The residential construction industry is all about one trendy material this year, as evidenced at the annual Providence expo.

If you're in the market for a fence, you may be comparing different material options, including wood and composite. Here's ...

Mollusks possess sturdy protective shells, thanks to their internal nacre structure. Nacre, the natural nanocomposite, ...

While the structural components are manufactured in the United States, the imported wood will still be hit with the tariffs.

The Advanced Composite Materials and Textile Research Laboratory (ACMTRL) located on the University of Massachusetts Lowell campus offers your company a resource for research and testing. The ACMTRL ...

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Why it matters: New composite materials are offering more expensive decking and building materials that offer the prospect of lasting a lot longer than their wood counterparts. What's a composite?