Sustainability
House Subcommittee on Research and Technology discusses composite materials
The goal of the hearing was to examine the role of composite materials in rebuilding US infrastructure and discuss the value of developing standards for composite materials.
Read MoreMulti-material shipping container for pharmaceuticals
This past week, CW was made aware of a new, high-tech and multi-material unit load device (ULD) shipping container solution from an innovative container company called Smart Containers Group (Zurich, Switzerland).
WatchMVP and ORNL install first commercially available medium/large-scale thermoset 3D printer
MVP engaged with ORNL to create a 3D printer capable of printing large-scale thermosets, chemistries that are irreversibly cured from a prepolymer or resin.
Read MoreWinds of change?
Recently there have been a few rumblings about offshore wind farms in the United States with potential project developments on both East and West coasts.
Read MoreConsortium to develop floating offshore wind farm in California
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority has selected a consortium of companies to pursue the development of an offshore wind energy project off the Northern California coast.
Read MoreTeijin integrates carbon fiber business under one name
The Japanese parent company Toho Tenax Co. Ltd. has been integrated into Teijin Limited.
Read MoreFastRTM project demonstrates manufacturing of complex, net-shape composite parts
Automated production platform developed by a French industry consortium utilizes an epoxy resin system from Hexion Inc.
Read MoreGlobal team explores reuse of wind turbine blades
Called RE-WIND, the project is funded under the US-Ireland Tripartite Research Program (Dublin, Ireland). T
Read MoreEnvironmentally friendly composites project sparks competition
AIMPLAS joins project ECOXY, an program to develop repairable, reprocessable and recyclable composites for the contruction and automotive sectors.
Read MoreNew board makes windsurfing available to all
Making the windsurfing sport available to all
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