The University of Bristol in the UK has opened seven new research institutes including one covering composites education and research.
31 March 2017
UK-based Pentaxia has secured a supply deal to provide components for military aircraft ejection seats.
31 March 2017
Single-atom memory maintains Moore's Law.
31 March 2017David Bradley
Waterproof breathable textiles market set for massive growth.
30 March 2017David Bradley
Korean researchers have developed an implantable supercapacitor that could be used to power future medical devices.
30 March 2017Laurie Winkless
Diamond Fiberglass has closed its asset acquisition of Fibrex Corporation, a composite chemical pipe, header systems and duct manufacturer.
30 March 2017
Jim Wright, vice president of a company that designs and manufactures carbon fiber composite firearms, has been named to the NIST MEP.
30 March 2017
Renishaw’s RenAM 500M system has been installed at the Centre for Advanced Aerospace Technologies (CATEC) in Seville, Spain.
30 March 2017
To celebrate the latest CiteScoreTracker value of 5.57, the Editor-in-Chief highlights three key articles.
29 March 2017Stewart Bland
Mitsubishi Rayon’s carbon fiber sheet molding compound (SMC) has been adopted for the rear door frame of the new Prius PHV.
29 March 2017
Huntsman Advanced Materials has conducted a survey covering the use of composites in the automotive industry.
29 March 2017
Additive manufacturing (AM) specialist FIT AG and Caterpillar Inc have entered into a strategic alliance agreement.
29 March 2017
Divergent 3D has entered into a strategic development partnership with SLM Solutions Group.
29 March 2017
Additive allows immiscible polymers to be bonded in recycling scheme.
29 March 2017David Bradley
A new a double perovskite nanofiber can be used as a highly efficient catalyst for oxygen evolution reactions in energy storage systems.
29 March 2017
Diehl Aircabin has signed a long-term agreement with Diab for the supply of structural foam core materials for cabin interiors.
28 March 2017
Sinterite, a Gasbarre Furnace company, has installed a continuous belt furnace at the Air Liquide Shanghai Research & Technology Center in China.
28 March 2017
AM Ventures (AMV) and Exmet AB have entered into an agreement to develop technology for the additive manufacturing (AM) of amorphous metals.
28 March 2017
Sigmatex has announced a new supplier agreement with Embraer, reportedly one of the largest aerospace companies in the world.
28 March 2017
Kennametal has been recognized as one of 2017’s World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute.
27 March 2017
Linde reports group revenue of €16.948 billion, up 0.2% after adjusting for exchange rate effects.
27 March 2017
The Composite Recycling Technology Center (CRTC) and ELG Carbon Fiber Ltd (ELG) have signed a s (MOU) to collaborate on carbon fiber recycling.
27 March 2017
Scientists have found a way to use a technique called magnetron-sputtering inert-gas condensation to create uniform iron nanocubes.
27 March 2017
Understanding how sodium–metal sulfide batteries work.
27 March 2017Laurie Donaldson
Water-based, biocompatible ink formulations of two-dimensional materials including graphene, MoS2, WS2, and hexagonal boron nitride.
24 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
Transistors based on single semiconducting carbon nanotubes are pushing device performance to the ultimate physical limits.
24 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
Strong earthquakes occur independently of each other, while minor shocks cluster together.
23 March 2017
Lucideon, a materials technology company, is hosting a new webinar entitled ‘Validation of Additive Manufactured Components through Specialized Testing’.
23 March 2017
Hi-line Industries reports that its customer prices will remain the same for the seventh consecutive year.
23 March 2017
Ford Motor Company is looking into how to 3D print large-scale one-piece auto parts, such spoilers, for prototyping and future production vehicles.
23 March 2017
Umicore has acquired South Korean automotive catalyst joint venture, Ordeg Co Ltd for €82 million (KRW 100 billion).
23 March 2017
Nanostructured scaffold material impregnated with immunosuppressive drugs encourages nerve regrowth in implanted replacement teeth.
23 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
xperion Energy & Environment has received an order for hydrogen high-pressure cylinders from Air Products GmbH in Germany.
23 March 2017
TeXtreme composite material has reportedly been certified for use in commercial aero applications and qualified by an aircraft manufacturer.
23 March 2017
Automotive giant Volvo reports that it is adopting high performance, lightweight composite transverse leaf springs for more models.
23 March 2017
Perovskite materials have optoelectronic properties promising for cheap, easy to make LEDs.
23 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
Metals with a gradient in grain size show increased overall strength while allowing ductile behavior to take place to avoid catastrophic failure.
22 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
3D printing with cellulose made easier and cheaper.
22 March 2017Laurie Donaldson
The Metal Powder Industries Federation (MPIF) has launched the first video in a series focused on powder metallurgy (PM).
22 March 2017
LPW Technology Ltd has released its most recent case study, ‘Vacuum versus non-vacuum melted gas atomised powders’.
22 March 2017
TxV Aero Composites has used Fiberforge tape laying system to deliver polyaryletherketone (PAEK) composites.
22 March 2017
Fibermaq, a Brazilian supplier of composite molding equipment, says that it expects a 30% surge in revenue this year, returning to 2015 levels.
22 March 2017
Samuel Son & Co Limited has signalled its move into additive manufacturing (AM) with the acquisition of Burloak Technologies.
21 March 2017
NetComposites has launched a series of training videos which offer a range of modules covering composite materials.
21 March 2017
Turkish fabric manufacturer Metyx Composites has appointing GRP Solutions Ltd as its exclusive distributor for Great Britain.
21 March 2017
Scientists have discovered that "layer-edge-states" are responsible for the high efficiencies seen with 2D layered hybrid perovskites.
21 March 2017
Researchers have found a way to greatly reduce the effects of fatigue in steel by incorporating a laminated nanostructure.
21 March 2017
Lanxess will be investing around €100 million to expand its production facilities for chemical intermediates.
20 March 2017
Haydale has developed carbon fiber-reinforced composite materials featuring graphene powder with improved resistance to lightning-strike damage.
20 March 2017
Molybdenum mining company General Moly entered 2017 with a cash balance of approximately US$8.5 million at year-end 2016.
20 March 2017
APMI International plans to run a course covering automation in the PM industry on 13 April 2017, in St Marys, PA, USA.
20 March 2017
Solar-powered carbon dioxide reduction.
20 March 2017David Bradley
Sustainable water splitting without peroxide.
20 March 2017David Bradley
AM specialist Arcam says that it has been working with Lima, an Italian provider of orthopaedic parts, for 10 years.
18 March 2017
Composites UK has launched a series of regional SME roadshow events for 2017 in partnership with the National Composites Centre (NCC).
17 March 2017
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have become the first to 3D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites.
17 March 2017
Cabot Corporation says that it will expand its manufacturing capabilities for elastomer composites at its plant in Port Dickson, Malaysia.
17 March 2017
Scientists have combined silicon nanosheets with a polymer to produce a composite material that is UV-resistant and easy to process.
17 March 2017
A new technique uses a diamond probe to detect and measure materials that give off weak magnetic signals or have no magnetic field at all.
17 March 2017
A tidal turbine installed in the North Sea features three rotor blades manufactured in house by A C Marine & Composites.
16 March 2017
Sandvik Coromant has signed an agreement to become a premium partner of machine tool manufacturer, DMG MORI.
16 March 2017
By combining computational and experimental approaches, scientists have nearly doubled the number of solar fuel materials.
16 March 2017
Using several analytical techniques, scientists have studied what happens when sodium ions are inserted into and extracted from an iron sulfide electrode.
16 March 2017
A novel 3D printing method can rapidly create and precisely control a material's architecture from the nano- to centimeter-scale.
16 March 2017
Business area Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology has announced an agreement with IBM.
15 March 2017
Two US manufacturing institutes have begun an initiative to develop an open-source curriculum covering lightweight additive manufacturing.
15 March 2017
Diabetes patients could soon benefit from novel blood glucose sensors made by depositing zinc oxide nanostructures on a stainless steel base.
15 March 2017
Cellulose could offer a renewable, biodegradable alternative to the polymers currently for 3D printing, thanks to a novel 3D printing process.
15 March 2017
Space transport to benefit from propulsion systems based on fusion plasma.
15 March 2017
Scientists have shown that covering surfaces with nanocones confers anti-fogging properties on them.
15 March 2017
Honoring and Promoting a Young researcher active in the fields of Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology for Electronics, MEMS and Life Sciences.
14 March 2017
Researchers have found a way to remotely control the order in which a 2D sheet folds itself into a 3D structure using different wavelengths of light.
14 March 2017
A portable device for fabricating aligned nanofibers could be used to dress wounds on a battlefield or dress shoppers in customizable fabrics.
14 March 2017
GKN has reported a sales increase of 22% in 2016. Profit before tax was up 12% to £678 million, compared to 2015 figures of £603 million.
14 March 2017
GE has announced the appointment of seven new company officers.
14 March 2017
Evonik Industries and Forward Engineering has established a joint venture (JV) called Vestaro GmbH.
14 March 2017
Nanocrystalline doped ceramic oxide with zero-energy grain boundaries is as stable as bulk material.
13 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
The TPRC has successfully closed a two-year collaborative project on the overmolding of thermoplastic composites.
13 March 2017
America Makes and ANSI have published a standardization roadmap for additive manufacturing.
13 March 2017
SKF has made plans to consolidate its organisational structure and group management.
13 March 2017
Composite materials supplier Cristex Composite Materials has introduced a range of glass fiber fabrics from Italian partners G. Angeloni srl.
13 March 2017
Scientists have shown that DNA can control the assembly of bipyramidal gold nanoparticles into a complex crystal structure known as a clathrate.
13 March 2017
Aerosols could hold unique advantages for fabricating CNT layers for thin-film transistors.
13 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.
13 March 2017
The EPMA has launched its 2017 powder metallurgy (PM) thesis competition at both diploma (masters) and doctorate (PhD) levels.
10 March 2017
GE plans to expand the headquarters and employee base of Concept Laser GmbH, and invest in more additive equipment and materials.
10 March 2017
A door for a hydrogen powered car has been build using flax supplied by materials specialist Composites Evolution.
10 March 2017
Solvay has announced a supplementary global price increase for its PA6 and PA6.6 based compounds and fibers.
10 March 2017
Sandwiching nanoclusters of magnesium oxide between two slices of graphene produces a material with enhanced optoelectronic properties.
10 March 2017
Colloidal spheres can self-assemble into diamond and pyrochlore crystal structures that form the basis for photonic crystals.
10 March 2017
Gurit, which makes composites for wind applications, has reported 2016 net sales of CHF 352 million.
9 March 2017
Orbital ATK global leader has supplied composite components for the United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket.
9 March 2017
Global science company DuPont has reported 2016 sales of US$24.6 billion, down 2% compared to the prior year.
9 March 2017
The supervisory board of Linde AG has appointed Dr Sven Schneider as member of the executive board and chief financial officer.
9 March 2017
AM specialist 3D Systems has reported a 2016 revenue decrease of 5% to US$633.0 million compared to U$666.2 million in 2015.
9 March 2017
A new bioinspired technique can transform silk protein into complex materials that are easily programmable at the nano-, micro- and macro-scales.
9 March 2017
The deadline is Monday 13 March 2017.
9 March 2017
A new acoustic metamaterial can bend, shape and focus sound waves as they pass through it, potentially transforming medical imaging and personal audio.
9 March 2017
DSM Dyneema, the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema fiber, has asserted the rights in Israel of one of its key patents.
8 March 2017
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8 March 2017
Nano-sized drug depots show a constant rate of release for a model drug over 36 hours.
8 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
Materials that mimic the biological and physical properties of heart valve tissue could help repair and regenerate damaged or diseased valves
8 March 2017Cordelia Sealy
AP&C, based in Montreal, Canada, has received a significant order for MIM (metal injection molding) applications.
8 March 2017
Zenyatta Ventures Ltd has fluorine functionalized graphene oxide (F-GO) produced from the company’s high-purity Albany graphite.
8 March 2017
Automotive company Bodycote reported revenue of £600.6 million, a 5.9% increase from the 2015 revenue of £567.2 million.
8 March 2017
AM company Concept Laser will be exhibiting its Mlab cusing 200R 3D printing machine at the IDS International Dental Show.
8 March 2017
ELG Carbon Fibre is taking part in a project to develop a novel composite bogie frame for use in rail vehicles.
8 March 2017
Quickstep Holdings has announced total sales for the six months to 31 December 2016 of AUS$24.6 million.
7 March 2017
Porcher Industries says that it will put in place a multi-million Euro growth and restructuring phase in 2017.
7 March 2017
A new technique uses the photoelectric effect to measure the electronic structures of stacks of two-dimensional materials.
7 March 2017
The micro-looping technique used by brown recluse spiders to produce very strong silk could increase the strength of synthetic materials.
7 March 2017
The MPIF’s industry development board has completed a redesign of the PickPM.com website.
7 March 2017
Poliya has announced a price increase for its complete portfolio of composite resins and gelcoats sold in Europe and Middle East.
7 March 2017
Scientists use graphene to reinvent abandoned heat energy converter technology.
7 March 2017
Sintavia has closed a US$15 million round of equity financing from its primary investor, Neff Capital Management LLC.
6 March 2017
The first nonreciprocal mechanical metamaterial can easily transfer motion effortlessly in one direction while blocking it in the other.
6 March 2017
Conductive graphene foam reinforced by carbon nanotubes can support more than 3000 times its own weight and easily bounce back to its original height.
6 March 2017
A new method for healing low-quality diamond nanocrystals under high-temperature conditions could lead to their use in quantum sensing.
6 March 2017
A matrix made of gelatin nanofibers on a synthetic polymer microfiber mesh could provide a better way to culture human stem cells.
6 March 2017
Two managers at hardmetal specialist Kennametal Inc, have received honors at the Women in Manufacturing STEP Awards.
3 March 2017
LPW Technology Ltd has been named in the Sunday Times Lloyds SME Export Track 100 for the first time.
3 March 2017
A new, thermally-conductive rubber material could represent a breakthrough for creating soft, stretchable machines and electronics.
3 March 2017
New calculations show that ferroelectric materials could process information with multivalued logic, leading to faster, more efficient computing.
3 March 2017
Sigma Labs, Inc has signed a commercial alliance with Morf3D to help AM in the aerospace and defense sector.
2 March 2017
The 2017 EPMA Board & Council Meetings will take place on 30 March 2017 in Brussels, Belgium.
2 March 2017
SGL Group plans to renew its funding of the Chair of Carbon Composites (LCC) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), which began eight years ago.
2 March 2017
Quickstep Holdings has received a grant of AUS$1.45 million for a new project to develop a bespoke lightweight automotive carbon fiber composite seat.
2 March 2017
A new family of highly stretchable and UV curable elastomers can be stretched by up to 1100%, making them suitable for 3D printing techniques.
2 March 2017
Scientists have managed to reverse a material’s Hall coefficient, by fabricating it as a ring mesh structure at a micrometer scale.
2 March 2017
AM and MIM specialist ARC Group Worldwide reports revenue of US$28.2 million for fiscal Q2 2017, an increase of 18.3% on fiscal Q2 2016.
1 March 2017
A highly porous ceramic foam ink helps control structure of 3D printed materials.
1 March 2017Laurie Donaldson
Perovskite that can harvest different types of energy simultaneously.
1 March 2017Laurie Donaldson
Textechno plans to launch its latest equipment at JEC World taking place in Paris in March.
1 March 2017
Global chemicals company Ashland announced today it will increase the price of its composite resins and gelcoats in North America.
1 March 2017