University

R&D programs at colleges and universities around the world are where composite innovation blossoms. Students can create life-changing applications using composite materials and, with the help of industry leaders, put these applications into practice.

Juno Becomes World’s First Graphene Skinned Plane

What is it? An aerospace engineering team from the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) unveiled Juno, the first-ever aircraft covered with a graphene skin. Why does it matter? Graphene has been called...

ACMA Announces Membership Award Winners

Every year, the American Composites Manufacturers Association (ACMA) celebrates its exceptional members with the ACMA Membership and Awards. These prestigious awards honor the work of individuals that have...

New System from UMaine Can Build a Bridge Span in 3 Days

Last week, the University of Maine Advanced Structures and Composites Center unveiled a rapidly deployable bridge system that utilizes composite material girders and precast concrete deck panels to reduce...

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Air Force and Cincinnati University Create Clothing to Charge your Phone

Engineers with the University of Cincinnati (UC) are working to create a type of technology typically reserved for super heroes like Iron Man. The university's Nanoworld Laboratories is collaborating with the...

Shifting Paradigms

Five innovative North American university R&D projects highlight composite materials as agents of change. Across the global composites industry, businesses are constantly searching for innovative ways to...

Vienna Researchers Develop Composite Curing Formula that Works Underwater

Researchers at Technische Universität Wien (TU-Wien) in Vienna, Austria, have developed a "special formula" that allows epoxy-based composites to cure underwater. The research group, headed up by Professor...