Industry Digest

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Students use Composites to Set Speed Cycling World Records

After setting the world speed cycling record of 83.13 mph (133.78 km/h) last year with the composites-intensive VeloX 3 recumbent bike, The Human Power team at Delft University of Technology and the VU...

3D Printed Car Could Change the Face of Auto Manufacturing

With more and more major auto manufacturers turning to composites to make stronger and lighter chassis, bodies, springs, wheels and other parts, one 3D printing laboratory is taking the movement a step further...

The U.S. Army is developing a micro-composite to 3D print various devices in the field.

U.S. Army Develops Micro-Composite to 3D Print Real Devices, Not Prototypes

Traditionally, 3D printing has relied on materials like polymers and has been used primarily for prototyping. Now, researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory hope to develop strong and lightweight...

C-lignin is a linear polymer found in vanilla orchids.

Carbon Fiber Made from Plant Substance could Replace Petroleum, Coal-Based Products

Researchers at the University of North Texas have created a new carbon fiber from C-lignin, a linear polymer found in plants, that can replace common petroleum and coal-based products in a variety of products....

Fiber optic sensors have been embedded into composite materials

World’s First Fiber-Optic Sensors Embedded in Composite Material

Ghent University, imec and SMARTFIBER have designed the world’s first miniaturized fiber-optical sensor system that can be fully embedded in a composite material. The system can automatically monitor the...

The U.S. Navy successfully tested radar-absorbing carbon fiber clouds

U.S. Navy Successfully Tests Radar-Absorbing Carbon Fiber Clouds

Carbon fiber’s potential can go far beyond a solid piece of infrastructure, as the U.S. 7th Fleet and the Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) demonstrated this June. The Navy tested “Pandarra Fog,” a...