Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a low-cost carbon fiber that could lower the cost of blades for wind turbines. The fiber begins as widely available raw material used in the ...

A phenomenon known as barely visible impact damage makes composite aircraft like the A350 much more difficult to repair after ...

Carbon fiber is one of the most impressive materials out there. It is stronger than steel, yet so lightweight that it's used in everything from airplanes and tough parts for supercars to high-end ...

In the rapidly evolving advanced materials sector, Jiaxing Towex New Materials Co., Ltd. has been increasingly recognized as a notable participant in the global ultra fabrics manufacturing landscape, ...

A research institute under China Sinopec has achieved a key technological breakthrough in wet-process T1000-grade ...

Meet Fairmat, a new French startup that wants to improve the recycling process for sophisticated composite materials. The company wants to produce new kinds of materials from material waste and sell ...

Researchers have created a new type of carbon fiber reinforced material that is as strong and light as traditionally used materials, but can be repeatedly healed with heat, reversing any fatigue ...

China is taking a material that first caught public attention on the far side of the Moon and putting it to work in a much ...

For instance, a fabric could change shape based on any piece of digital information, such as readings from a heart rate sensor. "We use textiles for everything. We make planes with fiber-reinforced ...

Basalt fiber once used on the Moon is now stopping desertification in China. See how this space tech is protecting vital ...