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Carbon Fiber Composites Used Inside and Out on MANSORY’s Conversion of the Audi RS Q8

MANSORY followed-up its successful conversion of an Audi RS6 estate car with the conversion of the Audi RS Q8 luxury SUV. The RS Q8 is based on the style of the RS6, with even more aggressive carbon fiber use...

NASA Developing New Planetary Construction Technologies with Advanced Materials

NASA plans to continue lunar exploration and will need to build structures on the Moon to allow astronauts and explorers to work and stay there safely and sustainably. This is the next step in plans to further...

Carbon Fiber Impellers Power BMW i’s Electrified Wingsuit

The BMW i Electrified Wingsuit is the next innovation in wingsuits, powered by impellers for sustainable energy. The Electrified Wingsuit features two carbon fiber impellers which are each powered by a 10...

Flying Car Designed with Composites Ready to Hit the Road, and Soon, the Sky

PAL-V started flying and driving its flying car test prototypes back in 2012. That testing led to PAL-V designing its first flying car to be available commercially, the Liberty. The PAL-V’s hybrid composite...

Putting Customers First

There is a lot of lip service paid to the importance of customer service. But leaders in the composites industry do more than talk the talk. They adopt a customer-centric business model, making clients the...

Troubleshooting Six Common Gel Coat Issues

Although gel coats are often used as a surface finish for fiber-reinforced polymer composites, they shouldn’t be an afterthought considered only for enhancing aesthetics. Gel coats also protect FRP parts...