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Lightweight Mercedes Benz Sets World Record for EV Travel on a Single Charge

A common concern about EVs (electric vehicles) is how far the car will travel on a single charge. Mercedes Benz put that concern to the test in a recent drive in its new Vision EQXX concept...

Sustainable Surfboards Built of Upcycled Carbon Fiber and Bio-resin

NOTOX, a surfboard creator founded in 2006, is committed to sustainability. In the past, the NOTOX team worked with Sicomin and used its GreenPoxy bio-resins in surfboards reinforced with sustainable cork,...

Composite V-tail Installed on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft

GKN Aerospace (GKN) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have worked together for many years on aircraft for military use, including the MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Based on an...

Concrete Reinforced with Basalt Fiber Tested for Use in Roadways

A trial in England funded by National Highways and led by Skanska in partnership with the National Composites Centre is comparing traditional steel reinforced concrete with a low carbon concrete reinforced...

Safe Storage and Handling of Organic Peroxides

Organic peroxides are important tools for the composites industry. They can be used to make polymers (initiation), modify their rheological properties (visbreaking), alter polarity or attach pendant functional...

eVTOL Features Carbon Fiber Components

HRC Group has delivered more than 100 composite and carbon fiber components to electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft builder XPeng HT Aero to lightweight the new X2 model. Parts delivered...