That line from "The Graduate," set in 1960s California, still holds up in 2025, as plastic has become the star component in many new building materials in the residential construction industry.

In a demonstration of the composite's properties – which can be seen in the video below – sheets of the material and of standard glass were dropped from a height of 25 cm (9.8 in) onto a tabletop.

To save on fuel and reduce aircraft emissions, engineers are looking to build lighter, stronger airplanes out of advanced composites. These engineered materials are made from high-performance ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Building and Construction Sheets - Global Strategic Business Report" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.The global market for Building and ...

In a recent breakthrough, Dr. Huo Zhipeng and his student Chen Zuoyang from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the ...

Inspired by the material that makes up oyster and abalone shells, engineers have created a new cement composite that is 17 times more crack-resistant than standard cement and 19 times more able to ...

Instead, the building supplies there were often asbestos-containing concrete, flimsy and brittle materials, or metal sheets that cause structures to become unbearably hot.

SHD Composite Materials now has four sites across Europe and the U.S., and its U.K. campus spans five sites. The company features seven fabric prepreg lines that offer material up to 1,500 millimeters ...