Tag: Composite Materials
Biosensor allows real-time oxygen monitoring for ‘organs-on-a-chip’
A new biosensor allows researchers to track oxygen levels in real time in “organ-on-a-chip” systems, making it possible to ensure that such systems more...
Novel Sensors Could Enable Smarter Textiles
A team of engineers at the University of Delaware is developing next-generation smart textiles by creating flexible carbon nanotube composite coatings on a wide...
Thermal insulation composite system with integrated photovoltaics
The future of the building envelope is the focus of the four-year-old cooperation between DAW SE and the OPVIUS GmbH company. An ambitious sustainability...
Link between magnetic field strength and temperature
Researchers recently discovered that the strength of the magnetic field required to elicit a particular quantum mechanical process, such as photoluminescence and the ability...
Cost Of Maintaining Composites Can Offset Performance Gains
Carbon fiber has a long history in commercial aircraft manufacturing, but its first large-scale application was on the Boeing 787, which features composite materials...
Novel 3D Printing Process Used in Unique Nashville and Chicago Installations
A novel 3D printing process developed by Branch Technology, Chattanooga, Tenn., was used in two recently completed unique projects. The firm, an architectural fabricator...
‘GO dough’ makes graphene easy to shape and mold
A Northwestern University team is reshaping the world of graphene — literally.
The team has turned graphene oxide (GO) into a soft, moldable and kneadable...
Trends in Reinforced Thermoplastics
As thermoplastic composite materials and processes continue to evolve, their use is expanding into new industries and applications.
For years, reinforced thermoplastics have been used...
Scientists Boost Stability of Low-Cost, Large-Area Solar Modules
Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) have resolved a fundamental weakness in a promising solar technology known as...
Rapid and continuous 3-D printing with light
Three-dimensional (3-D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), can transform a material layer by layer to build an object of interest. 3-D printing...