Carbon-fiber composites are moving from the speedway to the highway in North America. The latest example is the 2003 Dodge Viper, which is using the material for door inner panels, windshield ...

Automakers and their suppliers have been painting glass fiber-reinforced composite exterior body panels, including those made from sheet molding compound (SMC), for many years. SMC painting, in ...

There was a time there in the 2000s when carbon fiber was the hottest thing, aesthetically speaking. People (and automakers) were installing on their cars expensive carbon fiber hoods, trunk lids, ...

Carbon fiber as we know it is one of the most impressive materials in our toolkit. Its incredible lightness and strength has seen it take hold in everything from competitive cycling, to supercar ...

Italian startup Levante has developed custom and standardized solar panels integrating recycled carbon fiber (rCF), thermoplastics and silicon solar cells to maximize both light weight for portability ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global carbon fiber in the automotive composites market is expected to grow at a CAGR of close to 10% during ...

Now that carbon-fiber composites have migrated from the world of blank-check motorsports to semiaffordable production cars such as the BMW i3 and Chevrolet Corvette, what’s next? Is there another ...

Lightleaf has developed a new carbon fiber 110 W PV module for boat applications. “Our latest product is aimed at the marine market, targeting sail and power boats with limited space where weight, ...

Levante, an Italian carbon fiber solar panel company, has launched new waterproof 110 W and 55 W products that are portable, lighter weight, glass-free and made with recycled carbon fiber. The ...

Although we've recently been hearing about technologies that allow for the production of stronger concrete, existing structures made of regular concrete could also use some help. That's where new ...