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Is supersonic flight making a comeback?
Boom Technology (Denver, CO, US), a 2014 start-up aircraft developer, is in the process of building the XB-1, a flying 1/3-scale demonstrator of its supersonic (faster than sound) commercial aircraft.
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Composites in the Martian suit
When humans do finally travel to Mars, they will have to be well protected from a less-than-hospitable environment. The suit designed to do the job is already in development at NASA, and it relies heavily on composites.
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Patent issued for carbon fiber used in rocket nozzles
A professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville developed a new process to make carbon fiber that forms ablative rocket nozzles and heat shields.
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Reversibly crosslinking thermoset-thermoplastic hybrid polymers
Evonik’s new system delivers crosslinked performance of epoxies below 100°C, processing benefits of thermoplastics above 170°C.
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Thermography: The Big Picture gets bigger
Recent advances in IR camera technology are ... fueling another surge in thermography use.
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Some predictions for 2017
We will see even greater progress in 2017 than we saw in 2016, some surprising, some long awaited.
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In the midst of a paradigm reconstruction in automotive materials
The effects of paradigm shifts in shared experience.
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Redesigned bonded fasteners enable RTM railway cabinets
Adhesion Technologies Ltd. (ATL, Hampshire, UK) has developed a range of in-mold bonded fasteners, which reduce build time by eliminating the need for hole-drilling.
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Size-unlimited OOA composite process enables next-gen system
United Launch Alliance selects Ruag Space for lower cost/improved quality out-of-autoclave manufacture of Vulcan’s composite primary structures.
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UV-curing grows composites market share
Established and flourishing in the underground pipe relining arena, UV-curable resins are finding new applications in other out-of-the-way places.
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Composites' future in automotive
The consensus is that carbon fiber will be a material of choice among many materials from which automotive OEMs will select, so the big question is not if carbon fiber will be used, but how much.
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