From electric planes that can only fly for so long to electric cars that need to pull over for a recharge every few hundred miles, heavy, bulky batteries are a huge, limiting factor in how far these ...

The structural properties of composite materials are derived primarily from the fiber reinforcement. In a composite, the fiber, held in place by the matrix resin, contributes tensile strength, ...

EWING — After a 12-year streak of losses, Homasote Company is on its way toward turning a profit in 2012. The manufacturer of recycled building products said sales and net income increased during the ...

ATLANTA — Today, carbon fibers in automotive are still expensive and exotic, known mainly for use race cars, but the composites industry continues to seek the holy grail of carbon fiber parts in ...