Scott Francis Editor-In-Chief

Coatings 18 Dec 2023

Solar-powered photonic cooling enables energy-saving coating

Passive cooling technology can reduce interior temperatures 5-13°C, offering weight, cost and CO2 benefits for cars, construction, aircraft and more.

Editorial 2 Dec 2024

Your must-have composites industry guide for 2025

Welcome to CW’s annual SourceBook, your guide to suppliers of machinery, materials, software and other services for the composites industry.

Editorial 1 Dec 2023

Reconnecting with the composites industry

CW reflects on this year’s CAMX, the current state of the composites industry and looks ahead to 2024.

Sustainability 15 Nov 2023

Episode 43: Emphasizing the recycling of wind blades

CW Talks discusses Ford Motor Company’s involvement with the EMPHASIZING project, a UK consortium working to develop a material from recycled glass fiber with mechanical properties superior to virgin glass.

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Editorial 1 Nov 2023

Composites and the call to space

CW editor-in-chief Scott Francis discusses the role of composites in recent and upcoming space missions.

Work In Progress 27 Oct 2023

Type V pressure vessel enables lunar lander

Exploratory IM-1 lunar landing mission to feature a unique, all-composite unibody Type V pressure vessel designed for cryogenic propulsion.

Defense 12 Oct 2023

A&P Technology awarded SBIR to further inline inspection

A&P Technology was recently awarded an AFWERX SBIR to expedite the development of inline inspection capabilities for braided composite components for hypersonics and military aircraft.