A U.K. technology developer has developed a world-first technology to recycle MDF waste – and recover wood fiber from it. With research and development spanning six years, MDF Recovery recently ...

Radici InNova’s patented process uses selective dissolution technology to treat mixed textile waste and recover both its ...

Scientists at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology have devised a carbon fiber fabrication process that they say is considerably quicker and easier than the conventional method.

LIVONIA, MICH. (Dec. 21, 10:50 a.m. ET) — At the Plastics in Lightweight Vehicles conference, Plasan Carbon Composites Inc.'s chief technology officer, Gary Lownsdale, gave more details about a new ...

Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have demonstrated a production method they estimate will reduce the cost of carbon fiber as much as 50 percent and the energy ...

With its combination of lightness and strength, carbon fiber is being used in a growing range of aerospace and automotive applications. Unfortunately, the weave isn't easily recyclable, unlike more ...

Polymers are known to have excellent chemical resistance, strength, and elasticity. However, these very properties can hinder their chemical analysis. Therefore, the quality control techniques used ...

As an exotic car manufacturer, Lamborghini is accustomed to building small numbers of extremely expensive and advanced supercars. It’s part of what makes Lamborghinis cool – you don’t see them every ...

Fibers used to reinforce composites are supplied directly by fiber manufacturers and indirectly by converters in a number of different forms, which vary depending on the application. The automated FPP ...