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KU Researchers and Partners Developing Fiber-reinforced Polymers to Reinforce Dams and Levees

A partnership of researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and the...

Kaebon Carbon Fiber Electric Boat Offers Power and Sustainability

Kaebon was founded in 2021 with the purpose of building the world’s lightest motorboats with a focus on cleaner and more sustainable boating. Kai Krause, founder and CEO of Kaebon, said of the EB Eins,...

Composite Body Kits Used to Recreate Classic Citroën Van

Citroën’s Type H van was in production from 1947 until 1981 and generated an enthusiastic following. Thanks to Caselani’s glass fiber reinforced polymer composite body panels manufactured using AOC...

STUNNING Project Delivers of One of the World’s Largest Thermoplastic Aerostructures

With the goal of demonstrating high-rate production while reducing fuselage weight by 10% and recurring costs for the fuselage by 20%, the Multi-Functional Fuselage Demonstrator (MFFD) project led by Airbus,...

New Low Carbon, Graphene-based Insulation Materials Created for Transportation Industry

Aerogel Core Ltd is a new company developed from the Innovate UK ICURe Programme (Innovation-to-Commercialisation of University Research) with the support of Research and Innovation Services (RIS) at the...

DIFT and Arburg Are Manufacturing Bio-based Fiber Composites Using 3D Printing

A new 3D printing process developed by The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and Arburg GmbH is using nature’s example to create sustainable bio-based fiber composite materials. Wood,...