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It's Just String & Glue. This is a newsletter about composites, the strings, the glues, and the business.

Recycled Thermoplastics and Recycled Fibers – a Pretty Good Mix
#composites, #sustainability, #thermoplastics, #recycledfibers, #recycledresin I saw an article in Composites World this week that I...
Mar 317 min read


Setting the Record Straight About Wind Turbines and Sustainability
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #windturbines, #turbineblades, #renewableenergy I have been seeing a lot of chatter on...
Jan 286 min read


Sustainability Facilities for Composites – They’re Popping Up Everywhere
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw another article in Composites World about a...
Dec 3, 20249 min read


What to do With Old Wind Turbine Blades? You Might be Surprised
#composites, #sustainability, #recycling, #reuse, #architecture, #furniture I saw an interesting article in Composites World this week...
Nov 18, 20249 min read


News on the Composites Recycling Front – Some New Stuff
#composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased Recently Composites World has been highlighting...
Oct 14, 20245 min read


Offshore Wind to Dramatically Increase by 2050 – Will the Blades be Sustainable?
#composites, #sustainability, #offshorewind, #fibers, #resins, #renewableenergy There is an article in Composites World this week...
Oct 1, 20247 min read


Where Will The Renewable Energy for Making Composites Come From?
#composites, #sustainability, #renewableenergy, #geothermal, #windenergy, #solar I have talked about where the precursors for fibers and...
Sep 2, 20245 min read


The World of Plants – Materials for our Future
#composites, #plants, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #biobased, #naturalfiber, #plantbased I saw an article in the New York Times...
Feb 26, 20247 min read


How Big Can Wind Turbines Really Get?
#composites, #carbon_fiber, #wind_turbines, #Wind_turbine_blades, #blade_length Yes, I’m going to talk about Wind Turbines again. I love...
Feb 6, 20245 min read


Do Composites Burn? Yes they do, but it’s Complicated
#composites, #flammability, #resin, #glue, #carbon_fiber, #toxicity, #flame, #fire In short, yes they do. So, why talk about whether or...
Jan 22, 20246 min read


Composites as Commodity Materials
#composites, #fibers, #resins, #structures, #I_beams, #square_tubing, #carbon_composites, #glass_composites, #rectangular_tubing,...
Jan 8, 20245 min read


Carbon Fiber 2023 Conference and Ned’s Talks
#carbon_fiber, #carbon_fiber_2023, #composites, #sustainability, #fibers, #resins, #bio-based, #plant-based, #bio_based_acrylonitrile...
Dec 4, 20236 min read


Wind Energy is Taking Off – and All the Turbine Blades are Composite
#String_and_Glue, #renewable_energy, #renewables, #composites, #wind_energy, #wind_farms With the approval last week of the Revolution...
Aug 29, 20234 min read


Composites in Infrastructure 5 - One More Time
I thought with this final post in my Infrastructure series I would provide some examples of the more aesthetic appeal of using composites...
Apr 23, 20234 min read


Composites in Infrastructure 4 - What's New and What's Coming
I wanted to start this one with some info that I got in an article in ASME News. The pic to the left is a 3D printer at the Advanced...
Apr 23, 20234 min read


Use of Composites in our Infrastructure - the First of Many Posts
I’m going to write a bit about composites in infrastructure in this group of posts – and there are several of them – because believe me,...
Apr 23, 20233 min read

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