Sustainability
UAMMI receives federal funds to grow advanced materials cluster
The Utah Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Initiative will use the funding to support small materials and manufacturing businesses in Utah.
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Mitsubishi Corp. completes shareholder agreement with ELG Carbon Fibre
The two companies aim to enhance global business development and provide a reliable supply of reprocessed carbon fiber.
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NASA selects new research institutes to develop smart habitats for space exploration
The goal of the new Space Technology Research Institutes (STRIs) is to develop automated technologies critical to a sustainable human presence on the Moon and eventually Mars.
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U.K. research program explores aligned discontinuous fiber prepreg
A research program in the U.K. is attempting to achieve a fundamental step-change in the composites industry.
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WVU researchers win Delmonte Award for composite infrastructure system
Hota GangaRao and Praveen Majjigapu’s NextGen Multifunctional Composite System has been developed for sustainable, cost-effective reinforcement bridges and other structural applications.
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Plant Tour: Composite Advantage
Composite Advantage supplies engineered fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) products including bridge decks, trail bridges, cantilever sidewalks, rail platforms, as well as waterfront structures such as fender protection systems, pilings and naval ship separators.
Read MoreEnvironmental testing of composites
Additional testing of polymer matrix composites (PMCs) is often performed in alternate environmental conditions to determine properties related to temperature and moisture sensitivity.
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Reaping the benefits: Composites use grows in agricultural equipment
Multiple trends support composites advances in this huge but fragmented market.
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More details on MAI Skelett design process
The MAI Skelett project developed a thermoplastic composite roof structure that outperforms carbon fiber/epoxy design, including crash load level, energy absoprtion and BIW integrity.
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AFRL research advances 3D printable CF/epoxy composites
The Air Force Research Laboratory and university partners will soon publish the results of a research project aimed at 3D printing lighter, stronger composites for Air Force aircraft.
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