When the United States Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ordered the advanced composite cargo aircraft (ACCA), it was looking to...

University of Bristol Ph.D. student Hemma Philamore has created the “Row-bot” – a buoyant, autonomous robot that powers itself by eating...

Seashells and lobster claws are hard to break, but chalk is soft enough to draw on sidewalks. Though all three are made of calcium...

Rudder bearing structure Corroded housing The use of composite materials offers an...

The novel non-destructive testing technology applies the electrical conductivity of carbon fiber in order to investigate the inner...

By using additive manufacturing technology, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and Clemson...

By James Casey Peninsula Daily News Jennifer States, director of business development for the Port of Port Angeles, displays samples of...

Fiber Reinforced Composites Fiber-reinforced composite materials consist of fibers of high strength and modulus embedded in or bonded to...

Composite parts have both advantages and disadvantages when compared to the metal parts they are being used to replace. Advantages of...

Classification of composites are three main categories: Particle-reinforced (large-particle and dispersion-strengthened) Fiber-reinforced...