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Mango Kernels and Eggshells Create Flexible Biodegradable Films With Packaging Potential

Researchers developed biodegradable films from mango kernel starch and eggshell powder, identifying a formulation that combined tensile strength, flexibility, low moisture content, and improved thermal stability. The selected film lost 36.43% of its mass during a 28-day controlled soil-burial test, although the authors caution that degradation rates may differ under other environmental conditions.

17 Sep 2026

Could a Carbon Black Coating Make Camouflage Fabrics Harder for Radar to Detect?

Researchers developed lightweight polyester camouflage fabrics coated with screen-printed polymer composites containing carbon black-based pigments and tested their radar attenuation, thermal transmission, and mechanical durability. The study found that electromagnetic performance depended on pigment formulation, binder chemistry, coating uptake, and textile structure, with the strongest attenuation recorded in the tested 8-12 GHz X-band.

17 Sep 2026

Making Trains and Airplanes Recyclable

“No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris,” aviation pioneer Orville Wright once said. What even the visionary Wright brothers considered impossible is now a reality – thanks in part to new materials that make modern aircraft and engines possible in the first place.

2 Sep 2026

A Project Develops Materials Capable of Storing Energy and Reducing Aircraft Weight

Weight reduction and improved energy efficiency are two of the major challenges facing the aeronautics industry as it transitions towards more sustainable models.

From AIMPLAS 24 Jul 2026

REWIND Demonstrates the Potential of Decommissioned Wind Turbine Blades as New Industrial Resources

What until recently was considered one of the most challenging waste streams of the energy transition could become a valuable source of raw materials for new industrial products. More than 20 square meters of recovered wind turbine blade sections—equivalent to the surface area of two-family cars—are being given a second life through the European REWIND project in applications such as electric vehicles and insulation materials.

From AIMPLAS 1 Jul 2026

Oak Ridge Scientists Eliminate Industrial Molds Using Advanced Origami Printing

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have introduced an innovation in additive manufacturing by integrating origami-inspired 3D printing techniques with hybrid composites — materials made from mixed reinforcing components.

16 Jun 2026

AI-Controlled 3D Printing Corrects Large-Scale Manufacturing Errors

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have created a new tool that can catch and correct potential mistakes in real time while 3D printing large plastic parts.

22 May 2026

SABIC Launches ULTEM™ Reactive Oligomer for Tough, Lightweight Aerospace Composites

SABIC, a global leader in the chemical industry, today introduced ULTEM™ SU3102P reactive oligomer, a novel toughening agent for thermoset composites used in primary and secondary aerospace structures such as wings, fuselage frames, spoilers and interior components.

From SABIC Innovative Plastics 6 May 2026

Lambient Technologies Releases Industry's First Lightweight, Low-Cost Benchtop System for Quality Control Testing of Pastes and Resins

Lambient Technologies LLC, the leader in precision measurement solutions for the curing of advanced polymer materials, has released the first integrated solution for QA/QC cure testing of pastes and resins.

From Lambient Technologies 6 Mar 2026

Syensqo to Showcase High-Performance Sustainable Composites at JEC World 2026

At JEC World 2026, Syensqo will demonstrate how its advanced composite technologies are accelerating high-rate manufacturing, enabling mission-critical performance, and advancing circularity across aerospace and automotive applications.

From Syensqo SA 3 Mar 2026

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