The FASTBLADE reaction frame will be used for fatigue testing of large tidal blades and aerospace structures

Test Facility for Composite Blades

October 21, 2020 | Advanced materials

Composite test centre in Scotland to provide full scale fatigue testing of turbine blades for tidal power The first major engineering works on FAST... read more
Carbon fibre bogie undergoes dynamic testing at the University of Huddersfield

Freight lightens up with carbon fibre rail bogie

August 17, 2020 | Railways

The Institution of Railway Research has broken new ground with the development of lightweight freight bogies using new materials. The world’s fir... read more
NMIS facility in Renfrewshire to include skills academy and digitised factory of the future

Plans approved for National Manufacturing Institute Scotland

June 23, 2020 | Research, technology and innovation

Planning permission has been granted for the development of the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) facility. The new facility is to b... read more
Aston University trials Vehicle-to-Grid system

Vehicle to Grid demonstration takes place at Aston

April 30, 2020 | Renewable Energy Generation

Birmingham's Aston University was host to a recent demonstration of the capabilities of using EVs to feed the electricity grid. The VIGIL (VehIcle ... read more
Carbon-carbon composite strips improve conductivity in railway pantographs

New material sets future trends

April 23, 2020 | Railways

Research work on carbon composites could provide answers to sticking points in the rail and solar energy sectors, according to Morgan Advanced Materia... read more