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R&D programs at colleges and universities around the world are where composite innovation blossoms. Students can create life-changing applications using composite materials and, with the help of industry leaders, put these applications into practice.

MIT Students Use Composites to Build Human-Powered Aircraft

MIT Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AeroAstro) graduate students Michael Klinker, William Thalheimer, Mike Tomovich, and Hayden Cornwall are building a human-powered aircraft with composites for...

NASA Releases Call for Entries for X-Hab 2017 Challenge

NASA has released a call for entries into the 2017 eXploration Systems and Habitation (X-Hab) Academic Innovation Challenge. The X-Hab challenge series is one of several platforms NASA leverages to look for...

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Utah Researchers’ New Composite Material Could Detect Bombs

University of Utah engineers have developed a new type of fiber composite for a handheld scanner that can detect small traces of alkane fuel vapor – an odorless and colorless ingredient in combustible...

MIT Students Create 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Drones

Students at MIT have created tiny drones, known as Perdix, that are 3D-printed using Kevlar and carbon fiber. Each drone comes with spring-loaded carbon fiber wings, a low-drag fiberglass fuselage, a custom...

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Colorado Researchers Find Efficient Way to Recycle Carbon Fiber

In a new study, researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have found have found an eco-friendly and cost-effective way to recycle carbon-fiber composites – stronger than steel and lighter than...

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Researchers Make World’s First Model Car with Lignin Carbon Fiber

Swedish researchers have produced the world's first model car with a roof and battery made from wood-based carbon fiber. According to the KTH Royal Institute of Technology, who worked on the car with research...