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The article reports that the James Webb Space Telescope of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is composed of materials that will withstand extreme cryogenic temperatures. A series of tests on the composite structure of the carbon fibre-reinforced plastic telescope found that it will remain stable in outer space. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Centre lead mechanical engineer Jim Pontius provides quotes.

The article discusses research led by scientist William King of the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the associated development of a method for depositing nanocomposite materials on multiple surfaces. The method reportedly has been used to deposit electrically conductive, magnetic, and fluorescent nanoparticles. NRL nanoscience section head Paul E. Sheehan is quoted regarding the technique.

The author comments on the announcement that the University of Tennessee's Institute for Advanced Composites Manufacturing Innovation (LACMI) had received 70 million U.S. dollars in investment from the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) to finance composites research and development (R&D). Topics covered include the goals of the investment, such as to reduce the energy used in making composites, the lack of technical resources available with regards to composites fabrication.

The article discusses two chemical researches conducted in 2011 in the U.S. Justin Martinez, who runs food service company, Fiesta Enterprises, and his colleagues, discovered that marshmallows injected with bubblegum can be fried. Researchers at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and China's Donghua University, discovered that chicken feathers may be used in making lightweight composite materials and thermoplastics.