UK STRATEGIC FOCUS: THE MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE

摘要

Polymers play a vital role in many aerospace and defence applications, and the UK is at the leading edge of innovation in the field, from development of novel materials, to new advanced manufacturing processes, to the design of components and structures. Composites are one such area of polymeric materials where the UK has a globally competitive industrial and academic sector. With excellence and expertise in the growing field of nanomaterials, the UK is also in pole position to shape and exploit the opportunities afforded by emerging nanocomposites.