A research team at Georgia Tech has built what it calls the first generative AI system purpose-built for polymer design, and the models have already produced a new dielectric material that held up ...

The aim of this paper is to review the current understanding of the adhesion when at least one of the two materials adhering is a polymer. The second material may also be polymeric, but also it may be ...

Formula one car monocoques, aircraft structural components, bridge support sections and boat hulls are all examples of structures that can be fabricated from fibre reinforced polymers such as carbon ...

The in-plane strength properties of a composite material, axial and transverse tension and compression and in-plane shear, are usually the first to be considered in design. However, ...

President, Wyoming Test Fixtures Inc. When the opportunity arises, I like to ask those familiar with composites testing this question: What type of mechanical test do they consider to be the most ...

Thermosets are durable plastics that can hold their shape indefinitely—but that makes them notoriously difficult to recycle. A new, degradable thermoplastic made by researchers at the Massachusetts ...

Polymer-based—or plastic—synthetic materials have a hold on the fashion industry, currently making up about two-thirds of all fibers used in textiles with no signs of slowing down. At the same time, ...