University

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.

Carbon Fiber Prepregs Used in Lightweight Camera Drone

A team of six students in the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria’s lightweight construction and composite materials course worked with eight industrial partners to design and build a camera...

Swedish University Developed Structural Battery with Carbon Fiber Anode

As more vehicles are designed to run on electricity, and especially as batteries are required to provide longer ranges, the weight of the batteries becomes more of an issue. In some cases, the battery pack...

ZT-CFRP Composite Material Developed with Nanoparticles and Carbon Fiber Reinforcements

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded the University of South Alabama a $250,000 Partners for Innovation grant to create high-performance carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites available for...

New Optimized Method Developed for Recycling CFRP Composites

Carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite materials are typically disposed of in landfills or by incineration. Until now, CFRP composites have only been able to be recycled a limited number of times...

UMaine Developing Process to 3D Print Large Wind Blades

As the market for wind energy continues to grow, it becomes more important to be able to design and manufacture wind blades quickly and at reasonable costs. The development of molds and tools for large blades...

Creating Flash Graphene for Composites from Carbon-Based Waste

A new process introduced at Rice University can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes using a burst of heat and light. Bulk composites of graphene with plastic,...