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KRÜSS Scientific Instruments Inc. and Western Washington University recently came together in collaboration to support the education of new engineers.

INEOS Enterprises recently announced it has agreed to acquire the composites business from Ashland Global Holdings Inc.

A team of 16 undergraduate and graduate engineering students from the École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal, Canada, recently finished building Rafale II, an all-composite C-Class racing hydrofoil catamaran. It features redesigned carbon fiber epoxy prepreg hulls and cross beams, which are stiffer and 25% lighter while providing 15% more displacement volume.

The global composite materials market is expected to reach an estimated $38 billion by 2023, and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 4.1% from 2018-2023.

This company designed a new adhesive that features benefits for industrial, marine, transportation and composite manufacturers.

A multi-year research program has made an effort that has yielded surprisingly effective results in its quest to develop reversible adhesive joints that can be debonded and rebounded, not just once, but multiple times.