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Carbon fiber has gained a reputation as a high-end material for efficient airplanes, luxurious cars and performance-enhancing sporting equipment – but it may surprise you to find out about...

Structural Science Composites (SSC) Ltd. has developed manhole and drain covers to replace the traditional steel covers on roadways in England. The manhole covers consist of thermosetting urethane acrylate resin...

The new Smart Fortwo car got a little smarter: Automotive supplier Fehrer Composite Components has developed a new lightweight roof in a sandwich-type design. The component is currently the...

A 12-foot fiberglass boat weighing just 121.25 lbs (55 kg) folds for transport in as little as 45 seconds, according to developers Cobra International and Quickboats. The boat, called...

The new year is an ideal opportunity to look back on how far we’ve come. To help reflect on the state of the composites industry, Dr. Sanjay Mazumdar, CEO...

A new structural design solution provides an instant preliminary study of motor and sail boats between 25 feet and 70 feet. The solution, launched by 3A Composites Core Materials...

Composites can help achieve sustainability goals in the automotive and aerospace industries through lightweighting, which helps decrease fuel consumption and increase efficiency. However, current production scrap, reject parts and...

MAI Carbon Cluster Management GmbH, a partner of BMW & Audi, says production costs of carbon fiber could soon be lowered by 90 percent. Their $102 million research project...

Researchers at MIT are developing various shape-shifting materials, including carbon fiber composites, wood grains and textiles, that could lead to self-assembling structures or more efficient cars and planes. The...