Toray Cetex TC1225 low-melt PAEK achieves further National Center for Advanced Materials Performance qualifications.

Modernising older buildings has become an increasingly important topic recently, both for safety reasons and for the ...

The Clean Aviation HERWINGT project is developing a novel, ultra-high performance wing for a hybrid-electric regional aircraft, including thermoplastic composites (TPC) and morphing composite wing ...

Deployable composite structures and mechanisms represent a frontier in materials engineering, where innovative fabrication techniques and advanced design principles are utilised to create lightweight, ...

A frequently cited statistic for Boeing's newest clean-sheet aircraft, the 787 Dreamliner, is that it is composed of 50% ...

We’re talking about composites, which are basically materials made from two or more different components. Think of it like a ...

Composite materials are widely used in the E20 airframe. In order to ensure structural reliability, the composite materials structure and the design strength were verified through full-scale tests.

Li Dongsheng, chief engineer of composites at COMAC, said that the firm’s previous models like the ARJ21 regional jet used about 2 percent composite materials, mainly in the rear and some minor parts.

Vibration-absorbing, sound-damping materials such as sheets of rubber and expanded foam tend to be thick, bulky and soft. A new material is a big exception to that tendency, however, as it absorbs ...