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Carbon Fiber

Carbon fiber reinforced polymers are advanced composite materials used in a wide range of applications, from aerospace to automotive to sports equipment. When bound with plastic polymer resin, carbon fiber creates a composite material that is extremely strong, durable and lightweight and can be found in many forms, including fabrics, tubes and tows.

Airbus Launches ACJ350 XWB: A Wide-Body Version of the A350

Airbus is launching ACJ350 XWB - the corporate jet version of its popular, highly-publicized A350 XWB airliner. The company said in a press release that the ultra-long range variant of the ACJ350 can carry 25...

Ford GT Becomes Second Ford Vehicle with Carbon Fiber Wheels

The Ford GT supercar, which Ford says will be available by late 2016, will be the second vehicle by the automaker to incorporate carbon fiber wheels. Last summer, Ford teamed up with Australian supplier Carbon...

EnvisionTEC Unveils First Disruptive Industrial Scale Composite 3D Printer

At the RAPID 2016 show in Orlando, Fla., EnvisionTEC unveiled its Selective Lamination Composites Object Manufacturing (SLCOM 1) machine. According to the company, the machine is the first and only disruptive...

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...

Hydrogen Powered Car Made with Composites Debuts at London Auto Show

At the 2016 London Motor Show, Wales-based eco-car manufacturer Riversimple debuted its signature hydrogen-powered car, the two-seat Rasa, which features fiberglass body panels and a carbon fiber composite...

Futuristic Army Aircraft with Composites Could Replace Black Hawk

The United States Department of Defense’s Future Vertical Lift Program has been working to develop a new generation of improved vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft for the U.S. Armed Forces. The...