Carbon fibers consist of thin filaments (5–10 micrometers in diameter) made of long chains of carbon atoms arranged in a polycrystalline structure. These fibers contain 92–100 wt% anisotropic carbon ...

Carbon fiber (CF) has attained somewhat of a near-mystical appeal in consumer marketing, with it being praised for being stronger than steel while simultaneously being extremely lightweight. This ...

The 2002 Ferrari Enzo marked a turning point for Maranello’s road cars, taking the rarefied “halo” concept and rebuilding it around a full carbon fiber structure. Instead of simply borrowing styling ...

Singer Vehicle Design has built its reputation on reimagining the Porsche 911 with obsessive attention to detail, but its ...

Biogear landing gear demonstrates a hybrid composite structure with visible carbon fiber/flax sections (black) and metallic interface components (silver). Source (All Images) | Fuko Substituting ...

“Self-responsive” nanomaterial-based composites AMRC’s Matthew Collinson (top photo) inspects a composite demonstrator component incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and copper contacts to enable ...

ATTACK SHARK reports that esports keyboard design is shifting focus to materials like carbon fiber for stability, comfort, ...

Key market opportunities for carbon fiber include its growing demand in aerospace, automotive, and wind energy sectors. The push for lightweight, efficient designs in aircraft, electric vehicle ...

Unfortunately, ZIBs batteries suffer from the insulating iodine, low utilization ratio of active source, and the shuttle effect, resulting in the fast capacity decay and undesirable self-discharging ...