Healable spacecraft structures could soon be possible thanks to cutting-edge composite technology. Swiss companies CompPair ...

“Self-responsive” nanomaterial-based composites AMRC’s Matthew Collinson (top photo) inspects a composite demonstrator component incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and copper contacts to enable ...

Composite lattice structures have emerged as an indispensable solution in high‐performance engineering, particularly in aerospace and civil applications. These structures combine advanced composite ...

ATK: Alliant Techsystems has delivered a technological first to NASA: a full-scale, crew module structure made of composite materials. The Composite Crew Module (CCM) is a unique capsule design that ...

Conformal load-bearing antenna structures (CLAS) represent an innovative integration of communication technology with structural composite materials. By embedding microstrip antennas within composite ...

Fig. 1. Hand-machined scarf through three plies of CF unidirectional (UD) tape and one ply of CF plain woven fabric at 0.5-inch (nominal) distance per ply. Note the small amount of breakthrough at the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Pioneering the Future of Sustainable Flight Training with Advanced Carbon Fiber Innovation DENVER, Dec. 2, 2025 ...

Shakespeare Composite Structures™ has introduced the first full-scale tested composite distribution pole designed to absorb the energy of vehicular impact during collision. The new product can reduce ...

Initiatives such as the Shift2Rail European programme are encouraging research into innovative rail product solutions with the aim of doubling the capacity of the European rail system, increasing its ...

Carbon fibre changed Formula 1 permanently when the McLaren MP4/1 became the first carbon fibre monocoque chassis to race in 1981. In the four ...

Their high strength-to-weight ratio, corrosion resistance and fatigue strength make composite materials an excellent candidate for use in unmanned air vehicle structures. To this end, all of Israel ...

A young man wearing a black lab coat with "Prototipi" on the back and a raging bull over the heart is enthusiastically talking about the history of carbon fiber. Behind him a machine flexes a ...