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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.

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New Polymer Curing Process from Illinois Researchers Could Drastically Reduce Costs

Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new polymer curing process that could drastically reduce the cost, time and energy needed to manufacture FRP. The researchers findings indicate that...

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Engineers from U.S. Army and University of Maryland Develop Technique to Make Adaptive Materials

Engineers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and the University of Maryland have developed a technique that causes a composite material to become stiffer and stronger on-demand when exposed to...

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Concordia University Professor Uses 4-D Printing to Manufacture Curved Composites without Molds

Concordia University professor and engineer Suong Van Hoa has developed a quicker 4-D printing method for manufacturing composite materials. In regular 4-D printing, one creates objects with a 3-D printer that...

Washington State Researchers use Recycled Carbon Fiber to Improve Permeable Pavement

Last week, Washington State University news highlighted a new research project that could solve a high-tech waste problem while addressing the environmental challenge of stormwater run-off. WSU researchers...

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UK Researchers to Develop Composite Bridge Pier Inspired by Human Spine

Last week, the University of Southampton (UK) announced that a number of pioneering research projects at the university will be awarded funding as part of a £6.6 million investment by the Engineering and...

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UK Researcher Unveils World’s First Automotive Graphene Composite Component Prototype

Ahmed Elmarakbi, an automotive composites professor at the University of Sunderland (UK), has produced a prototype of the world’s first graphene composite component for an automotive...