The National Composites Centre (NCC), working in collaboration with Starling Cycles and Composite Braiding , has developed a frame for an electric mountain bike using thermoplastic carbon fibre composite. Read more here . #Thermoplastic #Composites #CarbonFibre #Lightweighting ...
New Lightweight Material is Stronger than Steel. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT chemical engineers have created a new material that is stronger than steel and as light as plastic, and can be easily manufactured in large quantities. The new material is a two-dimensional polymer that...
Why the Switch to Electric Vehicles May Boost Use of 3D Printing in Auto Manufacturing. As automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEMs) turn their attention toward electric vehicle (EV) development, the inherent capabilities of the additive manufacturing (AM) process make it a natural fit...
Colour Change Indicates Damage in the Material. Lightweight construction has found its way into many areas, especially in vehicle, ship and aircraft construction. In addition to classic light metals such as aluminum, magnesium or titanium, composite materials, so-called composites, are...
Recycled Garnet Sand as a Source of Scandium? Some call it the "oil of the future." This is because demand for scandium is growing, especially due to its potential as a material for lightweight construction of aircrafts and cars, but also for fuel cells. Concurrently, the supply of this...
Researchers Create New Ultralightweight, Crush-Resistant Tensegrity Metamaterials. Catastrophic collapse of materials and structures is the inevitable consequence of a chain reaction of locally confined damage – from solid ceramics that snap after the development of a small crack to metal space...
High Strength Through Hierarchy. As light as possible and as strong as possible at the same time. These are the requirements for modern lightweight materials, such as those used in aircraft construction and the automotive industry. A research team from Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG) and...
Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is preparing for future electric vehicles with advanced lightweight composite research that will help deliver increased range, greater performance and a more dynamic drive. https://www.britishplastics.co.uk/materials/jaguar-land-rover%E2%80%99s-advanced...
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