BMW's carbon fiber parts will soon be replaced with a lightweight, flax-based natural fiber, and it's hitting mass production ...

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New carbon nanofiber technique boosts binding in fiber-reinforced composites, improving strength and lightness for aerospace ...

Straightforward reaction expands ability to recycle strong, lightweight materials used in applications such as wind turbines ...

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have developed a new way to make carbon ...

ORNL researchers developed a new method to enhance carbon fiber composites using carbon nanofibers for improved strength and ...

Peak Design's latest photo accessory is a carbon fiber tripod that's available in short, standard, and tall sizes. I had an ...

Initially only seeing brief popular use as the filament in ... in which case they are referred to as carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). Example SEM and TEM images of the released particles ...

The carbon fiber production process is notoriously energy-intensive, using up to 900 megajoules per kilogram, which is far more than the energy required to produce steel or aluminum. Worse yet ...

The global carbon fiber market was worth $5.48 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow to over $17 billion over the next decade. Vehicles currently account for up to 20 percent of carbon fiber ...

ORNL researchers, from left, Sumit Gupta and Chris Bowland inspect carbon fiber materials as part of their effort to improve the performance of composite materials.