Sustainability
Hemp fiber composites incorporated into electric racecar bodywork
Aiming for higher sustainability, Bercella and Romeo Ferraris developed several hemp fiber composite bodywork components for the Giulia PURE ETCR vehicle.
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Arris Composites, Airbus collaborate on composites research for lightweighting cabin brackets
The project aims to demonstrate significant reductions in aviation emissions by leveraging topology optimization and advanced composites to replace metal brackets used on aircraft.
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Lanxess launches renewable, biocomposite material
The material combines natural flax fibers with bio-based polylactic acid, which acts as the matrix, for a material that is 100% recyclable.
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Researchers develop liquid crystal polymer spin-printing process for recyclable composites
ETH Zürich, TU Delft and EMPA simultaneously 3D prints parts with spun fiber reinforcement for stronger, more sustainable, fully recyclable components.
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Stratolaunch's hypersonic vehicle completes critical design review
Functional testing of the Talon-A vehicles, rocket-propelled, autonomous, reusable testbeds, are to begin in 2022.
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RECONTRAS project validates use of microwaves and laser welding to obtain recyclable composites
Reseachers obtained a reduction in costs and energy consumption through the manufacture of three composite prototypes and confirm the feasibility of recycling and processing the resulting material.
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Alstom and Plastic Omnium design hydrogen storage for rail
Alstom and Plastic Omnium will cooperate to develop hydrogen onboard storage solutions for the railway market. This will reportedly enable direct journeys on non-electrified lines without using fossil fuels.
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Natural fiber-intensive Aura EV concept car unveiled
The all-electric vehicle concept was developed with natural fiber composite body panels designed by BAMD Composites with Bcomp materials.
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Study reports INCA Renewtech hemp-based biocomposites radically reduce carbon emissions
Compared to lauan rainforest plywood, INCA’s BioPanels are reported to reduce carbon emissions, waste production and water consumption.
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Daher aims to accelerate aerospace recovery with three new facilities
Daher’s new France-based locations will enable collaboration between operations teams and customers, accelerate composite structural component innovation and continue development of its core aircraft manufacturing business.
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