The Fifth Mode of Transportation
For decades, the world has fantasized about the use of futuristic tubes as a form of ultra-high-speed transportation. However, while fun to watch in popular television shows like Star Trek and The Jetsons, to...
Georgia Tech Researchers Develop 3-D Printing Method for Shape-Shifting Objects
According to Georgia Tech’s Research Horizons magazine, a team of researchers from Georgia Tech and two other institutions from Singapore and China has developed a 3-D printing method to create objects...
LLNL Researchers Become First to 3-D Print Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have laid claim as the first team to 3-D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites. The laboratory said it hopes the developments leads to the...
Winning Design in SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Features Composites
Delft University of Technology (Delft, Netherlands) won the inaugural SpaceX Hyperloop Competition Weekend – a test among university students at 30 universities around the world to produce the best possible...
Discovery from Bombardier and U.K. Universities Could Improve Conductivity of Composites
A collaboration between Bombardier and researchers from the Universities of Surrey and Bristol in the U.K. has led to a discovery that could enhance the thermal and electrical conductivity of composite...
Rudolph’s Antlers Could Inspire Damage-Resistant Composites
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have discovered the secret behind the toughness of deer antlers and how they can resist breaking during fights. Antlers are made of calcium and...
