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The article focuses on Pyromeral Technology's advancements in high-temperature, fire-resistant composite materials, designed to address the limitations of traditional ceramics and CFRPs, including their role in filling the performance and cost gap between CFRPs.

The article focuses on the state of infrastructure in the U.S., particularly the discussion surrounding bridge repairs and the recent collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland. It explores the role of composite materials, such as fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP), in infrastructure rehabilitation projects, including bridges and waterfront structures, amid initiatives like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's investment in infrastructure.

The article focuses on refurbishing bridges at half the time, and cost versus replacement.

The article discusses the application of composites in the design of Anacostia River Walk pedestrian bridge in Dayton, Ohio. Composite Advantage is in the process of completing fabrication of composite decking for the bridge. The fabrication is based on a design originally developed at the National Composite Center in Dayton.

The article offers information on the first bridge in Europe that is built from recycled fiber-reinforced plastic by Axion International Holdings Inc. of New Jersey, in Scotland. It mentions that the materials used in its construction were composed of extruded composite I-beams, railings, and deck boards from the Recycled Structural Composite (RSC) technology of Axion. It also mentions the building process and the materials used in its construction.

The article discusses the several composites projects being pursued by the University of Maine's Advanced Engineered Wood Composites (AEWC) Advanced Structures and Composites Center, including the trademarked Bridge-in-a-Backpack rigidified and inflatable composite arch bridge technology as a substitute to conventional bridge replacements. The U.S. government has shown interest in the new bridge technology, which consists of foldable dry structural carbon and glass fiber "tubes" or sleeves.

The article features the Knickerbocker Bridge in Boothbay, Maine which opened to traffic on June 11, 2011 and was reported as the largest composite vehicular bridge in the world. The Maine Department of Transportation selected a composite solution in the form of hybrid composite beams (HCBs) which was manufactured by Harbor Technologies. According to John Hillman, HC Bridge president, the state's composites initiative was made part of a public law effective September 1, 2008.

The article reports on the decision of the University of Maine in Orono, Maine to commercialize two hybrid composite/concrete bridge construction technologies. An investment team has formed a new company, Advanced Infrastructure Technologies (AIT) to commercialize the rigidified inflatable composite arches technology. Brunswick, Maine-based Harbor Technologies LLC has commercialized a second bridge construction innovation, which uses composite beam forms filled with concrete.

This article focuses on a bold step taken by highway engineers in specifying an integrated composite bridge superstructure to replace a deficient span known as Eight Mile Bridge in Hamilton, Ohio as of December 2008. Steve Mary, Hamilton County engineer, said a drop-in-place integral system takes away joints between deck and beams. The county chose an integral FRP superstructure concept developed by Composite Advantage for the two-lane crossing.

This article announces the new manufacturing facility opened by Hardwire LLC in Pocomoke City, Maryland. A specialized high-pressure vacuum laminating press is one of the features of the new facility. According to Rob Cosgriff of Hardwire, their new press is capable of completing eight cycles a day. Meanwhile, a Hardwire multifunctional armor has been selected as the product of choice for an unnamed bridge in the U.S.

Describes the first composite road bridge designed to carry motor vehicles which opened in July 1995 over a canal in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire, England.