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Free Educational Series: The A to Z of Materials Testing in the Composites Industry

Join us for this four-part educational series on materials testing in the composites industry. Learn about the basics of composites and composites testing or refresh your knowledge.

15 Jul 2020

World’s First 3D Printed FRP Footbridge Paves Way for Circular Composites

Royal HaskoningDHV, DSM - a global purpose-led, science-based company in Nutrition, Health and Sustainable Living, and City of Rotterdam, have announced the intention to collaborate in the design and build of a new circular composite footbridge which will be installed in Rotterdam.

From Royal HaskoningDHV 7 Jul 2020

Analyswift Joins the Altair Partner Alliance (APA) with Cutting Edge VABS Simulation Software for Slender Composite Structures

AnalySwift, LLC, a provider of efficient high-fidelity modeling software for composites and other advanced materials, announced today it has joined the Altair Partner Alliance (APA).

From AnalySwift, LLC 23 Jun 2020

New Hybrid Nanocomposites Could be Used as Effective Photocatalysts

Photoactive materials have become extremely popular in a large variety of applications in the fields of photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, water splitting, organic synthesis, photoreduction of carbon dioxide, and others.

9 Jun 2020

New Self-Assembling Composites Exhibit Unique Electrical Properties

Sometimes, breaking rules is not a bad thing. Especially when the rules are apparent laws of nature that apply in bulk material, but other forces appear in the nanoscale.

5 Jun 2020

Researchers Propose New Metamaterial Capable of Changing Optical Properties

Modern optical devices require constant tuning of their light interaction settings. For that purpose, there exist various mechanical apparatuses that shift lenses, rotate reflectors, and move emitters.

21 May 2020

Bismuth Trioxide Polymer Compound Could Serve as Effective Radiation Shield

A new study from researchers at North Carolina State University suggests that a material consisting of a polymer compound embedded with bismuth trioxide particles holds tremendous potential for replacing conventional radiation shielding materials, such as lead.

12 May 2020

Tuning Structure, Properties of TiO2 Films Filled with Gold Nanoparticles

Oxides of different metals often serve as photocatalysts in various systems such as air purification, reactions of water decomposition and even in the production of self-cleaning surfaces for glass and mirrors.

11 May 2020

Alkali Resistance of Geopolymer Concrete can be Improved by Heat Treatment

Fly ash generated by coal-fired power stations is an environmental headache, creating groundwater and air pollution from vast landfills and ash dams.

7 May 2020

Researchers Develop Light-Emitting Composite Material Based on Perovskite Nanocrystals

An international team of scientists that includes researchers from ITMO University has developed a new composite material based on perovskite nanocrystals for the purpose of creating miniature light sources with improved output capacity.

28 Apr 2020

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