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Vibration-canceling composite technology
Materials Sciences Corp.'s new product might be a solution for aircraft interiors noise and shock mitigating boat hulls?
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2014 SBIR funding solicitations are short on composites
However, the industry should note trends revealed in the areas DoD prioritizes for technology research and transfer.
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Check Out the Competition: Visit the Awards Pavilion at CAMX
If you're headed to CAMX 2014, Oct. 13-16 in Orlando, Fla., be sure to check out the entries in the Awards for Composites Excellence (ACE) and the CAMX Awards — some of which are previewed here.
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Are LFRT composites key to auto adoption?
Long carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastics don't pack the punch of continuous carbon fiber, but they might help spread use of composites in automotive.
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DARPA seeks stealth-enabled tank technologies: Half the weight, double the speed
Ground X-Vehicle Technology (GXV-T) program deadline for Proposer’s Day is Aug. 22, 2014 5:00 pm.
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Modeling fabric materials for better parts
Multiaxial fabric maker Formax is involved in a multi-year endeavor to simulate the behavior of dry fabrics during the molding process.
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Voith to introduce new composites for rail
German innovator offers lightweight while the U.K. “is at materials crossroad” for High Speed Rail 2 set to start construction in 2017.
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Mass reduction for mass appeal: FRPs and CMCs in RVs
Composites save weight, speed assembly, improve aesthetics and diminish warranty service and promote sales.
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IBEX 2014 Preview
After four years inland, boatbuilders head southeast to put in, dockside, in Tampa Bay.
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Event pavilion: SMC panels ensure architectural authenticity
To expand its services, the High Bullen golf and spa hotel in Devonshire, U.K., converts a little-used tennis facility into a flexible meetings facility, and kept the remodeled structure within the local "heritage" code with simulated mortared stone-like composite panels from Acell Industries Ltd. (Dublin, Ireland).
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Solar boat: Bonding the best
Adhesives supplier SCIGRIP (Durham, N.C.) sponsors the entry from Poland, dubbed the SCIGRIP Solar Boat, during the fifth Dong Energy Solar Challenge for boats, held June 28 to July 5, in The Netherlands.
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