Utilizing metal was once an option. However, its susceptibility to damage through rusting and exposure to external elements has limited its use. For decades, concrete structures have been reinforced ...

Dublin, Sept. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites Market - Forecasts from 2025 to 2030" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering. The fiber ...

A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a technology that generates electricity from raindrops striking rooftops ...

A newly designed self-healing composite material can repair itself over 1,000 times. Developed by researchers at North ...

Carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) strengthening represents a transformative approach in the retrofit and augmentation of steel structures. By externally applying high‐performance composite ...

Carbon fiber reinforced materials are widely used in products from golf clubs to the world’s most advanced aircraft due to their high strength, stability, and light weight. Mussel Polymers, Inc., a ...

Fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP) are a composite material consisting of a polymer matrix carefully combined with a supporting material or fiber which serves to enhance the mechanical strength and ...

It’s long been established that retained fiber length has a direct impact on mechanical properties of composites. Shown above, flexural modulus is plotted against notched Charpy impact strength for a ...

Rendering of CUBE building at TU Dresden and Hitexbau carbon fiber grid. Source | © Iurii Vakaliuk, HENN, TU Dresden and Hitexbau. Technical University Dresden in ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District, and the Inland Navigation Design Center are introducing new technology to the Black Rock Lock, Buffalo, New York, with the proposed use of fiber ...

Initially only seeing brief popular use as the filament in incandescent lighting, carbon fibers (CF) experienced a resurgence during the 20th century as part of composite materials that are lighter ...