by Jean-Louis Piraux | May 17, 2017 | Construction
Recent advancements in automotive, aerospace and power generation industries have inspired materials scientists to engineer innovative materials. Ceramic metal composites, or cermets, are an example of a new and improved class of materials that can enhance...
by Jean-Louis Piraux | May 17, 2017 | Construction
There is a huge demand for innovative materials in the ever demanding, high-tech world. Reduced weight, increased durability, greater strength, and improved wear- and temperature-resistance are all highly sought after material characteristics that are desired across a...
by Jean-Louis Piraux | May 17, 2017 | Construction
In the quest for more efficient vehicles, engineers are using harder and lower-density carbon materials, such as carbon fibers, which can be manufactured sustainably by “baking” naturally occurring soft hydrocarbons in the absence of oxygen. However, the...
by Gorka Varela | Apr 21, 2017 | Creative Industries
The demands consumers place on electronic devices are growing all the time. They want their notebooks, tablets, TVs and smartphones to be ever faster, thinner and lighter, yet also increasingly robust. Devices should combine a sophisticated and fashionable design with...
by Jean-Louis Piraux | Mar 11, 2016 | Transport
At the launch ceremony of the second phase of “Nouvelle France Industrielle”, the ministry of economy Emmanuel Macron was presented the QSP or Quilted Stratum Process. This innovation developed by three French SMEs (PEI Pinette, Compose and Loiretech) and...
