Since his postdoctoral days at MIT, Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been wrestling ...

UD's Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century ...

The effective elastic properties of composite materials are critical for predicting and optimising the structural performance of engineered systems. Composites, which combine two or more constituent ...

The study of bioinspired composite materials has rapidly evolved into an interdisciplinary field that bridges biology, materials science and engineering. Drawing inspiration from natural systems—such ...

Graphene is often described as a wonder material. It is strong, electrically conductive, thermally efficient, and remarkably ...

JEC Composites Magazine: We are familiar with Valeo’s 4 main business lines. What is the place and role of composites in these? Morgane Duhec: Valeo is committed to reducing its carbon footprint and ...

Composite materials have revolutionized our industry, bringing outstanding performance to commonly used materials. However, designing these materials for maximum performance is not always intuitive.

Wind turbine blades are being buried at their end of life (EOL), a practice soon to be prohibited by landfill bans taking effect across Europe in 2025. With a forecast of 43 million tons to be ...

The modern aerospace sector's rapid expansion has led to improvements in aircraft materials. Lowering expenses, lightweighting, and extending the operational life of the components in aircraft ...

Market leading Spread Tow thin ply brand, TeXtreme takes a significant leap towards innovation and performance enhancement, by proudly introducing TeXtreme® 360°. TeXtreme® 360° is groundbreaking tape ...

Researchers from Skoltech Engineering Center's Hierarchically Structured Materials Laboratory have developed a new method to determine the porosity of fibrous materials using a single image taken with ...

At 16 years old, Sethu Munusamy was first introduced to composite engineering in a high school class in Malaysia. Sethu, a WSU 2010 alum, was fascinated by idea of taking a plastic and a fiber, mixing ...