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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.

2017 Honda Ridgeline Wins Big at Detroit Auto Show

At the 2017 Detroit Auto Show, the Honda Ridgeline won North American Truck of the Year award. The 2017 Ridgeline, which made its debut in Detroit last year, was one of a number of vehicles on displayed that...

ORNL’s Massive 3-D Printed Pavilion Wows Crowd at Design Miami

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has created a pavilion installation, known as Flotsam & Jetsam, which is now one of the world’s largest 3D printed objects. The installations were commissioned...

Scientists use Graphene Composites to Make Silly Putty Conduct Electricity

A team of researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland, have used graphene composites to make silly putty® conduct electricity – creating extremely sensitive sensors. The team has been able to mount...

Boeing Starts Final Assembly of 787-10 Dreamliner

Boeing has begun final assembly of the 787-10 Dreamliner, the latest and biggest member in the Boeing 787 family of commercial aircraft. Two major fuselage sections for the aircraft have been moved to North...

Researchers Create World’s First Reconfigurable Carbon Fiber Robotic Machine Tool

Composite manufacturing specialists at the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) have made what some have called the world’s first reconfigurable carbon composite robotic...

SpaceX Successfully Tests Carbon Fiber Tank for Mars Spaceship

SpaceX has completed a critical test for the carbon fiber fuel tank of its Interplanetary Transport System spaceship, which is designed to transport humans to Mars. Last month, during an “Ask Me Anything”...