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Glass Fibers 14 Dec 2016

Owens Corning donates fiberglass composites for restoration at Pearl Harbor

This program will restore the historic Battleship Row mooring quays, while helping U.S. Army personnel transition to civilian jobs.

Automotive 8 Dec 2016

Recyclable epoxy proven in HP-RTM

Recyclamine hardener performs well in global processing trials and cradle-to-cradle recycling demo.

Out of Autoclave 8 Dec 2016

For the Corvette, a smooth ride depends on composites

On a vehicle already famous for having a long history of composites use, finding a new part on which to apply the material is a challenge, but PolyOne’s Advanced Composites Glasforms unit managed to do just that.

Aerospace 7 Dec 2016

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.

CAMX 7 Dec 2016

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.

Sustainability 7 Dec 2016

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.

RTM 6 Dec 2016

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.

Aerospace 30 Nov 2016

Thermography: The Big Picture gets bigger

Recent advances in IR camera technology are ... fueling another surge in thermography use.

Molds/Tools 30 Nov 2016

Some predictions for 2017

We will see even greater progress in 2017 than we saw in 2016, some surprising, some long awaited.

Carbon Fibers 30 Nov 2016

In the midst of a paradigm reconstruction in automotive materials

The effects of paradigm shifts in shared experience.

Sustainability 30 Nov 2016

Cored carbon air-supported vessel

Tuco Marine’s ASV a sustainable yet speedy craft.

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Bonding 30 Nov 2016

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.