There's a breakthrough in the fight against waste: a self-repairing material that scientists claim has a usable lifespan of ...

UD’s Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century From hockey sticks to jetliners, composite innovations developed at the University ...

Japan’s Toray Group currently has invested in 4 companies in Jiujiang, namely Toray High-Tech Polymer (Foshan) Co., Ltd., Toray Membrane Technology (Foshan) Co., Ltd., Toray Pumei Composite Materials ...

Composite materials have revolu­tionised a wide range of industries, including aerospace and automotive, offering unrivalled strength, lightness and design flexibility compared to more conventional ...

Study co-authored by Turkish assistant professor in Texas finds lunar dust simulant boosts composite strength and damage ...

Researchers from the University of Bath's Department of Mechanical Engineering have shown that agricultural waste from ...

Researchers at National Taiwan University have developed bioinspired composites that mimic bone and bamboo structures to ...

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

The practice of combining materials to achieve better performance has accompanied humanity since the earliest constructions. One of the first known examples emerged over five thousand years ago, when ...

UD tapes must be fully impregnated since there is no carrier to support the material in the transverse direction such as the paper used with thermoset prepregs. Most UD tapes are supplied in ...

How do you decide on the “right” fastener type for a component or assembly involving composite and plastic materials in a time-efficient way? To define which materials and concepts a fastener type is ...

Vietnam has taken a significant step toward mastering space technology with the successful development of advanced composite ...