July 7, 2006 Sandia National Laboratories prides itself on provifind technology solutions to the most challenging problems that threaten peace and freedom for our nation and the globe. It’s ...

A shortage of blanks in the surfboard industry may turn into a flood in a few months as new suppliers emerge and Southern Hemisphere producers ramp up efforts. The quantity of blanks may offset losses ...

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Surfboard construction has undergone a renaissance in the last decade, with shapers experimenting with a myriad of core materials, from closed-cell foams to repurposed wood. Sustainable Surf, a ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Gold Coast. Followed categories will be added to My News. But to continue research and development into her new technology using the plant’s buoyant fibres ...

Another California surfboard blank company has suffered a major setback. This time, though, a fire is to blame. Thanks to our sister magazine Urethanes Technology International for alerting me to this ...

For decades, Gordon Clark and his company Clark Foam held an almost complete monopoly on the surfboard blank market. “Blanks” are pieces of foam with reinforcing wood strips (called “stringers”) in a ...

The more I’ve learned about alternative surfboard manufacturing, the more I become impressed by the innovation and ingenuity popping up around the world–whether it’s a seaweed and beeswax resin board ...

A month after the closure of industry titan Clark, shapers don’t know who’ll supply the foam.More than a month after Clark Foam stopped supplying blanks to the surfing industry, local board shapers ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. SURFING'S dirty secret is easy to find in the enclave of San Clemente, California, known as the surf ghetto, where the ocean breeze is ...