A group of Rice University students has turned a single-semester course project into a peer-reviewed research paper, ...

An Iron Man helmet build becomes a deep technical experiment in roto casting, silicone mold making, and composite ...

There's a breakthrough in the fight against waste: a self-repairing material that scientists claim has a usable lifespan of ...

Composite materials have revolu­tionised a wide range of industries, including aerospace and automotive, offering unrivalled strength, lightness and design flexibility compared to more conventional ...

Composite materials are engineered by fusing different materials, typically consisting of a matrix (a polymer, metal, or ceramic) and a reinforcement (such as fibers, particles, or flakes) that ...

Fiber-reinforced composite wing components, commonly stacked with aluminum and titanium, can challenge the machining process, including cutting tool security and final surface quality. Source (All ...

UD’s Center for Composite Materials reflects on a legacy of innovation and charts a course for the next half-century From hockey sticks to jetliners, composite innovations developed at the University ...

How do you decide on the “right” fastener type for a component or assembly involving composite and plastic materials in a time-efficient way? To define which materials and concepts a fastener type is ...

Throughout human history, many conflicts have resulted in battles and wars. Body armor has been of central importance in order to make combatants as safe as possible against a variety of weapons.

The practice of combining materials to achieve better performance has accompanied humanity since the earliest constructions. One of the first known examples emerged over five thousand years ago, when ...