Alumina (Al₂O₃) ceramics represent a crucial category of advanced structural engineering materials due to their excellent physicochemical properties and relatively low cost. However, their broader ...

This technical partnership marks a significant advancement in providing support for 3A Composites Core Materials’ customers and the broader marine industry, as they navigate the amended structural ...

Researchers use the conch shell as an example of 'toughness-by-architecture' in the quest for new synthetic materials for engineering, construction and aerospace applications. The conch shell, symbol ...

Sustainable forest management has ever since been a key element in the wood production of 3A Composites Core Materials. As first supplier of balsa wood core materials from FSC®-certified plantations ...

Despite significant recycling initiatives, it is currently estimated that only 9% of plastics are recycled. This is harmful to the environment in two ways. The first is that the production of plastic ...

Fuel efficiency becomes a crucial motivator in the rapid development of innovative lightweight materials, as it accounts for up to 50% of direct operating expenses. In less than a generation, ...

A patent application from Apple filed in October 2007 and published today reveals that the company is researching the use of carbon fiber composites for use in the exterior shells of electronic ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 19, 2013) -- In the future, Army aircraft may be made of all composite materials, and the Prototype Integration Facility Advanced Composites Laboratory is ready. Part of ...

LANXESS (Cologne, Germany) has announced that its Tepex continuous-fiber-reinforced composites are used in a rear seat application for the Audi A8. The sedan car has an option with two electrically ...