- Carbon Fibers
Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials
Using lab experiments and computer simulations, a team of researchers of Penn State University found that adding graphene to the carbon fiber production process strengthens the material, and this may one day pave the way for higher-strength, cost-effective car materials.
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Penn State University earns $545,000 grant for research on 3D fracture modeling of composites
Understanding the behavior of composite materials is important to advancing their design, since attempts to further strengthen or stiffen them can sometimes produce counterproductive results. A $545,000 grant over three years from the National Science Foundation (NSF) aims to answer some of the central questions about the microstructural mechanisms that…
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