A chunk of foam fired at high speed cracked a pair of space shuttle wing parts Friday, offering what investigators said was the most powerful evidence yet to support the theory that a piece of the ...

Many radio control aircraft modelers will be familiar with the process of cutting wings out of foam with the hot wire method. The tools are simple enough to build at home, and it’s an easy way of ...

The February 26 launch of the Multi-functional Transport Satellite-1 Replacement (MTSAT-1R) communications satellite in Japan was successfully accomplished by the H-IIA No. 7 launch vehicle, developed ...

New York, Jan. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Foam Core Materials Market: Trends, Opportunities and Competitive ...

In this image from television on Friday, a chunk of foam is fired at high speed into a space shuttle wing panel during a test in San Antonio. Officials say the test lends credence to the theory that ...

Composite Technology Centre GmbH (CTC, Stade, Germany) specializes in developing cost-effective serial-production composite technologies. A subsidiary of Airbus (Toulouse, France), CTC undertook ...

When the X-45 unmanned fighter jet takes off on its maiden flight next month, the traditional thumbs-up signal may well be replaced with a “Surf’s up!” yell. It’s not because the flight is taking ...

Despite significant recycling initiatives, it is currently estimated that only 9% of plastics are recycled. This is harmful to the environment in two ways. The first is that the production of plastic ...

Some of our pastimes are so deeply meditative that we lose ourselves for hours. Our hands seem to perform every step, and sequence like a pianist might recite her favorite song. If [Eric Strebel]’s ...