Pineapple Fibers
06/14/99 Pineapple skin fibers can be used in clothing textiles. Would they make a good composite reinforcement? Cyclic Thermoplastics
06/10/99 Cyclics Corp. has acquired patents covering cyclic thermoplastics. Cyclic TPs process like thermosets, but retain thermoplastic properties after cure.
Spray Forming Metals
06/03/99 Spray forming of nickel and aluminum alloys is moving into production environments. Molecular Polyester Composites
05/11/99 Scientists at NIST have produced molecular composites from polyester and Vectra. Lenox Tooling Material Successful
04/27/99 Lenox Polymers' composite tooling for plastic molds has been used successfully in the production of automotive components. Lenox Announces New Tooling Material
04/27/99 Lenox Polymers has developed a new composite material for making plastic molds. The molds can be used in RIM, RTM, thermoforming, and contact molding. Safe Ceramic Fibers
04/22/99 Researchers at the Warwick Process Technology Group have developed a manufacturing process which tightly controls ceramic fiber diameter. Fibers are too large to be respirable but too small to be irritable. Chameleon Nanoshells
04/22/99 Engineers at Rice University have developed metallic nanoshells which allow them to control the optical properties of a wide variety of materials. Plastic Lumber
03/25/99 Werner Zink began producing plastic lumber when the Oregon timber industry dried up. Fire-Resistant Polymers
03/25/99 Researchers have developed new fire-resistant plastics which give off water vapor when burned. Wood Composites Without Trees
03/25/99 By studying the in which the molecules of wood self-assemble, scientists at Virginia Tech hope to create wood-like composites without using any trees. Supramolecular Polymers
03/23/99 Two Virginia Tech chemists have developed a method for creating very large molecules. The process could be used to create fibers. Polymerization Control
03/23/99 Two teams of chemists have developed techniques which allow fine control over polymerization reactions, allowing precise control of length and other characteristics. Legalizing Hemp
03/16/99 Several states have passed legislation to allow limited hemp production. More Artificial Muscles
02/24/99 This story on artificial muscles expands on the ones listed below, and has a couple of pictures. Low Frequency Acoustic Damping
02/17/99 The recent story about the Navy's new damping technology is receiving more coverage.. Temperature and Corrosion Coating
02/12/99 Ameron developed a corrosion and temperature resistant coating for NASA that is now used in a variety of civilian applications. Artificial Muscles on Space Probes
02/23/99 NASA plans to use electroactive polymers, which behave like muscles, as acuators on a space probe. Related story. Bone-Shaped Fibers
01/21/99 Researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory have increased the strength of short-fiber composites by making the fibers bone-shaped, thereby creating a mechanical interlock between fiber and matrix. Rolling Nanotubes
01/21/99 Researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill have discovered that carbon nanotubes require more energy to roll than to slide. This behavior is the opposite of large-scale structures. PEAR's Resin Beats FAA Standard
01/21/99 PEAR Industries' new polether resin, designed for use in aircraft insulation, exceeds FAA safety standards by a factor of 2 to 1. Polymer Data Storage
01/21/99 Researchers at the Bayer Institute in Leverkusen, Germany, are developing polymers which can store data in a holographic format. If it works, this process would increase data storage capabilities by several orders of magnitude. Mold Monitoring
01/04/99 New test equipment allows polymer physical properties to be monitored during injection molding. The technique helps to give better predictions of shrinkage and warping. Floating Tools
11/23/98 Pyramid Operating Systems has developed a "floating" mold that can be reconfigured for a variety of parts. It also reduces styrene emissions. High Strength Plastics
11/19/98 Compacted polypropylenes are molded such that the polymer chains align, giving material properties comparable to composites. Some of the technical details in the article aren't accurate, but the general idea comes through.
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