Solvay is partnering with Bristol, UK based start-up iCOMAT who has developed Rapid Tape Shearing (RTS), a truly disruptive material deposition technology that will revolutionize the design and ...

Researchers have created a self-healing composite that is tougher than materials currently used in aircraft wings, turbine blades and other applications—and can repair itself more than 1,000 times.

To assess durability, the team built an automated system that repeatedly applied tensile force to a composite with a ...

Toray Cetex TC1225 low-melt PAEK achieves further National Center for Advanced Materials Performance qualifications.

The next iLAuNCH Trailblazer project aims to reduce weight in satellites through the additive manufacturing of lightweight and thermally stable composite structures that will ultimately save on the ...

Laser-based manufacturing and materials processing technology has proven to be a well-established and cutting-edge technology ...

The importance of digital tools and simulation for successful composite parts design is well established, whether for aircraft wings, automotive bumper beams or bicycle frames. Over the past decade, ...

The Startup Booster brings together 20 finalists selected from more than 160 global applicants to present their innovations ...

Thermo-compression processing optimizes Cu/SiC composites, improving strength and toughness by improving particle ...

In this age of lightweighting vehicles to meet ever stricter Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards in the automotive industry, carbon fiber is looking to come out a big winner.