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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.

Lowe’s and Virginia Tech Collaborate on Robotic Suit for Employees

Retail giant Lowe’s and researchers from Virginia Tech have joined forces to develop an exosuit — a wearable suit with lift-assist technology. According to Virginia Tech’s news department, the...

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Washington State University Researchers Develop Recycling Method for CFRP

A team of researchers from Washington State University (WSU) has developed a method to recycle carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites that strays from traditional approaches. The researchers’...

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...

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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...

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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...

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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...