News tagged with carbon fiber reinforced plastics
Lightweight construction on the way to volume production
Carmakers and airplane manufacturers are very particular when it comes to the weight of their models: the lighter they are, the less fuel they consume - and the less carbon dioxide they blow into the air. ...
Apr 23, 2012 |
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Plastics and nanoparticles are the perfect combination
These days, plastic components are vital to many fields of industry - lightweight construction, automobile manufacturing and electrical engineering, to name but a few. Now researchers have found ingenious ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 01, 2010 |
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High tech for bicycles
Carbon fiber composite materials (CFRPs) not only make cars and airplanes lightweight but also benefit the light weight constructions for valuable bicycle concepts. At the Composites Europe trade show in Stuttgart, ...
Oct 21, 2009 |
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China tests 500 kilometers per hour train
(PhysOrg.com) -- China tested a 500 kilometers per hour (311 mph) train over the weekend. Government officials call the record-breaking speedster a “useful reference” for China’s current high ...
Dec 27, 2011 |
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Robots are coming to aircraft assembly
Up to now, aircraft have been put together in huge assembly cells, but to build the necessary facilities is expensive and time-consuming. That is why Fraunhofer researchers have come up with a flexible assembly-line ...
Sep 19, 2011 |
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MUTE -- Efficient city car, showcase for electromobility research
With its electric vehicle MUTE, the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM, Germany) presents the first publicly visible result of its research program TUM.Energy. MUTE will showcase the TUM's answer to future ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Saving fuel while plowing
Less friction, less power, less fuel – plowshares coated with diamond-like carbon (DLC) slide through the soil like a hot knife through butter. As a result, the tractors pulling them need less power and ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Research improves the bolted joints in airplanes
A research project at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that analyzes the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand ...
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Miracle material: Graphene
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the 19th century novel, Flatland, by Edward A. Abbott, residents of that fictional country exist in only two dimensions. Women are born as line segments, while men come in a range of geometric ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2011 |
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'Green' cars could be made from pineapples and bananas
Your next new car hopefully won't be a lemon. But it could be a pineapple or a banana. That's because scientists in Brazil have developed a more effective way to use fibers from these and other plants in a new generation ...
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Getting cars onto the road faster
Auto manufacturers are looking for shorter production times, faster logistics processes, new materials and technologies. A novel software platform will help companies to achieve these goals by reducing not ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Nano research fit for a king: Scientists test strength of composite bonds one nanotube at a time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Arthur pulled a sword from a stone, proving to a kingdom that right beats might. Researchers at Rice University are making the same point in the nanoscale realm.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 02, 2011 |
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New fibers and membranes for high-tech products
Nothing escapes the attention of research and development scientists, and now is the turn of industrial garments and household textiles! Manufacturers can now take advantage of new raw materials, fibers and ...
Nov 22, 2010 |
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