Aerospace

Flexible bio-based polyester blocks transform brittle PLLA into ultra-tough copolymers with high extensibility and industrially relevant strength.

Made from polylactic acid (PLA), these mono-material sandwich structures with foam-filled cores offer sustainability and high performance.

A new generation of polymer aerogels drives significant gains in thermal control across modern industries.

Reconfigurable liquid crystal elastomers use pixel-based director patterns for multi-mode shape morphing in soft robotics and adaptive surfaces.

Rigid polyurethane composites with industrial waste fillers: mechanical strength, thermal conductivity, and machine-learning guided optimization.

High-temp DLP/SLA photopolymer inserts enable hybrid tooling, short-run injection molding, and faster iteration with stable, metal-like performance.

Fouling comes from additive volatility and interfacial energetics. Early shifts in cavity-pressure and ejector-force trends reveal their growth and prompt planned interventions.

Smart factories use data analytics, automation, and modular design to enhance efficiency, adaptability, and sustainability in plastics manufacturing.

Additive manufacturing (AM) is emerging as a popular method in the research and development of electronics that use conductive polymers.

Researchers are using machine learning (ML) to unlock the potential of an alternative welding technique for joining wood-plastic composites (WPCs).

Radia’s WindRunner, the world’s largest aircraft, advances with Collier Aerospace’s engineering tools for faster, lighter, and certifiable structural design.

Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CFRP) is replacing metal in many aerospace applications, and controlling internal stresses is necessary for performance.