Category: Columns

There’s no doubt that interest in additive manufacturing has reached new heights recently, but Steven Woods, senior project manager at GE Power & Water, noted that additive manufacturing techniques...

The first composites were a mixture of straw and mud prepared by our ancestors nearly 4,000 years ago, said Dr. Andrew George of Brigham Young University at yesterday’s CAMX...

Many cyclists can attest that bike seats are often uncomfortable, but few have patented their own solution to the problem. Jeri Rutherford of RideOut Technologies became inspired on a...

Two new commercial trucking solutions from Transtex can contribute to fuel savings of more than 10 percent and qualify users for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SmartWay Elite program....

In the latest issue of Composites Manufacturing, we discussed the future of Out-of-Autoclave (OOA) and Out-of-Oven (OOO) manufacturing with several companies at the forefront of these processes. OOA and...

Using liquid salts during the formation of smart textiles and conductive polymer composites instead of harsh chemicals can strengthen fibers that conduct electricity, according to a patent issued to...

Aircraft manufacturing requires the most efficient design at the lowest cost. To meet aircraft manufacturers’ stringent requirements on damage tolerance and damage visibility after impact events such as bird...

The Taiko Maru, a 499 GT chemical tanker owned by Sowa Kaiun YK, recently became the first merchant vessel to have a CFRP propeller installed on its main propulsion...

While most research has focused on patterns on the outer surfaces of materials, scientists at MIT have begun to explore the effects of patterned surfaces deep within materials. The...