Grace Nehls

Grace Nehls Senior Managing Editor

JEC

JEC announces 11 Innovation Award winners

The JEC Group has announced the winner for each of the 11 Innovation Award categories. Learn more about the winners and their projects at JEC World 2024.

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Recycling

ORNL develops dynamically crosslinked CFRP, enabling closed-loop recycling 

At laboratory scale, functionalized CFRP thermosets can be “released” via heat or chemicals to reincarnate them back into their starting materials.

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Beta Technologies demonstrates Alia CTOL flight

Working alongside partner Bristow, the AAM company exhibited the CTOL aircraft’s capabilities and maneuverability.

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Sustainability

University of Bristol studies mycelium composites as alternative building materials

Affordable, lightweight and sustainable composite materials made from mycelium — mushroom roots — may have potential for packaging materials, insulation panels, floor tiles and furniture.  

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Sensors

U.K. academics head up flat fiber sensor research for composites

Six universities are in charge of developing flat fiber sensors, which will then be applied with industry partners, to determine their impact in monitoring composites manufacturing and more.

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JEC

Research institute shares portfolio dedicated to impacting composites manufacturing

JEC World 2024: Visit CIMComp and its team members at the UK Pavilion to delve deeper into its composites research over the last 7 years and network with industry leaders.

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Wind/Energy

Gurit supports composites-focused wind projects, ferry development

Gurit announces an EcoVadis Gold rating, a collaboration on Hong Kong high-speed passenger ferries and work with the OptiCore Innovation Project.

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AMRC Training Centre introduces composites apprenticeship opportunity

With partners McLaren and Teledyne CML Composites, the Training Center will train new composites technicians in South Yorkshire to build up the future industry workforce.

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Flagship Climate Impulse project targets non-stop, green hydrogen-powered flight

Bringing on Syensqo as its main materials and technological partner, Swiss explorer Bertrand Piccard hopes to stimulate climate action by demonstrating disruptive solutions in this 2028 aircraft design.

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Glass Fibers

Eve selects composite seats from Recaro Aircraft for 2026 eVTOL

The delivery, to include 75,000 GFRP seats, marks Recaro’s entry into the AAM market. 

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Three conforming, piloted Midnight aircraft are under construction

Component assembly of Archer Aviations’ eVTOL aircraft, to be used in FAA “for credit” testing, is well underway, with final assembly on track to begin in the coming weeks.

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Longtime composites leader Scott Beckwith passes away at age 82

Dr. Scott Williams Beckwith held a distinguished and well-respected career in composites, serving nearly 50 years at SAMPE in addition to forming his own composites consulting company.

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