This schematic shows an engineered material with composite layers. Layers of carbon fibers (the long silver tubes) have microscopic forests of carbon nanotubes between them (the array of tiny brown ...

In an approach they call 'nanostitching,' engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. The advance could lead to next-generation airplanes and spacecraft. To save on ...

When two or more different materials or elements are combined, a composite material is created. The composite material has special qualities that set it apart from its separate constituents due to the ...

How do you decide on the “right” fastener type for a component or assembly involving composite and plastic materials in a time-efficient way? To define which materials and concepts a fastener type is ...

JEC Composites Magazine: Dr Passaro, can you tell us more about your role in CETMA? I started working at CETMA as a researcher in thermoplastic-matrix composites over 20 years ago. In 2015, I became ...

Figure 1. (click to enlarge) Available in tape or rod form, carbon-fiber composites are increasingly being used in place of metals for implants. The basic mechanical principles behind implants used ...