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Audi introduces new CNG A3 Sportback

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They are made of fiber-composite materials and, in keeping with Audi’s lightweight construction philosophy, each weighs just 26 kilograms (57.3 The ultra high-strength outer shell comprises two layers: an inner layer of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) and an outer layer of glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP).

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Daimler/Secar CRP hybrid struts receive AVK Innovation AWARD; intelligent material mix allows large-scale production

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As part of a development project, researchers at Daimler AG and the Austrian CRP (carbon fiber reinforced plastics) applications specialist Secar Technologie GmbH have developed an innovative new CRP composite pultrusion process enabling carbon fibers and metal to be pultruded in profile form in larger volumes.

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DOE issues $10M incubator FOA for batteries, power electronics, engines, materials, fuels and lubricants

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As described in multiple DOE reports, the main barriers to widespread PEV commercialization are the cost; performance and life; and abuse tolerance of high?energy Specifically: the current cost of high?energy board charger must be offset by the cost savings in operational costs as seen by the customer. energy batteries.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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And where a traditional wildlife tracker costs €3,500 to €4,000, the Kinefox costs about €270 in materials, according to researchers at Max Planck. If I measure your heartbeat in picoseconds, that would be a waste because your heart doesn’t beat that quickly,” he says. Kinefox is open source, with files published on GitHub.

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Roadmap shows how to improve lignocellulosic biofuel biorefining with high-value products from isolated lignin

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Potential high-value products from isolated lignin include low-cost carbon fiber, engineering plastics and thermoplastic elastomers, polymeric foams and membranes, and a variety of fuels and chemicals—all currently sourced from petroleum. Each product stream, however, has its own distinct challenges. Ragauskas et al.

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US DOE awards more than $175M to 40 projects for advanced vehicle research and development

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This project will develop a new process that enables low-cost, domestic manufacturing of magnesium. This project will develop a novel low cost route to carbon fiber using a lignin/PAN hybrid precursor and carbon fiber conversion technologies leading to high performance, low-cost carbon fiber.

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UCalgary, Rice team uses flash joule heating to manufacture graphene from petroleum waste

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To date, efforts have been invested in developing carbon fibers, carbon electrodes, porous carbon foam/scaffolds, and carbon nanosheets from asphaltenes. Consequently, research on the valorization of asphaltenes has sparked over the past few years. —Saadi et al.

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