One of the largest concerns surrounding the development of the hydrogen-powered car is safety. Many fear that an accident or a small spark could ignite a powerful explosion, making these types of cars ...

France's Nawa Technologies is setting up operations in the United States, and bringing its fast, affordable vertically aligned carbon nanotube (VACNT) manufacturing process into a new application: ...

There are multiple ways to make composites using Helicoid Industries’ patented technology — including AFP, hand layup and filament winding — where the rotation of each ply in a composite laminate (top ...

AZoM discusses the potential for the use of composites in the construction sector with Casey Ingle from Owens Corning Composites Building Elements. Owens Corning will be exhibiting at JEC World - The ...

ICCO Composites was chosen for its expertise in the field of complex profiles. “As part of this European project, we incorporated optic fibres into our pultruded composite profiles. This innovation ...

UD’s Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century From hockey sticks to jetliners, composite innovations developed at the University ...

Engineers have developed a method to produce aerospace-grade composites without the enormous ovens and pressure vessels. The technique may help to speed up the manufacturing of airplanes and other ...

In 2004, the UK’s revenues from finished composites parts for all sectors was £800 million ($1.4 billion) – a figure dwarfed by the £11 billion generated by the USA and China’s £13 billion. Within ...

(Nanowerk News) Polymers reinforced with ultra-fine strands of carbon fibers epitomize composite materials that are “light as a feather and strong as steel,” earning them versatile applications across ...

Composite decking has a lot of benefits, but did you know there are downsides, too? Here is one specific downside to consider ...