Filter News
Area of Research
- Advanced Manufacturing (4)
- Biological Systems (2)
- Biology and Environment (7)
- Clean Energy (41)
- Climate and Environmental Systems (1)
- Data (1)
- Fossil Energy (1)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Materials (21)
- Neutron Science (17)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (6)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Supercomputing (17)
- Transportation Systems (1)
News Type
Date
News Topics
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Artificial Intelligence (1)
- Big Data (2)
- Bioenergy (2)
- Biology (1)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (6)
- Cybersecurity (2)
- Energy Storage (1)
- Environment (4)
- Exascale Computing (1)
- Fusion (1)
- Materials Science (2)
- Mercury (1)
- Microscopy (1)
- Neutron Science (2)
- Physics (2)
- Transportation (2)
Media Contacts
![Advanced materials take flight in the LEAP engine, featuring ceramic matrix composites developed over a quarter-century by GE with help from DOE and ORNL. Image credit: General Electric Advanced materials take flight in the LEAP engine, featuring ceramic matrix composites developed over a quarter-century by GE with help from DOE and ORNL. Image credit: General Electric](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/GE1main_0.jpg?itok=sqLo7TAa)
Ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials are made of coated ceramic fibers surrounded by a ceramic matrix. They are tough, lightweight and capable of withstanding temperatures 300–400 degrees F hotter than metal alloys can endure. If certain components were made with CMCs instead o...