Composites news, May 2021

New manufacturing process pushes vascular materials to the front

By utilizing 'frontal polymerization', researchers have shortened the manufacturing process for vascular materials from two days to two minutes.

‘Digital’ ivory promises ethical repairs of artefacts

ivory substitute can be printed into complex three-dimensional structures using additive manufacturing

Winner of 2021 CSTE Outstanding Young Researcher Award announced

In memory of Dr. Susan Odom

Orange peel makes transparent wood more sustainable

Researchers have made their transparent wood more sustainable by replacing fossil-based polymer fillers with versions made from orange peel.

Polymer gels and gold nanoparticles produce oscillating platform

By combining polymer gels and gold nanoparticles, researchers created a diverse array of oscillators that could move in unison with each other.