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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.

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...

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Challenging Conventions with Composites

University R&D projects continue to push the limits of what can be done with composites. If there are three words you never want to tell a composites researcher, they are “no, you can’t.” You...

MIT Research Could Lead to Lighter and More Damage-Resistant Aircraft

According to MIT News, aerospace engineers at MIT have found a way to bond composite layers in a way that the resulting composite material is substantially stronger and more damage-resistant than other...