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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.

Green Process to Make Carbon Fiber for Rocket Nozzles Receives Patent

Dr. William Kaukler, a longtime NASA contractor and an associate research professor at the University of Alabama Huntsville’s (UAH) Rotorcraft Systems Engineering and Simulation Center, has been awarded a...

Utah Researchers Look to Turn Coal into Carbon Fiber

Engineers from the University of Utah are launching a $1.6 million project to research cost-effective, eco-friendly methods of turning coal-derived pitch into carbon fiber composite materials. The University...

MIT Creates “Foundry” – The Photoshop of Composite 3-D Printing

Last week, a team from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) presented “Foundry,” a design program that can customize a variety of 3-D printed objects with composite...

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Researchers Develop Composites that Self-Heal at Sub-Zero Temperature

A team of researchers led by the University of Birmingham (UK) and Harbin Institute of Technology (China) have developed a method of allowing composite materials used in aircraft and satellites to self-heal...

Rutgers Engineers Use Microwaves to Make High-Quality Graphene

Engineers at Rutgers University have discovered an easy way to make graphene for flexible and printable electronics. Damien Voiry, a former Rutgers post-doctoral associate, Rutgers Professor Manish Chhowalla...

Penn State Researchers Develop Energy Storage Material for Electric Vehicles

According to a report from Penn State News, researchers have developed an “ideal” energy storage nanocomposite material for electric vehicles. The outer layers of the material are boron nitride nanosheets...