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Hybrid, lightweight, sustainable, and exceptionally safe headrest for car child seat

If all child seat headrests were produced using lightweight technologies, a substantial reduction in carbon emissions could be achieved across the automotive and transport sectors.

20. April 2026

Sports, go! – Innovation at the limit

Why high-performance composites are redefining the sports market In the world of sport, it is all about tenths of a second, millimeters, and the perfect

9. April 2026

New standards in the field of staple fibers for high-performance composite semi-finished products

Within several projects the Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut (STFI) develops textile technologies for high-performance fibers of finite length to provide high-performance semi-finished products made from secondary materials

7. April 2026

Novel EMC shielding properties with functionalised fiber composites

The continuous increase in interference frequencies leads to new challenges for material systems used to guarantee effective EMC protection. The project partners were able to

1. April 2026

Lightweight sharp turns

EcoRudder R&D project tests thermoplastic sandwich structures for aircraft construction Thermoplastic honeycomb core sandwich structures can be processed efficiently and are also recyclable. These advantages

1. April 2026

Sallea Extends Salt-Based Templating Technology to Advanced Composite Manufacturing

Sallea, an ETH Zurich spin-off specializing in templating technologies for biomanufacturing, is expanding the application of its proprietary salt-based structuring platform into the field of

24. March 2026

Lightweight battery carrier

Significantly lighter commercial vehicles through inverse hybrid laminates The use of inverse hybrid laminates has successfully replaced the conventional steel side walls of battery carriers

24. March 2026

Composites United market report 2025 published – Overview of the current composites market environment

This year’s market report, now in its 16th edition, has been published annually by Composites United e. V. (CU) since 2010. The report serves as

13. March 2026

Paving the way for mass production: Thermoplastic traction battery housing wins JEC Innovation Award

The JEC Innovation Award 2026 in the category “Automotive and Road Transportation – Process” was awarded to the mass-production-ready manufacturing process for structural thermoplastic battery

12. March 2026

SASEM – Guiding the sports industry into a circular future

SASEM, the Sustainability Alliance of Sport Equipment Manufacturers, brings together manufacturers, researchers, recyclers and technology providers to develop joint solutions for a circular sports industry.

12. March 2026