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NED PATTON: ALL ABOUT COMPOSITES

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

May 286 min read

My Reflections on SAMPE 2025 Indianapolis

May 256 min read

Some More Uses for Recycled Carbon Fiber – Flexible Solar Panels?

May 126 min read

New Process(es) for Continuous Recycling of Glass Fiber Composites

May 58 min read

Graphene has Come of Age

Apr 287 min read

An Update on Carbon Fiber Recycling – Continuous Fibers No Less

Apr 217 min read

Hodgepodge of Recycled and Renewable Composites Applications

Apr 149 min read

Cellulose as the New Plastic – Can it Help with the Microplastics Problem?

Apr 710 min read

Sustainability – A Look at Energy Efficiency in Composites Manufacturing

Mar 317 min read

Recycled Thermoplastics and Recycled Fibers – a Pretty Good Mix

Mar 267 min read

What’s Happening in Plant-Based Composites?

Mar 177 min read

Some Good News on the Recycling Front and Other Updates

Mar 117 min read

Part 4 of PFAS and Microplastics – Vinyl Ester Resin Chemistry and Manufacture

Mar 37 min read

Part 3 of PFAS and Microplastics – Polyester Resin Chemistry

Feb 257 min read

Part 2 of PFAS and Microplastics – Epoxy Resin Production

Feb 178 min read

Part 1 of PFAs and Microplastics - The Chemistry and Process of Making Acrylonitrile

Feb 107 min read

Composites, Microplastics, PFAs, and Toxic Chemistry – Introduction to a Multipart Series

Feb 46 min read

Wings on Cargo Ships? Composites Enable Interesting Wind Powered Craft

Jan 286 min read

Setting the Record Straight About Wind Turbines and Sustainability

Jan 205 min read

A Bit Deeper Dive into Recycled Material Certifications

Jan 135 min read

How Do We Tell if Reclaimed Composite Materials are Good Enough

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