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  • What Materials are Used to Make Parachutes?
    Article - 9 Dec 2013
    Parachutes were initially used by the aviation industry for rescue purposes. Today, parachuting has become a popular recreational activity.
  • Plastics that are Stronger than Steel
    Article - 23 Jun 2014
    Materials scientists are constantly working at developing stronger and better materials for various industries.
  • Lift Off with Less: High Performance Polymers for Aerospace
    Article - 20 Nov 2013
    Rising fuel costs and increasing environmental impact are the key challenges faced by the aerospace industry, thus necessitating weight reductions to achieve improved fuel efficiency. OEMs have cost...
  • PureMadi - A Ceramic Filter For Purifying Drinking Water
    Article - 27 Aug 2013
    James Smith is a Professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at the University of Virginia and also the founder of PureMadi. In this interview he talks about the unique properties...
  • Composite Metal Matrix Materials
    Article - 14 Aug 2013
    Metal matrix composites (MMCs) are composite materials containing at least two constituent parts – a metal part and a material or a different metal part.
  • Composite Matrix Materials
    Article - 9 Aug 2013
    A fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) is a high-performance composite building material made up of three components - the fibers as the discontinuous or dispersed phase, the matrix as the continuous...
  • Thermosetting Composites - Processing
    Article - 30 Apr 2001
    Techniques such as sheet moulding, pultrusion, filament winding, prepreg moulding and resin transfer moulding can be used to produce thermoset composites. These processes can be applied to a wide...
  • JEC Startup Booster 2023: Meet the Finalists
    Article - 13 Apr 2023
    This article previews the 20 finalists of the 2023 JEC Composites Startup Booster, which organizers say is the leading startup competition in the advanced materials and composites sector.
  • Showcasing Composite Material Innovation at JEC World 2023
    Article - 30 Mar 2023
    In the lead-up to JEC World, The Leading International Composites Show in Paris this April, AZoM spoke with the director of JEC Group, Mr. Eric Pierrejean, about the organization's drivers and the...
  • Retroactive Positive Material Identification (PMI)
    Article - 27 Jul 2022
    Discover retroactive Positive Material Identification (PMI) using Thermo Scientific™ Niton™ XL5 Plus handheld XRF and Niton™ Apollo™ handheld LIBS analyzers.

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