Perspectives and Provocations
Predicting advanced composites use in launches to the moon, Mars
Irrespective of what launch vehicles provide transport for colonization efforts to the Moon or Mars, advanced composites are sure to play an enabling role.
Read MoreComposites – A neophyte’s quandary
An oft-cited concern is that new engineers are not exposed to composites as part of their materials science courses.
Read MoreAdvancing technology in a multinational world
What collaborative scenarios can we create that leverage assets in multiple countries and get to solutions faster?
Read MoreRecognizing composites industry inventors
Inventors and their inventions are essential to keeping the composites industry vibrant and ever improving.
Read MoreDriving down costs: Technologies to follow in 2018
Cost drives most decisions about composites use, but most innovation now focuses beyond material cost.
Read MoreTooling: 3D printing’s “killer app”
If 3D printing can be scaled to make tools for composite auto body panels ... it will be transformative
Read MoreA challenge well suited for the composites industry
I believe climate change is at least partly caused by the increase in CO2 from the burning of fossil fuels.
Read MoreSpace: Still the Final Frontier
In western Kentucky, August 21, in the path of a total eclipse of the sun, I put pen to paper....
Read MoreFive more exciting months in composites for 2017
As I write this column, we in the Northern Hemisphere are experiencing the “dog days of summer,” that period from early July until late August when outdoor temperatures and humidity are the highest, and, it seems, business activity is at its lowest.
Read MoreAn autonomous future for composites?
Autonomous transportation is coming, whether we like it or not. Composites should play a significant role.
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