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...
MIT Develops Fleet of 3-D Printed Autonomous Boats
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the Senseable City Lab in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning (DUSP) have created a fleet of autonomous...
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...
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...
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...
