US government funds renewable carbon fibre tech

One of the main factors hindering a more widespread adoption of carbon fibre reinforced plastics (CFRP) has been the manufacturing process itself. Carbon fibre comprises very thin strands of carbon, twisted together into threads, and then woven to form sheets of carbon. The manufacturing processes employed today, however, are not likely to enable a significant … Continued

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• February 5, 2014