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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.

Introducing PassivDom: An Autonomous 3-D printed Composite Solar-Powered House

Ukrainian engineer Max Gerbut and his team has created an autonomous, 3-D printed, composite solar powered-house called PassivDom. Gerbut and the PassivDom team claim the 387 square foot house, made with an...

Decision SA Sells First Composite-Made Flying River Taxi

Lausanne, France-based DECISION SA, a composite manufacturer that contributed to the creation many innovative composite creations, including the famous Solar Impulse aircraft, has signed a deal for the...

Airbus and Italdesign Unveil Autonomous Flying Car Concept in Geneva

During the 2017 Geneva International Motor Show, Airbus and design and engineering company Italdesign unveiled an autonomous flying car concept called Pop.Up. Airbus calls it the first modular, fully electric,...

Ford Tests 3-D Printing of Large Scale Car Parts

Ford announced it has begun testing 3D printing of large-scale car parts using Stratasys’ Infinite Build 3D printer. Ford is the first automotive company to trial this technology with Stratasys. As part of...

LLNL Researchers Become First to 3-D Print Aerospace-Grade Carbon Fiber

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have laid claim as the first team to 3-D print aerospace-grade carbon fiber composites. The laboratory said it hopes the developments leads to the...

SpaceX Launches Falcon 9 Rocket from Historic NASA Launch Pad

Yesterday, SpaceX launched its Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center launch pad 39A in Cape Canaveral, Fla., where NASA once sent astronauts to the moon for the famous Apollo missions. The launch marks...