15 May 2024News
The Fibrenamics Institute took part in Techtextil 2024, the leading international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens, which took place from April 23 to 26 in Frankfurt, and showed to its many visitors disruptive innovations in the field of fibrous and composite materials.
Read More07 Dec 2022News
In an interview for Fibrenamics, Carla Silva, Project Manager in the R&D Department at Simoldes, highlights the drivers that allowed Simoldes to differentiate itself from the competition and meet the demanding requirements of the automotive industry.
Read More08 Nov 2022News
Fibrenamics, one of the biggest Portuguese technological centers of technical and scientific innovation in natural fibers and composite materials, in partnership with Açorgeo, CIMPA, and the Gaspar Frutuoso Foundation of the University of the Azores, launched an innovative project aimed at protecting the biodiversity of the Azores.
Read More23 Sep 2022News
For over 10 years, Fibrenamics has been producing and transferring scientific knowledge to the industry, in the area of fibrous and composite materials.
Read More22 Sep 2022News
If in the past, we went through the age of stone and bronze, today, if we could give a name to this era, it would undoubtedly be the age of composite materials. In this century, we've been witnessing the proliferation of this type of materials to the widest market sectors and, therefore, the construction sector is no exception.
Read More21 Sep 2022News
From Guimarães to the world, out came another technological innovation of excellence. This one is now positioned in the market as the main alternative for concrete and steel elements. An example of the usage of this technology could be the substitution of the beams used in railroads.
Read More20 Sep 2022News
Developed by Fibrenamics - the University of Minho, this project aimed to create interlaced composite bars - BCR - for subsequent application in concrete reinforcement (beams, columns, and, in network form, slabs and floors) and soil stabilization (nailing and anchoring).
Read More12 Sep 2022News
In an interview with Fibrenamics, Cláudia Costa, R&D Manager at Surforma, expresses her opinion on issues such as product biodegradability and circularity of waste in companies.
Read More06 Sep 2022News
Based on the need to differentiate its product range, as well as to reduce the transparency of its materials and still provide some level of protection to its sports equipment, Playvest, a company with high know-how in the production of seamless clothing, and Fibrenamics - University of Minho joined their knowledge and developed 4 innovative clothing items capable of substantially improving the comfort of its user.
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