Most polymer composites are brittle and laminated, and the lack of material reinforcement in the normal direction makes the normal direction more vulnerable to damage. Different damage mechanisms may ...

NASA’s solar sail successfully deploys, harnessing photon momentum High-resolution images expected from NASA’s solar sail deployment NASA tests solar sail’s manoeuvrability for future space missions ...

This artist’s concept shows the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System spacecraft sailing in space using the energy of the Sun. Credit: NASA/Aero Animation/Ben Schweighart Update: NASA’s Advanced ...

Composite laminates, consisting of bonded layers of different materials, find extensive applications in various industries, including aerospace, automobiles, and shipbuilding sectors due to their ...

Composite laminates, consisting of bonded layers of different materials, find extensive applications in various industries, including aerospace, automobiles, and shipbuilding sectors due to their ...

The “Lego-like” construction and analysis method proposed in the study enables fast and accurate virtual testing of composite laminates, leading to optimal designs while saving time and ...

In the last three years alone, there have been over 174,000 patents filed and granted in the aerospace and defence industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Aerospace, Defence & ...