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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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Pressure Vessels

Infinite Composites awarded $470K contract to develop larger, higher pressure H2 tanks

Manufacturing Type V composite pressure vessels, Infinite Composites will match this project with a recently received $1.6 million award from the Army for conformable hydrogen tanks.

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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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Marine

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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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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