Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

Sustainability

Teijin, Fujitsu to develop blockchain-based commercial platform for recycled materials manufacturing

The platform aims to enhance the environmental value of recycled FRP materials for manufacturers through life cycle assessment calculations and more reliable information management.  

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Construction

Planefibra develops opaque composite roof tiles for corrosive environments

Brazilian company targets industrial applications with tiles featuring an estimate useful life of 10 years, five times longer than galvalume steel and fiber cement.  

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Sustainability

IsoTruss receives USDA funding award for rural broadband project

Resilient composite mobile cell sites to provide more sustainable and versatile network access across rural locations.

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Space

NASA reveals James Webb Telescope’s first images of an unseen universe

The world gets its first look at the full capabilities of the composites-intensive James Webb Space Telescope in space through a series of highly detailed images.

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MAI Carbon celebrates 10th anniversary for R&D in composites

The Composites United e.V. (CU) Leading-Edge Cluster thanks its members, reviews successful work performed in composites the past 10 years and looks toward the future of the organization.

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The Native Lab adds two online live sessions to self-paced Composite Materials course

The course, taught by Managing Composites COO, Eneko Angulo, will have two online live sessions taking place in September 2022 for students and professionals interested in learning more about composite materials, processes and design  

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Teijin, Envision Racing extend multi-year partnership

The Teijin Group will continue to explore and develop high-performance materials and products for the team’s all-electric race cars to raise awareness of its environmental commitments.  

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Sustainability

Fairmat to recycle 30% of industry’s carbon fiber waste in Europe one year after inception

Fairmat’s success originates from numerous customers and partnerships, and is expected to expand through personnel recruitment to Northern Europe, German and Spanish markets.  

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Sustainability

Igus Inc. rolls out urban bicycle made entirely from recycled plastic

Lightweight plastics from landfills are used in all parts of the bicycle for a maintenance-free, corrosion-resistant platform, with first functioning model planned for end of 2022.  

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SAMPE North America seeks active volunteers for technical committees

The global professional member society encourages SAMPE members and non-members who are interested in actively engaging, sharing expertise and networking to develop advanced technological solutions.  

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Axiom partners with NIAR ATLAS for oxide-oxide CMC research

Partnership breaks cost and process scalability barriers through the development of oxide-oxide CMC prepreg using AFP technology.  

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Re-Wind Network constructs experimental pedestrian bridge using wind turbine blades

The 6-meter footbridge has been constructed using wind turbine blades as bridge girders after extensive materials and mechanical testing, with the intention of load testing it to failure.  

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