Graphene-Info (blog) January 7, 2018
MITO Material Solutions has been awarded a National Science Foundation NSF Small Business Innovation Research SBIR grant of 224988 to develop a graphene oxide-based nano-additive that doubles the interlaminar toughness of composite materials utilized in aerospace recreation and ...
Edition Truth 2January 10, 2018
Composite material testing is a process widely used in aircraft automotive and spacecraft industries to determine the performance of composite materials. A composite material is defined as a material made up of two or more constituent materials with significantly different physical or chemical properties ...
NETCOMPOSITES 1January 9, 2018
Composites in Sport will explore new composite material developments in sports-related applications including equipment safety wear apparel prosthetics and infrastructure. It is aimed at material developers and suppliers manufacturers researchers regulatory bodies and athletes of all abilities.
Belarus News (BelTA) 1January 9, 2018
The composite structures company will implement an investment project in 2018-2022 to set up an RampD company for engineering and making products out of composite materials. Equipment and technologies from the German company Dieffenbacher System Automation GmbH will be used as part of the ...
AviationPros.com January 8, 2018
This course covers the essential topics pertaining to composites engineering and the certification process. The contents provide students with an awareness of the composites engineering process framework through course materials and practical applications through online discussions. Topics include ...
CompositesWorld January 8, 2018
MITO Material Solutions has been awarded a National Science Foundation NSF Small Business Innovation Research SBIR grant for 224988 to conduct research and development RampD work on a nano-additive that doubles the interlaminar toughness of composite materials utilized in aerospace ...
Composites Manufacturing Magazine January 8, 2018
This week during CES 2018 in Las Vegas attendees will have the opportunity to see a wide range of new innovations that feature composite materials. One of the most anticipated vehicles set to debut at the show is the Fisker 8220EMotion8221 8211 an electric vehicle with a body structure made of carbon fiber ...
Financial Times January 7, 2018
As with the synthetic retina materials produced by copying nature could have enhanced capabilities. This is because of the way nature combines the limited palate of resources it uses. While individually the components it uses may be weak they have tremendous resilience as a composite. One example is ...
Elko Daily Free Press January 6, 2018
Over 70 percent are used to make the composite material called GRP or glass-reinforced plastic an outcome of WWII. By combining polyester resin with glass fibers the two materials act together each overcoming the shortfalls of the other. Because glass fibers are very strong in tensile strength yet weak ...
eOntarioNow 1January 6, 2018
The Global Aluminum Composite Materials Market 2017 Industry Research Report is a professional and in-depth study on the current situation of the Aluminum Composite Materials industry. Firstly the Aluminum Composite Materials industry report presents a primary overview of the business including ...
Newsient (blog) 2January 5, 2018
Qyresearchreports include new market research report Global Composite Materials for Automotive Sales Market Report 2017 to its huge collection of research reports. The global Composite Materials for Automotive market is closely assessed in the publication using in-depth verifiable projections historical ...
satPRnews (press release) 1January 4, 2018
Medical composite materials are used in place of steel plastic and aluminum for the manufacture of customized and complex products like advanced orthopedic devices prosthetics and body implants. They are also used in dental applications such as restoration and filling of natural teeth. These materials ...
MIT News January 4, 2018
Compared to carbon fibers and ceramic fibers which are widely used in composite materials the new gel-electrospun polyethylene fibers have similar degrees of strength but are much tougher and have lower density. That means that pound for pound they outperform the standard materials by a wide ...
openPR (press release) January 4, 2018
Composites are materials made of two or more different chemically inert materials one being the bulk material and the other the phase. The resultant material possesses distinguished properties from the two parent materials. Medical composite materials are used in the place of plastic steel and aluminum ...
Business Wire (press release) 1January 4, 2018
According to Kshama Upadhyay a lead analyst at Technavio for textile fiber and composites research 8220Vendors compete based on factors such as economies of scale product innovations and abililty to recycle as the cost of raw materials is very high. Vendors are meeting the demand for advanced ...
MilTech January 3, 2018
Composites are materials made of two or more different chemically inert materials one being the bulk material and the other the phase. The resultant material possesses distinguished properties from the two parent materials. Medical composite materials are used in the place of plastic steel and aluminum ...
Edition Truth 2January 3, 2018
Composites are two or more materials with markedly different physical or chemical properties 8211 categorized as 8220matrix8221 or 8220reinforcement8221 8211 combined in a way that they act in concert yet remain separate and distinct at some level because they don39t fully merge or dissolve into one another. Carbon fibers ...
Offshore Oil and Gas Magazine January 2, 2018
Composites were developed specifically to contend with corrosion. In general terms a composite combines two or more materials a high-strength reinforcement in fibrous form incorporated into and bonded by a matrix usually a thermosetting polymer. The most common strength component is glass.
Composites Manufacturing Magazine 1January 2, 2018
In the NovemberDecember 2017 issue of Composites Manufacturing we focused on choices and considerations in building glass fiber reinforced molds. In this follow-up column we will discuss actual mold building best practices for mold maintenance and materials and technological innovations.
Interesting Engineering 1January 2, 2018
We39ve all been there. Your smartphone is on its very last legs with perhaps 5 battery life left. There39s no power outlet in sight and the only thing that will get you to one is your phone39s navigation system which is about to mercilessly flicker away. While this reality can be highly obnoxious for pretty much ...
Composites Manufacturing Magazine 1January 2, 2018
From professionals to hobbyists skiers all over the world optimize performance on the snow with composite equipment. When you tune in to watch the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang South Korea you will see many athletes pushing their limits on skis made with composite materials.