Articles

Biomaterials

Transparent composites

What does Apple see that might provide opportunity for future composites?

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Core

NASA looking for new core half the areal weight of honeycomb and foam

Two $550K grants to be awarded for new lightweight cores research. Applications due by Dec. 16, 2014.

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Graphene

Graphene-toughened composites

Are we getting closer to commercialized, and functional, nanotechnology?

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Sustainability

Material ConneXion introduces composites around the world

Physical and virtual material libraries and access to designers should attract composites industry participation.

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Aerospace

Virgin Galactic: After the crash

Although the official cause of the crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo is not yet determined, the evidence seems to indicate premature deployment of the feathering system as the culprit. Virgin Galactic is moving forward with assembly of the second SpaceShipTwo, with lessons learned from the accident surely to be applied.

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Infusion

Plant Tour: FACC, Reid im Innkreis, Austria

Tier 1 supplier of composite aerostructures, interiors and engine components, pursues innovations, efficiency and growth.

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Carbon Fibers

SPE ACCE 2014 report

Automotive composites still on the horizon — are they getting closer?

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PMI foam core outperforms honeycomb in infused nose landing gear doors

The results of Airbus (Toulouse, France) subsidiary Composite Technology Centre GmbH (CTC, Stade, Germany) studies in 2013 to find more productive but less costly methods of fabricating carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sandwich constructions.

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Aerospace

Airframers vie for shares in growing short-haul market

OEMs of aircraft with 150 or fewer seats exploit composites’ appeal to fuel efficiency-conscious regional air carriers.

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Wind/Energy

High-Performance Composites + Composites Technology = ÂÌñÏׯÞ

Starting January 2015, High-Performance Composites (HPC) and Composites Technology (CT) magazines will be merged to create one new monthly publication, called ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ (CW).

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Autoclave

Combining curing processes for faster part production

Regloplas USA (St. Joseph, Mich.) says it has demonstrated a tool heating method that overcomes poor temperature uniformity in autoclave curing processes.

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Carbon Fibers

PMI foam core outperforms honeycomb in infused nose landing gear doors

The results of Airbus (Toulouse, France) subsidiary Composite Technology Centre GmbH's (CTC, Stade, Germany) studies in 2013 to find more productive but less costly methods of fabricating carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) sandwich constructions.

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