Long-chain polymers offer attractive opportunities for automotive applications, because they are lightweight and easy to process, though their stiffness and impact strength must be improved ...

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a method for producing structural elements for house construction, such as beams and roof trusses, from recycled plastic ...

The application of new materials and structures technology in commercial transport aircraft depends on a number of interrelated considerations. This part of the report describes trends and forecasts ...