With growing interest from automotive, construction, consumer electronics and home appliance segments, the stage is set for ...

This video offers an overview of TenCate’s thermoplastic composite materials for automotive applications. With over 30 years heritage and a million parts in flight, TenCate Cetex thermoplastic ...

Researchers have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications from armor to hazardous material transport -- and they're now looking for collaborators to help ...

Polymer matrix composites (PMCs) are made by reinforcing a polymer-based matrix with glass, carbon, or aramid fibers. PMCs are classified into thermosetting and thermoplastic resins based on the type ...

When airplanes and automobiles were newfangled inventions a century ago, they contained parts crafted from wood or metal. Today, aircraft and automobile manufacturers increasingly use components made ...

Since his postdoctoral days at MIT, Hang Yu, associate professor of materials science and engineering, has been wrestling ...

The New eAxle Project will demonstrate how Sumitomo Bakelite’s high-performance plastics enable higher eAxle efficiency, improved thermal management, and a reduction in both component weight and size ...

Figure 1. (click to enlarge) Available in tape or rod form, carbon-fiber composites are increasingly being used in place of metals for implants. The basic mechanical principles behind implants used ...

Japanese technology company Asahi Kasei will exhibit its SunForce modified polyphenylene ether (mPPE) particle bead foam at the upcoming JEC World 2025 from March 4 to 6 in Paris. According to the ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story. Carbon fiber is a brilliant high-performance material with excellent strength-to-weight properties, but it remains expensive and impractical to ...