Design

Automotive recycling combines EOL bumpers with carbon fiber scraps. This rCF-rPP composite increases stiffness and diverts plastic from landfills.

The 2026 SPE IMPACT Awards highlight breakthroughs in advanced injection molding technology, including YETI’s PPS lid and the SIMOLDES Eco Seat.

Engineers leverage thermotropic LCE phase transitions to power prosthetics, overcoming rigid motor constraints with flexible actuation.

A new hybrid composite EV battery housing reduces weight by 20% and costs by 30%. This SPE award-winning design optimizes safety and scalability.

Biochar improves fire performance and stiffness in polypropylene and polyethylene composites by reducing heat release rate and increasing thermal stability.

Photothermal-responsive coatings use shape memory polymers to repair surface defects. Structural encoding and light activation enable autonomous recovery.

Engineers leverage MXene/MWCNT dual-conductive percolation to solve cyclic fatigue in self-healing Triboelectric Nanogenerators (TENGs).

Only 15% of brand assets are truly distinctive. Research confirms that product form and structure drive brand memory more effectively than color.

EPR mandates and monomaterial shifts are transforming packaging. Circular requirements now dictate structural design, material choice, and form.

Multi-material 3D printing of PEEK and PEKK enables the consolidation of structural aerospace parts with embedded sensors and high-frequency antennas.