A Texas-based firm has filed patent for its next-generation self-lubricating aerospace composite. Carbon Fiber ...

This schematic shows an engineered material with composite layers. Layers of carbon fibers (the long silver tubes) have microscopic forests of carbon nanotubes between them (the array of tiny brown ...

Toray Advanced Composites, a developer and supplier of advanced composite materials, announces expanded NCAMP qualifications ...

Hexcel Corporation announced that its advanced composite materials have been selected by Northrop Grumman to supply the production of the Booster Obsolescence and Life Extension (BOLE) boosters for ...

Composite materials are redefining what is possible in space exploration. Their high strength, light weight and versatility make them indispensable in current and future space missions. NASA’s Artemis ...

Aviation Week and Space Technology. 1993. GE marks F414 progress; endurance tests near. Aviation Week and Space Technology 139(1): 31. Baldus, H.P. 1997. Current status and future directions of ...

JEC Composites Magazine: Could you introduce NAWA Technologies to us? Antoine Saucier: Headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France, with a second high-tech facility in Dayton, USA, NAWA is at the ...

Rod elements used in nuclear reactors are made of advanced materials and must be resilient to heat and radiation. (Photo: Adobe Stock) From active food packaging based on nanocomposites loaded with ...

In an approach they call 'nanostitching,' engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. The advance could lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft. To save on ...

(Nanowerk News) To save on fuel and reduce aircraft emissions, engineers are looking to build lighter, stronger airplanes out of advanced composites. These engineered materials are made from ...