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Resin Systems Inc., Canada

RS is a technology innovator that develops advanced composite products for infrastructure markets. This new generation of products is not only structurally superior to products made with "old world" materials such as wood, steel and concrete, it's also lighter, more durable and longer-lasting. The c more

Park Electrochemical Corp., USA

Park Electrochemical Corp. is a global advanced materials company which develops and manufactures high-technology digital and RF/microwave printed circuit materials (the Nelco® product line) and advanced composite materials (the Nelcote® product line) principally for the telecommunications and inter more

Elmira Industrial Supplies UG, Germany

Elmira Industrial Supplies is a supplier of innovative material and industrial technologies. It supplies own brands supported by own supply-chains , but it also distributes brands for other manufacturers. Berliner Intermediates: Distributing brand of a diverse range of aliphatic diols for CASE more

News Composites

• Toward high-performance solid-state batteries
  

  Operational reliability, durability and high energy density: In these respects, solid-state batteries are superior in principle to conventional liquid electrolyte lithium-ion batteries. Some of the problems standing in the way of widespread industrial application – in the field of electromobility, f more

• Startup uses hard metal scrap to produce tungsten and tungsten carbide in the form of nanoparticles with the help of bacteria
  

  GS Bavaria aims to support the composites industry on its way to sustainability. The startup enables users to dramatically improve mechanical properties and resource use through biologically produced tungsten-based additives. With the seven-figure financing round, led by High-Tech Gründerfonds and w more

• Graphene dust not harmful, study finds
  

  Graphene-based particles released from polymer composites after abrasion induce negligible health effects. Under the leadership of Empa, an international research team of the Graphene Flagship project conducted a study on the health risks of graphene-containing nanoparticles and recently published t more

Videos Composites

2-D layered devices can self-assemble with precision

Video shows layered, self-assembled graphene oxide sheets with synthetic proteins patterned on squid ring teeth made into an actuator with substantial curvature. The second segment shows the same device using graphene oxide only. There is no movement.Credit: Melik Demirel,/Penn State. more