New Floating Carbon Fiber House Splits in Two after Divorce

Dutch firm Studio OBA has designed “Prenuptial Housing” – a floating home that splits in two in the event its owners decide to get a divorce. When couples feel they […]

Cyclotron’s Carbon Fiber Bike Rides without Spokes or Wheels

Upstart company Cyclotron Cycles has successfully raised enough money on Kickstarter to fund its innovative Cyclotron Bike – the world’s first “smart bike” that rides without spokes or wheels. In […]

Boeing to Make 777X Components with Composite Material from U.A.E.

At the 50th edition of the Farnborough International Airshow in the England, Boeing announced that it will source carbon fiber prepreg composite material for the Boeing 777X from a new […]

Three Parts of F-35 Will be Made Entirely with Composites

Northrop Grumman Corporation, a major developer and producer of the U.S. Military’s F-35 weapons system, selected Tulsa-based company NORDAM to manufacture major structural components for the F-35 center fuselage. As […]

Toyota and BMW Working on Next-Generation Supercars with Composites

Toyota has partnered with BMW on the next generation of its supercar, the Toyota Supra, which will be unveiled in 2018. BMW is also working on its own supercar, the […]

Oak Ridge National Lab 3D Prints Table with Composite Bamboo Fiber

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used Cincinnati Incorporated’s CAMX-award winning Big Area Additive Manufacturing (BAAM) technology, to 3D print an entire table that contains 10 percent bamboo fiber […]

Spirit AeroSystems Installing One of the World’s Largest Autoclaves for Composite Manufacturing

Spirit AeroSystems Inc. is installing one of the world’s largest autoclaves at its Wichita, Kan., facility. The new autoclave is 120 feet long, has a 30-foot diameter and an internal […]

This Canoe Made with Composites Folds like Origami

Belgium-based company ONAK has launched a Kickstarter campaign to improve upon one of its unique products – a composite-made canoe that folds like origami and can fit in a large […]

British Researchers to Test Carbon Fiber Satellite that Collects Space Debris

Next year, British researchers at the Surrey Space Centre (Surry, England) will begin the world’s first mission to test out a space junk litter-picker, known as the “RemoveDebris” satellite. RemoveDebris […]

Swiss Students Go 0-62 MPH in 1.51 Seconds in Record-Breaking Vehicle

An electric racing car built by a group of students in Switzerland-based Academic Motorsports Club Zurich (AMZ) has broken the world record for fastest acceleration by a battery-powered vehicle – […]