Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a ...
New research from engineers at Monash University and RMIT has revealed that moisture absorption is the most important factor in how carbon fiber used in aircraft degrades over time. The discovery ...
Strong and tough yet as light as a feather - materials with this exceptional combination of properties are urgently needed in many industrial sectors and in medicine, as well as being of great ...
Figure 2: Characterization of fragmentation induced by cold-drawing of a PES fibre. Figure 3: Fragmentation of a thin film embedded in a flat polymer fibre undergoing cold-drawing. The glassy ...
Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Market · GlobeNewswire Inc. Dublin, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030" ...
Researchers developed tapered polymer optical fibers that are optimized for delivering light to the brain. A scanning electron microscopy image of one of the tapers is shown. WASHINGTON — Researchers ...
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New fusion enzyme boosts recycling of polyester textiles, researchers say
Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Manchester say they have developed a fusion enzyme that ...
FLOWOOD, Miss., Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Superior Polymers, an innovator in advanced materials for medical applications, announces the launch today of Magnolia Trinity PEEK, bringing three ...
“A current equivalent to an ordinary incandescent lamp with a power of 75 W is enough to heat polymer material with a mesh made from such a fiber with nanotubes. The solution is safe for people—the ...
Rather than adding the laser dye to the initial monomer, the team uses a simple way of doping the fiber pioneered by colleagues at the National Chemical Laboratory, India and the University of Sydney.
Liquid electrolytes enable fast ion transport but can raise safety concerns, and lithium metal anodes—despite their high capacity—can grow dendrites that trigger short circuits and rapid failure.
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