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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.

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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...
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Vehicles Could Get “Nerves” that Sense Damage thanks to new Clemson Research

Last week, Clemson University’s College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences unveiled new research detailing how helicopters, tanks and other vehicles could someday be made of “smart materials”...
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New Research Could Accelerate Development of Affordable Automotive Composites

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with experts from Toyota, Magna, PlastiComp, Autodesk, the University of Illinois, Purdue University and...
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Hamburg and Montreal Announce Joint Aviation Research Program

Hamburg and Montréal, two of the world's largest aviation regions, have launched an official cooperative research and development program. Over the next three years, the Consortium for Research and Innovation...
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Composites Manufacturing is the official publication of the American Composites Manufacturers Association. Published bimonthly, it offers practical assessments of the current state of the composites industry as well as thoughtful explorations of the opportunities and challenges ahead. It includes timely coverage of core market segments, materials, processes and technical education plus topics such as sustainability, plant safety, operational efficiency and research advances. Subscribe to Composites Manufacturing Magazine.

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