“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 ...

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 ...

May 7, 2005 Inflatable structures (aka airbeams) have developed rapidly in recent times, finding application in a variety of new engineering projects ranging from military tents in Iraq and ...

This achievement stems from the strategic partnership between Hexcel and Arkema. The high-performance thermoplastic composite structure was designed and manufactured using HexPly® thermoplastic tapes.

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 ...

Thermoplastic composites have, since their advent 15 years ago, provided aircraft manufacturers with a strong, resilient structural composite. Aerospace design permittable databases are available for ...