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JUNE 21, 2016
Automobili Lamborghini celebrated the grand opening of its new Seattle-based carbon fiber research facility, the Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory (ACSL). Operating as an entity outside of the company's headquarters in Sant’Agata Bolognese, the ACSL is responsible for unlocking new potential in carbon fiber.
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JULY 24, 2013
Plasan Carbon Composites (PCC), a supplier of carbon fiber solutions to the automotive industry and a subsidiary of composites solutions pioneer Plasan Sasa, Inc, has partnered with Toray Industries to bring additional material and technology capabilities and solutions to its automotive and commercial customers.
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OCTOBER 17, 2013
A composite blend of carbon fibers and polymer resin is being developed that can store and charge more energy faster than conventional batteries can. Volvo Cars is the only car manufacturer participating in the EU-funded project, which started in early 2010. Close up of the trunk lid carbon fiber composite.
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JANUARY 18, 2014
Carbon Fiber or Lightweight Materials. VTO is seeking projects that address the major challenges to developing and commercializing carbon fiber composites for lightweight structures. Most critical is the cost of the carbon fiber. The cost to manufacture the carbon fiber is high.
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JUNE 22, 2010
The virus-based material is one of several types of porous silicon anode materials members of the University of Maryland team have developed, including ones using polymer scaffold binders and carbon fiber as a current collector. Xilin Chen et al. 46, 1428 doi: 10.1039/b918727h. 2010.05.006.
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MAY 7, 2009
FY 2010 Budget requests are in green, the FY 2009 additional appropriation (Recovery Act funding) is in red. President Barack Obama’s Fiscal Year 2010 $26.4 However, the FY 2010 budget complements the $38.7 billion); carbon capture and sequestration ($3.4 The FY 2010 budget request is $2,318.6 Click to enlarge.
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JUNE 12, 2011
In the run-up to the race, the “LeMans vers le futur” demonstration drives took place for the second time since 2010. The engine hood and numerous add-on parts are made of carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). Along with the e-tron Spyder, Audi sent an Audi Q5 hybrid quattro ( earlier post , earlier post ).
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