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- DOE Funds Virginia Tech and Clemson for Low-Cost Carbon Fiber Development.(Department of Energy)(Brief Article)
- Virginia Tech and Clemson University are the beneficiaries of an award of $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Energy DOE for the development of low-cost carbon fiber for use in the manufacturing of light-weight automotive parts. The progra Virginia Tech and...
- Research articles 2000-02-07
- Materials for sporting goods: golf clubs, bicycles, scooters, shuttlecocks, and other sporting goods perform better and last longer thanks to developments in aluminum, steel, polymers, and composites.
- * Zirconium-aluminum alloy, carbon composites make stronger bicycles A zirconium-aluminum alloy called ZR9000 is the first alloy developed exclusively for the bicycle industry, reports Trek Bicycle Corp., Waterloo, Wis. To make superior bicycle tu * Zirconium-aluminum alloy, carbon composites make stronger bicycles...
- Research articles 2004-09-01
- Polymer composites stuck in holding pattern.
- RENTON, WASH. -- Boeing Co. wants to incorporate more polymer matrix composites into future commercial aircraft, but the additions won't occur soon. The company has made a minimal effort to develop graphite composites in the past five or six years bu RENTON, WASH. -- Boeing Co....
- Research articles 2000-12-18
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- U.S. Department of Energy Develop Flexible Carbon Fiber Composite Drill Pipe.
- May 21, 2004 - The U.S. Department of Energy DOE has developed a new carbon-fiber reinforced polymer composite drill pipe that is lighter, stronger and more flexible than steel, for use in the oil industry. The new composite drill pipe could, accor May 21, 2004 -...
- Research articles 2004-05-17
- Carbon-fiber reinforced mirror weighs 77 pounds.
- This space telescope mirror is made of carbon fiber reinforced polymer CFRP, and weighs just 35kg (77 lb). it is about 2 m (7 ft) across, and was developed by Composite Optics inc., San Diego, Calif., in partnership with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It is said...
- Research articles 2000-11-01
- LANCE ARMSTRONG WINS TOUR DE FRANCE ON CARBON FIBER TREK BIKE.
- July 28, 2002 - American Armstrong, leader of the U.S. Postal Service Team and cancer survivor, won his fourth straight Tour de France last week on a Trek USA bicycle made in Waterloo, Wisconsin. The Tour record is five straight victories, so Armstrong says he will back...
- Research articles 2002-08-05
- Heavy Vehicle Mass Reduction Utilizing Polymer Composites
- Fiber reinforced polymers FRPs are promising materials for reducing vehicle mass, thereby improving energy efficiency and US energy security. The cost of using FRPs, especially with carbon fiber reinforcement, is quite high in comparison to conventional materials, and the lack of market incentives prevents their widespread use in passenger automotive...
- White papers 2003-07-17
- BP Amoco Chemicals to Divest Engineering Polymer and Carbon Fiber Businesses.(Brief Article)
- In line with its strategy to focus on hydrocarbon-based businesses, BP Amoco in late April announced plans to divest in separate transactions both its high-performance engineering polymers business and its carbon fibers business. "These are In line with its strategy to...
- Research articles 2000-05-15
- New CFRP Bar from MIC for Near-Surface Mounted Strengthening of Concrete.(Brief Article)
- Marshall Industries Composites MIC, a unit of Reichhold Chemicals, is expanding its line of C-BarTM pultruded and molded glass fiber reinforcing bars rebar to include a new carbon fiber reinforced polymer CFRP bar or rod. Sampling has begun to universities in the U.S. and...
- Research articles 2000-04-17
- The News-Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Ind., Business Digest Column.
- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 8 -- FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- DePUY IMPLANT APPROVED: DePuy AcroMed has received premarket approval from the Federal Drug Administration for an implant used to treat degenerative disc disease. The Lumbar I/F Cage with VSP Spine System facilitates interbody...
- Research articles 1999-03-09
- Lexus LFA Supercar Steals Green Spotlight in Tokyo
- The Tokyo Motor Show opened to the news media on Wednesday with Mitsubishi introducing its PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid crossover. That event was followed by Nissan's news conference, during which the company's chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, drove onto the stage in a Nissan Land Glider, a concept for a new breed...
- News items 2009-10-22
- Malaysia Views Opportunity to Make A400M Parts, May Buy Military Airlifter.
- March 1, 2004 - Malaysia is positioning itself for a role in manufacturing components of the A400M through potential orders from the European Aeronautics Defence and Space Company EADS and might order the military airlift aircraft for its national purposes. Seven European air forces...
- Research articles 2004-03-01
- CHICAGO AUTO SHOW COMPOSITES HIGHLIGHTS.
- Hyundai unveiled new and sporty concept cars at the Chicago Auto Show that started 7 February. Hyundai's HCD6, a two-seat, open-top roadster, features Prism-like headlights and tail lamps, detached, floating front and rear carbon-fiber polymer compo Hyundai unveiled new and sporty concept cars at the...
- Research articles 2001-02-19
- 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds $21 million verdict
- The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $21 million verdict against a St. Louis-based carbon-fiber manufacturer in a breach-of-contract lawsuit. A federal jury in St. Louis awarded Structural Polymer Group and Structural Polymer Systems, which are British corporations, $36 million in lost profits from Zoltek Corp....
- Research articles 2008-10-09
- 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholds $21M verdict
- The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a $21 million verdict against a St. Louis-based carbon-fiber manufacturer in a breach-of-contract lawsuit. A federal jury in St. Louis awarded Structural Polymer Group and Structural Polymer Systems, which are British corporations, $36 million in lost profits from Zoltek Corp....
- Research articles 2008-10-09
- The Use of Aramidic Fibers to Improve the Structural Behavior of Masonry Structures Under Seismic Actions
- The white paper deals with the favorable mechanical characteristics and performances of the aramidic fiber reinforced plastics or aramidic FRP and with the way on which those characteristics may give important advantages in strengthening masonry structures in order to improve the historical buildings structural behavior under seismic actions. Fiber-reinforced plastic...
- White papers 2001-01-23
- Light-Weight Auto Parts Goal Of $1.8 Million Virginia Tech / Clemson Project
- The U.S. Department of Energy DOE is funding a $1.8 million project at Virginia Tech and Clemson University aimed at the development of low-cost carbon fiber for use in making light-weight automotive parts.Professors Don Baird and Garth Wilkes of chemical engineering and Jim McGrath of...
- Research articles 1970-01-01
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