendees about Hexcel’s wide variety of products and offerings.

From Hexcel 12 May 2015

Granta Design Release Latest Version of Software for Managing Enterprise Materials Knowledge

Granta Design today announced GRANTA MI™ Version 8.1, the latest release of the leading software for managing complex, valuable, strategic materials knowledge in engineering enterprises.

From Granta Design 24 Apr 2015

Carbon Nanotube Film Holds Promise for Creating Composites for Use in Aircraft Manufacture

MIT aerospace engineers have successfully designed a carbon nanotube(CNT) film that is capable of heating and solidifying a composite without requiring large ovens. The heated film causes solidification of the polymer, when electric power is supplied and it is wrapped over a multilayer polymer composite.

16 Apr 2015

NASA Nominations for Designing Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Aerospace Applications

In an attempt to design and fabricate ultra-lightweight (ULW) materials for aircraft structures and vehicles, NASA has chosen three proposals that enable 40% weight reduction of spacecraft used for deep space exploration applications.

8 Apr 2015

Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

The global semiconductor market has entered an exciting period. Demand for chip technology is both driving the industry as well as hindering it, with current chip shortages predicted to last for some time. Current trends will likely shape the future of the industry, which is set to continue to show

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

The primary distinction between graphene-based batteries and solid-state batteries lies in the composition of either electrode. Although the cathode is commonly changed, carbon allotropes can also be employed in fabricating anodes.

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

In recent years, the IoT is rapidly being introduced into almost all sectors, but it has particular importance in the EV industry.

Composites News

Purdue Researchers Draw Inspiration from Shrimps to Design Advanced Composites

ThyssenKrupp and Maxion to Develop Carbon Fiber-Aluminum Hybrid Wheels

Shape Memory Composite Helps Design Customisable Footwear for Women

Westmoreland Mechanical Testing & Research Opens State-of-the-Art Composites Center of Excellence

Hydrogels Reinforced with 3D Printed Microfiber Holds Promise for Joint Repair, Breast Reconstruction

Lightweight Metal Matrix Composite Holds Promise in Automobile Application

SAMPE Baltimore 2015: Hexcel to Exhibit Latest Technologies for Aerospace Applications

Granta Design Release Latest Version of Software for Managing Enterprise Materials Knowledge

Carbon Nanotube Film Holds Promise for Creating Composites for Use in Aircraft Manufacture

NASA Nominations for Designing Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Aerospace Applications

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

High-Throughput Configurable Raman Probes for Versatile Applications

Using the LFA 717 HyperFlash for Light Flash Analysis

GranuDrum HT: High-Temperature Powder Flow Analyzer

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Editorial Highlights

The Current State of the Global Semiconductor Market

How are Graphene Batteries Made?

What Role Will The IoT Play In The Electric Vehicle Industry?

Composites News

Driving Efficiency and Sustainability: Tofwerk at Semicon Europa

Combining Particle Size, Zeta Potential and Shelf-life for Cutting Edge Research

Can we Decarbonize the Aerospace Industry?

1A New Catalyst for Efficient CO2 Conversion

2Transforming E-Waste: Gold Recovery through CO2 Upcycling

3Solid-Phase Recycling and Alloying of High-Strength Aluminum Scrap

4Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

5Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

6Enhanced Supercapacitors with Transition Metal Composites

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