The quest for new composite materials has been raging on for years, as experts realized the tremendous potential they hold for a wide array of applications. Recently, scientists in the UK received funds to start developing high performance, fiber-reinforced polymer composites.The Engineering and Physical Sciences Res... |
28 March 2011
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A collaboration of investigators from the Kyushu University and the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) announces the development of a new type of polymer, that can mend itself. Whenever it is damaged, a simple exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light makes it as new again. The healing process takes place at room temperature,... |
20 January 2011
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At this point, in order to create highly-efficient, top-quality magnets, manufacturers need to use a class of chemicals known as rare-Earth elements (REE), supplies of which are starting to become unavailable. But new composite materials currently being developed could eliminate this need entirely.REE are not a rare ... |
20 January 2011
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A group of researchers working under the supervision of experts at the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) have just demonstrated the viability of an all-composite space capsule. During early, full-scale structural tests performed over the past few months, at the American space agency's Langley Research Ce... |
26 January 2010
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New composite materials on the nanoscale have recently been developed by experts at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), and are now ready for test deployment. They will be carried to the low-Earth orbit by the space shuttle Atlantis, during its scheduled November 16 launch. When the spacecraft docks at the Am... |
13 November 2009
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Composite materials, such as fiberglass and carbon fiber, are among things that are part of the most modern construct and advanced systems, ranging from intelligent clothes to stealth airplanes, and their benefits to the world are obvious upon taking a closer look at their properties. However, not content with just b... |
30 June 2009
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