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NASA picks Boeing’s Transonic Truss-Based Wing for Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project
With the help of NASA, Boeing will build, test and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft starting in 2028, gearing toward a greener, more fuel-efficient future aircraft.
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MingYang reveals 18-MW offshore wind turbine model with 140-meter-long blades
The Chinese wind turbine manufacturer surpasses its 16-MW platform, optimizes wind farm construction costs for 1-GW wind farms.
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Chantiers de l’Atlantique reveals 66-meter, all-composite SolidSail mast
A technological feat, the large carbon fiber mast prototype targets the Silenseas sailing liner and sailing cargo ships for up to 40% reduction in CO2 emissions.
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Stellantis to build Midnight eVTOL aircraft with Archer
Stellantis is to contribute advanced manufacturing technology and expertise, experienced personnel and capital, in addition to help stand up Archer’s new composites manufacturing facility, with the ultimate goal of becoming Archer’s exclusive contract manufacturer.
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Velocity Composites enters U.S. market with $100 million GKN Aerospace agreement
The composite material kits supplier expands into international markets with the development of its first U.S. manufacturing facility and a new agreement to support GKN aerostructures development.
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European R&D project Bizente researches enzymatic technologies to recover thermosets
Through protein engineering, project partners molecularly modify enzymes and resins to make it possible to recover thermoset composites and give them a second life.
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Cryomotive opens Hydrogen Storage Manufacturing Center
Cryomotive is to develop, manufacture and assemble Cryogas composite hydrogen tanks for commercial vehicles, buses and ships at new Pfeffenhausen site, accelerating hydrogen refueling systems production for zero-emission commercial vehicles.
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NCC announces life cycle assessment software results for construction
Study is undertaken to better understand LCA software tools to inform composites design and product development in decarbonization initiatives.
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli adopts Siemens Xcelerator portfolio for America’s Cup composite yacht
Critical digital tools and services increase design complexity, improve manufacturing repeatability and accelerate development for composite racing yacht construction, in and out of season.
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Rice University turns asphaltene into graphene for composites
University scientists use novel flash Joule heating process to convert crude oil byproduct into graphene, to then be mixed with composites for thermal, anti-corrosion and 3D-printing applications.
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