Aerospace
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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Gardner Business Index at 49.7 in October
Employment is up and composites in the US electronics industry continue a 2016 growth trend.
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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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Navigating tighter HSE standards for composites manufacturers worldwide
Solvent-free, HSE standard- compliant processing aids perform, today, as well as solvent-based products.
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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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How is knitting different?
There are three principal methods of manipulating fibers or yarns into textile fabrics.
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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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