Fig. 1. Building block approach for composite structures. Photo Credit: Dan Adams Within the context of composites testing, a building block approach is a step-by-step series of mechanical tests of ...

A carbon-fiber skeleton of Tinkertoy-like building blocks is 10 times as stiff as structures of similar densities. And because the framework is made of mostly identical pieces, broken parts can be ...

A research team led by GE Hitachi Nuclear has successfully tested an innovative new building block made of steel-concrete composite that is claimed to significantly reduce the cost of building nuclear ...

Shown here is the laser tape placement process for manufacturing dimensionally stable structures (top), a carbon fiber-reinforced-polyetheretherketone (PEEK) thermoplastic composite satellite strut ...

To create a bio-based building material, researchers from Newcastle University crafted a new “mycocrete” composite onto knitted molds. Using mycelium combined with additional natural materials ...

Rocket Lab's Neutron is the largest composite rocket ever made. It used to take a large team several weeks to hand-layer that much carbon fiber – but with the company's new Automated Fiber ...

The All Nippon Airways Boeing 787’s composite structure makes it around 15 per cent lighter than a typical aluminium-based plane of that size, increasing fuel efficiency and making aviation greener.