In recent years, composite materials have been used increasingly to reduce the structural weight and volume of satellite components. However, the structure typically represents as little as 10 to 15% ...

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the BC ...

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), in collaboration with the University of Oxford, Imperial College London and the BC Materials research centre in the Basque Country, has developed an innovative ...

The EU-funded DOMMINIO project (Digital method for improved Manufacturing of next-generation MultIfuNctIOnal airframe parts) began in January 2021 and will be completed in September 2024. Its goal is ...

Structural battery cells following the two concepts studied in SOLIFLY. AIT’s reinforced multilayer stack (RMS, left) and UNIVIE’s coated carbon fibers (CCF, right). Source | Alexander Beutl (left) ...

Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid 'engineered living materials' are made by embedding ...

Space is a hostile environment, with huge variations in temperature and ionizing radiation that degrades spacecraft surfaces. A research team has now developed a multifunctional, lightweight skin for ...

Researchers have created software and hardware for a 4D printer with applications in the biomedical field. In addition to 3D printing, this machine allows for controlling extra functions: programming ...

The term "pre-fabricated" may evoke images of standardized and repetitive constructions, like the ones built after World War II when fast and affordable housing was a priority.. Today, however, the ...

Researchers developed an innovative computational model that makes it possible to predict and improve the behaviour of multifunctional structures manufactured using 3D printers. (Nanowerk News) ...