Carbon fiber is a critical material for industries such as aerospace and automotive, prized for its strength and lightweight ...

RapidMade Inc. thinks its new thermoformable carbon fiber process, Aerolite, has real potential to disrupt how to make lightweight, high strength-to-weight ratio parts.

A garbage truck fueled by carbon fiber tanks full of compressed natural gas exploded in Indianapolis, IN, after a fire started in the back of the vehicle. The cylinders were reportedly thrown up ...

A global company focused on recycled carbon and aramid fibers, Apply Carbon (Plouay, France) — part of natural and technical ...

Some parts were made from carbon fiber nylon, a lightweight and robust ... The transition system operated well during testing, and the tank mode demonstrated exceptional power and mobility.

The large carbon fiber deck and the polyurethane pads on the ... Everything is cooler with tank tracks. If you’re willing to live with plastic tracks, 3D printing is a viable option, as ...

Schematic representation of carbon fiber preparation from polyacrylonitrile. The turbostratic structure of PAN CF contrasts with the mesophase pitch CFs, which form strongly directional (sheet ...

Options for weight savings that automakers are investigating include installing things like plastic fuel tanks (PDF) and using carbon fiber instead of steel. As we discovered in a previous ...