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Articles Materials
The Economics of Materials Selection
At the 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers' ANTEC conference, Dr. Taub, formerly GM's head of R&D, presented a review of the three major materials ...
On-Demand Webinars Materials
Phase Change Materials in Electric Vehicles: Trends and a Roadmap for the Future
The integration of phase change materials (PCMs) in electric vehicles (EVs) is gaining momentum as the industry seeks innovative solutions to enhance ...
Articles Energy
Limiting Creep in Aerospace Materials
Without close attention to materials selection, many products are not fit for purpose due to mechanical stress and natural creep. That's why creep resistant ...
Articles Aerospace
Additive Manufacturing Materials for RF Components
... Materials with Embedded Electronics (PRIME2). PRIME2 will integrate RF and electronics into additive manufacturing processes to reduce size, weight, and ...
Articles Physical Sciences
Making a Material Difference in Aerospace & Defense Electronics
Central to achieving these standards are laminate materials, which form the backbone of printed circuit boards (PCBs) and flexible circuits used in a multitude ...
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Is the Department of Defense Stockpiling Enough Critical Materials?
Raw titanium that can be used to produce weapon systems is among the list of critical materials that the Department of Defense needs to improve its approach ...
Briefs Materials
Materials Knowledge Base
Small Business Innovation Research effort produces an object-based data repository for materials characterization information. A team of scientists, ...
INSIDER Aerospace
Developing Multifunctional Composite Materials for Aerospace Applications
Materials for aerospace applications face many challenges. The structure of an aircraft must be light yet strong. Structural components such as the wings or ...
Products Aerospace
3D Printing Materials
... (CNT) reinforced high performance materials. Supported polymer materials include KetaSpire® PEEK, AvaSpire® PAEK, Radel® PPSU, and PrimoSpire® SRP.
News Aerospace
EOS Releases Four New Metal Materials for Series Additive Manufacturing
The new metal additive manufacturing materials were released with comprehensive material properties data to provide aerospace and automotive customers ...
Articles Materials
Innovations for Lightweighting: Eaton’s “hybrid” materials replace metal
... materials solution? As product portfolios go, Eaton Corp.'s may be the broadest and deepest among Tier 1s supplying the mobility sectors. Materials ...
Technology Report Materials
Accelerating Materials Development with Quantum Computing
The automotive engineering industry relies heavily on materials, from the metals used in components and structural parts to the polymers in casings and ...
News Software
Materials Data for Design and Simulation
Granta Design will demonstrate second-generation Granta MI:Materials Gateway integration technology at the SAE 2014 World Congress April 8-10 in Detroit.
Articles Automotive
Designs to Dye for: Autonomy’s New-Materials Revolution
But along with electrified drive-trains and autonomous capabilities is the need for a mindset shift in materials, opening the way for new sustainable solutions ...
INSIDER Materials
Supernova to 3D Print Military Grade Energetic Materials
... for Manufacturing & Innovation (ACMI) has awarded a $2 million subcontract to Supernova Defense & Space to 3D print military-grade energetic materials.
INSIDER Defense
Ultralight Material Withstands Supersonic Microparticle Impacts
Engineers at MIT, Caltech, and ETH Zürich find “nanoarchitected” materials designed from precisely patterned nanoscale structures (pictured) may be a ...
Articles Automotive
Multi-material Body Solutions: Possibilities and Manufacturing Challenges
The automotive industry is moving toward a greater differentiation in materials, as can be seen in the different multi-material vehicle bodies recently ...
Briefs Manufacturing & Prototyping
Functionalized Silk Materials
Silk protein-based material systems offer a unique combination of features potentially useful for a range of biosensors.
Briefs Materials
Scientists Fuse Simulations and Machine Learning to Accelerate Novel Additively Manufactured Materials
... material formation during additive manufacturing processes, and this fits into our overarching strategy focused on accelerating materials development for ...
News Electronics & Computers
Lockheed Martin Shows Big Support for Metamaterial Technologies’ Smart Materials Research
The metaSOLAR material will be applied using MTI's patented Rolling Mask Lithography (RML) nano-fabrication process. The RML method employs a parallel ...
Briefs Materials
New Capability to Characterize the Mechanical Properties of Explosive Materials
Engineers develop a tool for testing materials at extremely high strain rates. Improved targeting accuracy and the long-standing desire to minimize ...
Articles Materials
Aerospace Production: Overcoming Challenges in Composite Machining
When drilling through these multiple materials, shops need to understand how each material will interact with the tool. With stacked carbon fiber and aluminum, ...
INSIDER Materials
US Companies Advance DoD Investment in Rare Earth Materials Supply Chain
... materials needed to manufacture the permanent magnets used in important U.S. military weapons systems. ... materials into metals and then magnets. "DoD's ...
Briefs Aerospace
‘Nanostitches’ Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA. This schematic shows an engineered material with composite layers. Layers of carbon fibers (the long ...
Articles RF & Microwave Electronics
Molded RF Materials for Hypersonic Sensors and Seekers
Hypersonics and the materials needed therein are critical to both our nation's defense and our national economy, says one feature writer.
Articles Materials
Manufacturing Spotlight: Machining Complex Parts and Materials for Space Flight and Exploration
JR Machine is a Shawano, Wisconsin-based contract manufacturing company that is leveraging advancements in CNC Machines to keep pace with space-operating ...
INSIDER Materials
Characterizing the Performance of Variable Emissivity Materials in Space
... materials to reduce the large temperature swings experienced by spacecraft components on orbit. (Image: AFRL) The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) ...
INSIDER Data Acquisition
Tool Nondestructively Characterizes Structural Materials as they Deform
Materials scientists are busy developing advanced materials, while also working to squeeze every bit of performance out of existing materials. This is ...
Briefs Defense
Composite Material Fire Safety Training Course
Consortium develops program to train firefighters in safe and effective methods for combating composite materials fires. AFRL scientists and engineers, ...
News Aerospace
Materials Intelligence Consortium Launched
Granta Design at the recent SAE 2014 World Congress launched the Automotive Materials Consortium (AutoMatlC) that will bring together OEMs and suppliers in ...
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INSIDERManned Systems
Supersonic X-59 Completes Cruise Control Engine Speed Test Ahead of First Flight
INSIDERManufacturing & Prototyping
3D-Printed C-17 Replacement Part Saves Thousands for Air Force
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Venus Aerospace’s Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Completes First Flight...
INSIDERAerospace
Aitech’s New Palm-Sized Satellite Enables Space-Based AI Processing
INSIDERWeapons Systems
Navy Proves Cold-Gas Approach in Hypersonic Launch Test
INSIDERSoftware
Bombardier is Digitally Upgrading its Aircraft Design, Engineering and...
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Manufacturing & Prototyping
Advancing Automotive Manufacturing with Digital Twins
Defense
Powering NewSpace Missions: Navigating the Cost vs. Reliability...
Defense
Solving Thermal Challenges in Defense: The Role of ECUs and...
Automotive
How Simulation Is Revolutionizing Automotive Design in the...
Automotive
Future-Proofing Automotive Software: Modularity, Reuse, and...
Manufacturing & Prototyping
Technological Advancements in Aluminum Brazing: Resolving 5...