From Concepts to Composites
University R&D advances novel ideas to ground-breaking applications. School may be out for the summer, but researchers at universities across the country are still hard at work on projects to advance...
Dutch Students Present Lina – The World’s First Biocomposite Car
Back in January, students from Netherlands-based Eindhoven University of Technology unveiled Lina – the world’s first biocomposite car. This month, the students have been displaying the car at a handful of...
Lowe’s and Virginia Tech Collaborate on Robotic Suit for Employees
Retail giant Lowe’s and researchers from Virginia Tech have joined forces to develop an exosuit — a wearable suit with lift-assist technology. According to Virginia Tech’s news department, the...
Washington State University Researchers Develop Recycling Method for CFRP
A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) has developed a method to recycle carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites that strays from traditional approaches. The researchers’...
The Fifth Mode of Transportation
For decades, the world has fantasized about the use of futuristic tubes as a form of ultra-high-speed transportation. However, while fun to watch in popular television shows like Star Trek and The Jetsons, to...
Georgia Tech Researchers Develop 3-D Printing Method for Shape-Shifting Objects
According to Georgia Tech’s Research Horizons magazine, a team of researchers from Georgia Tech and two other institutions from Singapore and China has developed a 3-D printing method to create objects...
