Yearly Archives: 2016

materialstoday May 31 12:01 pm 

Specialist composite prepreg producer GMS Composites has developed a flame retardant FR epoxy prepreg with increased toughness and a shorter gel time.

Science Daily May 31 12:37 pm 

Researchers are one step closer to developing super strong composite materials thanks to the mantis shrimp a small multicolored marine crustacean that crushes the shells of its prey using a fist-like appendage called a dactyl club. Their latest research describes for the first time a unique herringbone structure not previously reported in nature within the appendage39s outer layer.

GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! New Zealand Finance May 31 06:00 am 

SOUTH WINDSOR Conn. May 31 2016-- Oxford Performance Materials Inc. a leading advanced materials and additive manufacturing company today announced that it has closed on a strategic investment from ...

NonWovens Industry Magazine May 31 06:07 am 

Production to start up in 2017.

Accesswire via Yahoo! Finance May 31 06:11 am 

NEW YORK NY ACCESSWIRE May 31 2016 Graphene Energy Storage Devices Corp. GESD 40 owned by Lomiko Technologies a 100 owned subsidiary of Lomiko Metals Inc. quotLomikoquot TSXV LMR ...

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance May 31 07:00 am 

IRVING Texas May 31 2016 PRNewswire-iReach -- The global composites market is anticipated to witness good growth with a CAGR of 3.5 over the next five years. The Asian region which has already emerged as the largest growth area for the composites industry is expected to further consolidate its leadership. Asia is anticipated to have a market share of approximately 47.7 by volume in 2021.

Business Wire May 30 09:10 am 

SOLON Ohio--BUSINESS WIRE--Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics has acquired the assets of MIPNET Industries operating under the brand JTT Composites. Based at a new facility near Bordeaux France JTT Composites supplies the regional aerospace market and sells composite parts designed with the innovative RT2iTM weaving technology. This acquisition will expand our portfolio of high-performance...

The New Zealand Herald May 30 12:27 pm 

Cathay Pacific says it wants to get its new A350XWB on the Auckland-Hong Kong route as soon as possible but the Wi-Fi-equipped plane could be delayed until early next year.The airline this week took delivery of the first of what...

PR Newswire May 30 03:39 pm 

NEW YORK May 30 2016 PRNewswire -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Solvents in Metric Tons by the following Product GroupsSegments Oxygenated Solvents Alcohols Ketones Esters Ethers Chlorinated Solvents Hydrocarbon Solvents and Green Solvents. The Global...

PR Newswire May 30 04:23 pm 

NEW YORK May 30 2016 PRNewswire -- Prepreg is the common term for a reinforcing fabric which has been pre-impregnated with a resin system. Uncured prepreg carbon fiber can be shaped into twisted molds which make its use suitable for complex and smaller parts. This feature of carbon...

materialstoday May 31 02:46 am 

A Hexagon Lincoln Smartstore CNG transport module. Hexagon Compositestrade wholly owned subsidiary Hexagon Lincoln has received US DOT Department of Transportation approval to operate its newest composite mobile pipeline product in the United States.

materialstoday May 29 01:16 pm 

French research institute Cetim has received accreditation from the National Aerospace and Defense Contractors Accreditation Program Nadcap for the fifth consecutive time covering testing of composite materials.

The New Zealand Herald May 29 07:12 pm 

Cathay Pacific will tonight officially unveil its brand new Airbus A350 XWB - the world39s latest widebody aircraft and one which the airline will fly on the Hong Kong-Auckland route later this year.The new plane - which has a list...

Car Design News May 29 02:41 am 

Lamborghini is not the first to enter the murky waters of the greener39 supercar. Ferrari got there first in conception with the Millechille.

Macworld UK May 27 08:36 am 

Looking for iPhone 7 Plus rumours Here39s what to expect from Apple39s big-screen iPhone 7 Plus in 2016 including iPhone 7 Plus release date rumours specs new features design changes and all the leaked photos and concept videos we39ve unearthed. Plus rumours say the iPhone 7 Plus will have a dual-lens camera and no headphone port - and may even be called 39iPhone Pro39

materialstoday May 27 02:15 am 

A layer of graphene. Image University of Manchester. In a paper published in Carbon Aravind Vijayaraghavan and Maria Iliut from the University of Manchester in the UK have shown that adding a very small amount of graphene the world39s thinnest and strongest material to rubber films can increase both their strength and elasticity by up to 50. Thin rubber films are ubiquitous in daily life ...

materialstoday May 26 09:30 am 

Oxeon a supplier of in spread tow carbon fiber reinforcements with products sold under the TeXtreme name has recruited Lori Herren as sales manager for aerospace in North America.

SpaceDaily May 26 01:16 am 

Strain testing on graphene and rubber samples to show how much more stretchy it is than normal rubber. Watch a video on the research here .

The Hindu May 25 06:55 pm 

Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering SJCE will be hosting a three-day International Conference on Advanced Materials and Technology ICMAT-16 on the occasion of the birth centenary of Shiv...

Work Truck Magazine May 25 04:13 pm 

The process of lightweighting a fleet of vehicles involves more than simply moving down a vehicle class or removing weight from an overloaded vehicle.

Air Transport World May 25 01:03 pm 

Beijing-based Air China has taken delivery of its first of 15 Boeing 787-9s becoming the first airline in China to introduce the type into service. read more