Composite materials have revolu­tionised a wide range of industries, including aerospace and automotive, offering unrivalled strength, lightness and design flexibility compared to more conventional ...
REFRESH partners developed a vacuum-infused blade tip with thermobonding-produced rGF mats, showing mechanical properties ...
A large market for composite structural components may be opening up within a decade, and recycled carbon fiber may be the key. At least, this seems to be the promise proffered by the recent ...
Imagine a material that can build a strong and sturdy yet fossil-fuel-free vehicle, one that could both withstand the force of getting T-boned by a bus but be light enough to offset the weight of the ...
Décision began working on the prototype in February 2017 and in record time (just 4 months) has completed the final production design, the composite structure, and the final assembly of the first ...
fueling and simulated launch cycles. The nine-month, 40-cycle series of tests, concluded Aug. 9, is part of Northrop Grumman’s ongoing partnership with NASA to help mature space technologies required ...
Gyronautics company Skyworks is teaming up with Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites to build a prototype of its VertiJet vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft, the companies announced Monday ...
In the previous article on this topic, I stated the importance of prototyping during product design and development to verify your design. I reviewed the many plastic prototyping options available to ...
UK manufacturer GKN has shown off the first examples of prototype composite rear wing spars for the Airbus A350 XWB wing-box demonstrator at its Yeovil plant. The prototype manufacture milestone is ...
An international research group led by China’s Zhejiang University has developed a proof-of-concept compression-assisted adsorption thermal battery (CATB) prototype, using solar thermal collectors.