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TenCate Composite Materials Replace Titanium for Orion Space Capsule Heatshield and Backshell Structure

TenCate Advanced Composites North America, a leading global composite materials company for space and aerospace applications, has developed and provided heat resistant composites for the heat shield and backshell structu...

From Toray Advanced Composites 9 Dec 2014

Lucideon Launches Composites Information Service

Lucideon, the international provider of materials development, testing and assurance, has launched a new Composites Information Service. Composites play an integral part in the performance efficiency of many products;...

25 Nov 2014

Hexcel Announces Investment in New RT Facility and Capacity Expansions

A ceremony was held at Hexcel’s Duxford, UK site today to celebrate the ground-breaking for a new £6 million R&T facility and additional investments for capacity expansions at the site. These investments will add up to 100 jobs to the Duxford workforce by 2017. Today’s ceremony was attended by Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, together with Hexcel customers and site employees.

From Hexcel 13 Nov 2014

Foldable MXene Polymer Nanocomposite Material Features High Strength and Conductivity

Researchers have developed an advanced polymer nanomaterial that is electrically conductive, strong, and yet flexible enough to be folded easily. The material offers a new approach to improve aerospace components, flexible armor, water filtration, and electrical energy storage. The research was a joint effort of the Dalian University of Technology in China and the Drexel University.

12 Nov 2014

NASA’s Massive Robotic Arm for Aerospace Applications

Researchers from NASA's Langley Research Center have designed a huge robotic arm that collects spools of carbon fibers and moves in a preprogrammed pattern to arrange these fibers in a 40-foot long bed, to fabricate aerospace structures and parts.

6 Nov 2014

Royal DSM Combines Thermoplastics Technologies for Lightweight Automobile Natural Gas Tanks

Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, says a combination of two of its most innovative thermoplastics technologies has resulted in high performance pressure vessels that are ideally suited for use as lightweight fuel tanks for automobiles running on compressed natural gas (CNG) or hydrogen. With a solution for both the inner liner and the outer tape reinforcement, DSM is able to reduce the weight of the tank by up to 70%.

31 Oct 2014

NASA Invites Proposals to Develop Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Mars Mission

NASA is inviting proposals as part of its Game-Changing Development Program in order to develop and produce ultra-lightweight materials for aerospace applications, including vehicles and structures.

27 Oct 2014

Four Times Formula 1 World Champion, Alain Prost, Guest Speaker at JEC Asia 2014

JEC Group, the world’s leading professional organization for the composites sector, is announcing another exceptional JEC Asia this year for its 7th session, with a day focused on automotive on Wednesday, November ...

23 Oct 2014

Smithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Introduction to Polymeric Composites with Rice Hulls

Polymer composites with biomasses have been the trend for some time now, with wood plastic composites (WPC) probably the most common. However, a new and exciting field of polymer composites are opening up: polymeric c...

From Smithers Rapra 20 Oct 2014

MIT Researchers Develop Aligned Polymer Fibres for Heat Transfer Applications

Researchers from Cambridge’s Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have designed a continuous fabrication system for producing polymer films with highly aligned molecular chains.

6 Oct 2014

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

TenCate Composite Materials Replace Titanium for Orion Space Capsule Heatshield and Backshell Structure

Lucideon Launches Composites Information Service

Hexcel Announces Investment in New RT Facility and Capacity Expansions

Foldable MXene Polymer Nanocomposite Material Features High Strength and Conductivity

NASA’s Massive Robotic Arm for Aerospace Applications

Royal DSM Combines Thermoplastics Technologies for Lightweight Automobile Natural Gas Tanks

NASA Invites Proposals to Develop Ultra-Lightweight Materials for Mars Mission

Four Times Formula 1 World Champion, Alain Prost, Guest Speaker at JEC Asia 2014

Smithers Rapra Publishing has announced the release of Introduction to Polymeric Composites with Rice Hulls

MIT Researchers Develop Aligned Polymer Fibres for Heat Transfer 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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Raman Analysis of Illicit Materials in Real-Time

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

4Machine Learning-Optimized Graphene Metamaterial Solar Absorber Using Al-TiN-Fe

5Peatland Plants: A New Source for Packaging

6Enhanced Supercapacitors with Transition Metal Composites

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