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EurekAlert! Aug 05 02:22 am 

University of Bristol Engineers from the University of Bristol have developed a new shape-changing metamaterial using Kirigami which is the ancient Japanese art of cutting and folding paper to obtain 3-D shapes.

the Engineer Aug 05 03:54 am 

Engineers from Bristol University have developed a new shape-changing metamaterial using Kirigami a development that could lead to morphing aerospace structures and smart antennas. Metamaterials are engineered to produce properties that dontradet occur naturally and can be found in artificial electromagnetic and vibration absorbers and high-performance sensors. Kirigami is the ancient Japanese art...

Business Wire Aug 04 09:13 am 

DUBLIN--BUSINESS WIRE--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the quotPrepreg Market -By Type of Fiber Carbon Glass Aramid Others By Type of Resins Thermoplastic Thermoset Others By Industry Aerospace Automobile Others By Geography North America Europe Asia-Pacific RoW - Forecast 2016-2021quot report to their offering. The major drivers of growth for this market ...

International Business Times UK Aug 04 09:56 am 

MIT aerospace engineers figure out how to bond carbon nanotubes to make a much stronger material.

WYFF 4 Greenville Aug 04 11:54 am 

A spokesman for JPS Composite Materials says the company is exploring alternatives but may be forced to close.

materialstoday Jul 29 01:17 am 

The process of making a stack of parallel sheets of graphene starts with a chemical vapor deposition process I to make a graphene sheet with a polycarbonate coating these layers are then stacked II folded and cut III and stacked again and pressed multiplying the number of layers.

EurekAlert! Jul 29 05:22 am 

ETH Zurich Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a lattice structure capable of absorbing a wide range of vibrations while also being useful as a load-bearing component -- for example in propellers rotors and rockets. It can absorb vibrations in the audible range which are the most undesirable in engineering applications.

PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance Jul 27 07:10 am 

DUBLIN July 27 2016 PRNewswire -- Research and Markets has announced the addition of the quotPrepreg Pre-impregnated Composite Fibers - Global Strategic Business Reportquot report to their offering. ...

PR Newswire Jul 26 07:57 am 

PUNE India July 26 2016 PRNewswire -- The reportquotPlastic Decking Market by Resin Type HDPE LDPE PVC PP Composite Type Capped Uncapped Type of Construction Repairs Remodeling New Decks Existing Constructions New Constructions End-Use Residential...

daily post Jul 26 08:07 am 

Team meets with top businesses from the aerospace industry

PR Newswire Jul 25 11:43 am 

NEW YORK July 25 2016 PRNewswire -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carbon Fibers in Metric Tons. The Global market is analyzed by the by the following End-Use Application Segments Aerospace and Defense Sports Goods Industrial Applications Wind Energy Automotive...

PR Newswire Jul 25 11:49 am 

NEW YORK July 25 2016 PRNewswire -- This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Prepreg Pre-impregnated Composite Fibers in US Million and Metric Tons by the following End-Use Segments Industrial Aerospace and Recreation. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics...

EurekAlert! Jul 21 11:22 am 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT researchers have found a way to efficiently create composite materials containing hundreds of layers that are just atoms thick but span the full width of the material. The discovery could lead to easy-to-manufacture composites for optical devices electronic systems and high-tech materials.

materialstoday Jul 21 09:00 am 

Gilmar Lima president of the Latin American Composite Materials Association ALMACO has left the executive board of MVC allowing him dedicate more time to ALMACO.

OPTICS.ORG Jul 21 09:41 am 

Allows more complex geometries and product integration with bonded copper layers without toxic chemicals.

Science Daily Jul 19 02:39 pm 

In a find that could transform some of the world39s most energy-intensive manufacturing processes researchers have unveiled a new method for uniting light-capturing photonic nanomaterials and high-efficiency metal catalysts.

nanotechweb.org Jul 19 04:02 pm 

with movie A prototype electroluminescent device makes use of the material GraphExetertrades transparency and low sheet resistance.

EurekAlert! Jul 19 01:22 pm 

University of Texas at Arlington Andrew Makeev a professor of aerospace engineering at The University of Texas at Arlington will use a 181000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to purchase an ARES-G2 integrated axial-torsional platform that will allow his team to better understand material properties including defect formation in composites as a function of manufacturing process ...

Mediaweek Jul 19 08:02 am 

Environmentally conscious auto manufacturing just got a shot in the armor rather a shot of tequila. Ford and Jose Cuervo are teaming up to turn agave plant byproduct from tequila into plastic cup holders fuse boxes and wiring for Ford cars and trucks. The project is part of Ford39s FarmtoCar campaign an initiative that aims to replace petroleum-based plastics with plant-based materials in ...

Daily Telegraph Jul 15 11:43 pm 

Boeing celebrates its 100th birthday today having been incorporated in Seattle - as quotPacific Aero Products Coquot - on July 15 1916. Just two Boeing Model 1s were built and eventually sold to the New Zealand Flying School.

Digital Trends via Yahoo UK & Ireland News Jul 15 09:45 am 

After three decades as a pioneer in carbon fiber development Lamborghini has revealed a quantum leap in composite technology. The new forged composite process allows the automaker to stamp parts from carbon fiber in a fraction of the time yielding parts of equivalent strength to metals.