http://www.materialsviews.com Composites MaterialsViews Rss Feed http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1433487/Vegetable_Fibers_Make_a_Comeback_in_Materials_Engineering.html Due to increasing oil prices and environmental considerations research into vegetable fibers is experiencing a revival. Brazilian scientists have conducted a study to improve the matrix/fiber interface in composites. 2012-01-04T02:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1383505/Regaining_Trust_in_Corrosion_Protection_Packaging.html Volatile corrosion inhibitors (VCI) applied in packaging materials were banned as hazardous materials. A recently conducted study shows that modern VCI packaging materials no longer pose a health risk. 2011-11-03T08:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1378291/TRIP-Matrix_Composites.html Novel metal-matrix composites incorporating TRIP steels and partially-stabilised ZrO2 are reported at length throughout a special issue of Steel Research International. 2011-10-24T02:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1332261/Taking_Shape_Metamorphic_Nanocomposites.html The development of materials with magnetically adjustable properties has been presented by a German research team from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) Centre for Biomaterial Development in Teltow. 2011-09-02T08:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1315477/The_jam_in_the_sandwich_Nanoparticles_and_polymer_blends.html Nanoparticles stabilise discrete and bicontinuous morphologies in polymer blends by jamming on the polymer-polymer interface. 2011-08-22T02:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1310731/Video_Abstract_Fiber_Reinforced_Composites.html Professors Jeffrey Moore and Scott White talk us through their new research, an exciting method to make multi-functional reinforced composites. 2011-08-08T08:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1249211/Self-Healing_Composites_For_Aircraft_Skeleton_Force.html The introduction of bone-like vasculature in fibre reinforced polymer composites allows self-healing 2011-08-02T08:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1305423/Multifunctional_3D_Microvascular_Networks.html Sacrificial fibers are used to create strong, multifunctional 3D microvascular composite materials that can be used in biomimetic materials systems. 2011-07-28T02:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1302857/Surface_Functionalization_of_Nanotube_Fillers_A_Review.html Professor Dmitri Golberg reviews the first volume of the new Polymer Nano, Micro- & Macrocomposites series, edited by Dr. Vikas Mittal. 2011-07-26T16:00:00Z http://www.materialsviews.com/details/news/1299219/The_power_is_within_you_Composite_biofuel_cells.html Carbon nanotube-enzyme composite electrodes are applied in glucose biofuel cells. 2011-07-22T16:00:00Z