ATK: Alliant Techsystems has delivered a technological first to NASA: a full-scale, crew module structure made of composite materials. The Composite Crew Module (CCM) is a unique capsule design that ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. and NORTH LOGAN, Utah - Manufacturers and engineering firms in the advanced composites sector can now use new software developed at Purdue University to reduce the design cycle of ...

Composites made from self-assembling inorganic materials are valued for their unique strength and thermal, optical and magnetic properties. However, because self-assembly can be difficult to control, ...

TROY, Mich., Sept. 14, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altair has acquired Componeering Inc., a Helsinki, Finland-based technology company specializing in structural analysis and design of composite ...

The study of bioinspired composite materials has rapidly evolved into an interdisciplinary field that bridges biology, materials science and engineering. Drawing inspiration from natural systems—such ...

The automotive industry converted accelerator pedals from metals to injection molded short-glass thermoplastics in the 1990s. However, brake pedals — being safety-critical components with challenging ...

Composite materials are widely used in the E20 airframe. In order to ensure structural reliability, the composite materials structure and the design strength were verified through full-scale tests.

Wenbin Yu, Purdue University researcher and AnalySwift chief technology officer, led a project to launch CompositesAI. The platform leverages AI so users can design and analyze composite materials and ...

Today we consider anisotropy, the variation of the material properties in different directions, as a flaw, that we are trying to fight. But taking control over these properties in every material point ...