Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...
The message that we need diverse fibers for optimal health is often lost on consumers who still see fiber as “roughage,” says ...
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--After winning a JEC Innovation Award in 2016 for its Lincoln MKS Decklid Concept – a TCA Ultra Lite® outer panel and a carbon fiber RTM prototype inner – ...
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. The company is collaborating ...
Finished carbon fibers derived from bitumen. Photo Credit, all images: UBC Applied Science/Paul Joseph A new process developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC, Canada) has the potential to ...
The new process, called gel electrospinning, is described in a paper by MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Rutledge and postdoc Jay Park. The paper appears online and will be published in ...
Carbon fiber (CF) has attained somewhat of a near-mystical appeal in consumer marketing, with it being praised for being ...