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A caution flag is being given by the University of British Columbia’s Okanagan School of Engineering to manufacturers who incorporate fibers such as flax, hemp, cellulose nanofiber, and kenaf in a drive for greener solutions.

The new Uniti electric car is grabbing attention in Sweden with its all-carbon fiber body in place of a usual metal design.

An advanced composites technologies firm is launching a $10 million, four-year research and development project, the MAXIM project, backed by the UK Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI).

Researchers in Switzerland are showing promising results for tannins extracted from native tree bark becoming a renewable alternative in producing adhesives and composite materials.

The structural adhesives market is forecast to reach $15.72 billion by 2022.

Aerospace designers and manufacturers are forming partnerships with a variety of component fabricators along with universities and research groups to develop new designs.

The possibility of a new alumina-based metamaterial that can be used in industries like building construction and aerospace is being tested by a team of researchers.

In an effort to grow the composite manufacturing cluster in Rhode Island, a $125,000 federal grant was recently given by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) to the Rhode Island Marine Traders Association.