A new type of so-called ‘click’ chemistry has now been introduced. Like with most of click chemistry, it is based on a long-known efficient chemical reaction, which was now also found to be very ...

With car traffic and commute times at an all-time high, more people are turning to biking as a more efficient and sustainable means for transportation. And the success of companies like Lime Bike and ...

Showing off multi-material joining, natural fiber composites. With three iterations in development and poised to go on the market, KTM Technologies’ new motorcycle brake disc covers demonstrate ...

TPEs, a varied class of compounds that are easier and greener to process than thermosets, are gaining acceptance in industries including automotive and medical. Thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) are ...

This article is aimed at large scale 3D printing. For medium and desktop size printing, both thermoplastic materials and thermoset materials are used. While for large format additive manufacturing ...

Although short by comparison with other composites markets, the history of wind turbine blade manufacturing has been quite varied in terms of the materials and technologies used. Yet, to this point, ...

Over the past decade, composites have overtaken aluminum as the production material of choice in the aviation and transportation industries. This rise was mostly driven by thermoset composites, but ...

Case Western Reserve researchers developing process to recycle ‘thermoset’ plastics; examples include wind-turbine blades, auto parts, boats, other structural materials Researchers at Case Western ...

Researchers at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU), Cleveland, say they have developed a new technology to recycle rigid, long-lasting plastics used in cars, planes, wind turbines and other ...

A team of scientists has got a step closer to making several different types of plastic much easier to recycle, using a method that could be applied to a whole range of difficult-to-recycle polymers, ...

Compression molding involves forming of complex shaped components by molding of a charge of fiber reinforced prepreg bulk molding compound (BMC) under heat and high pressures. Unidirectional fiber ...