Industry Digest

Keep up to date with the latest news of interest to the composites industry

New Pickleball Paddles Feature Fiberglass and Carbon Fiber Faces

Pickleball is played on a badminton-sized court with the net set to a height of 34 inches using a perforated plastic ball and composite or wooden paddles about twice the size of ping-pong paddles. KitchenPro...

A One-Person Flying Machine Made of Carbon Fiber is Now Available

Designers at Jetson wanted to create a personal eVTOL (electric Vertical Take Off and Landing) aerial vehicle available to consumers. Jetson ONE is the answer - a personal drone that looks like a flying...

RML’s Short Wheelbase Car Features Carbon Composite Body

RML’s Short Wheelbase Car Zero will soon be tested and moved into production. The vehicle features a V12 engine and an innovative carbon composite body with styling based on the Ferrari 250 GT SWB. The...

Composite Components Being Used to Develop Wave Energy Converters for Barges

Aquaculture, also known as aquafarming, is the breeding, rearing, and harvesting of fish, shellfish, algae, and other organisms in water environments. As aquaculture operations move further offshore and...

World’s First Carbon Fiber Composite Large Launch Vehicle Introduced

Neutron, Rocket Lab’s new launch vehicle, will be used for satellite mega-constellations, deep space missions, and space flights for humans. Developed using experience gained when building the successful...

3D Printed Composite Materials Developed from Forestry Waste Used in Affordable Rural Housing

Affordable housing is needed in rural communities, and a team of researchers from Auburn University, in partnership with researchers from the University of Idaho, are developing an innovative solution to the...