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


Jan 286 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...


Dec 3, 20249 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...


Nov 18, 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...


Oct 14, 20245 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 1, 20247 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...


Sep 2, 20245 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...


Feb 26, 20247 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 6, 20245 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...


Jan 22, 20246 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 8, 20245 min read
Composites as Commodity Materials
#composites, #fibers, #resins, #structures, #I_beams, #square_tubing, #carbon_composites, #glass_composites, #rectangular_tubing,...


Dec 4, 20236 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...


Aug 29, 20234 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...


Apr 23, 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, 20233 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,...

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