Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Trends

Future Fibres’ LiMit Collar protects composite rigging against lightning

Multi-material system wins DAME Design Award 2023 for mitigating damage caused by direct or induced lightning currents to carbon fiber and metallic mast rigging for watercraft.

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Wind/Energy

Offshore wind turbine construction begins for South Fork Wind 

The 130-megawatt utility-scale wind farm off the coast of Long Island leads state efforts to install 9 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2035.

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Biomaterials

UMaine BioHome3D meets sustainability, strength and durability goals

Data collected from one year of outdoor testing reasserts the 3D-printed, bio-based structure’s viability to address housing challenges, sets the stage for future development.

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Space

Airbus starts production of Galileo Second Generation satellite featuring composites

Manufacturing of six state-of-the-art GNSS satellites uses composite structures from Beyond Gravity, will augment current Galileo constellation.

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Recycling

Swancor introduces eco-friendly epoxy hardener for PCB recyclability

Through the use of EzCiclio low-dielectric epoxy hardener, PCB manufactures can make recyclable, reusable products for electronic applications.

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ÂÌñÏ×ÆÞ launches new website design

Explore this more ergonomic and visual layout, with easier navigational tools to access specific end markets, industry topics, recent content and more.

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Composites 4.0

Global aerospace manufacture uses sensXPERT to shorten cycle times, meet increased rate and reduce waste

Using minimal sensors and one edge device, data from 20 production cycles was used to train machine learning models, accurately predicting outcomes in ≤50 minutes by forecasting when target degree of cure is reached.

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Lilium Jet advances with DOA award from EASA

Design Organization Approval makes Lilium qualified to design and hold a type certificate for aircraft developed according to the EASA’s SC-VTOL safety objective rules.

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Graphene

Composite gift ideas for the holidays

Gift your boss, coworker, employees, family members or even yourself this holiday season with one of these 20 composites-related ideas.

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Electra completes hybrid-electric eSTOL aircraft flight

The two-seat EL-2 Goldfinch is a blown-lift aircraft filling the gap for air travel routes between 50-500 miles. Certification and entry into service is targeted for 2028.

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Aerospace

Aurora Flight Sciences to design high-speed, vertical lift X-plane

Program leverages more than 30 years of investment in novel VTOL and blended wing body platforms, targets first demonstrator flights within 42 months.

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Biomaterials

DumoLab's biodegradable arch enables biocomposite concrete alternatives

Terrene 3.0 is a compression-dominant arch developed as a multidisciplinary research project composed of natural fiber-reinforced sand and other biomaterials that delivers eco-friendly, less energy-intensive building methods.

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