Materials
Candidates sought: Associate Professor of Polymer Chemistry
Deakin University (Geelong, Australia) is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy for the position of Associate Professor of Polymer Chemistry.
Read MoreFor carbon fiber, the future certainly looks bright
CompositesWorld's annual Carbon Fiber conference last week included an upbeat outlook for the supply and demand of carbon fiber, with particularly strong growth expected in automotive, pressure vessels and energy development.
Read MoreTour of ORNL’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility
3D printing was the focus during the tour of the ORNL facility in Knoxville, TN.
Read MoreInfused trimaran takes to the seas
French shipyard CMN has released a video showing the Ocean Eagle 43 infused epoxy trimaran in action.
WatchCruise-capable rotorcraft exploits the performance of composites
The Carter Aviation Personal Air Vehicle combines the best of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters, in an all-carbon composite design.
Read MoreVolvo 65: Identical and optimal composite spars and rigging
“One design” concept takes the boat out of the yacht-racing equation, pitting teams against the wind, sea … and each other.
Read MoreReducing manufacturing cost via RTM
Airbus Bremen aims to replace dozens of prepreg components and assembly operations with a unitized multispar composite flap molded in a one-shot process.
Read MoreCMF project's process combines prepreg with RTM
Composite Multispar Flap (CMF) project at Airbus Bremen demonstrates SQRTM process for producing aircraft flaps
Read MoreGreen resins: Closer to maturity
As more players approach the market, R&D expands, but overall market growth in the composites arena is still slow but steady.
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