This study addressed the need to increase the flexural capacity of deteriorated pre-stressed concrete box beams through an experimental campaign involving the design, application, and testing of a ...

PORT ANGELES — A Port Angeles nonprofit is reusing repurposed carbon fiber and underutilized Northwest timber to tackle everything from microplastics to military housing — and, potentially, the ...

Initially only seeing brief popular use as the filament in incandescent lighting, carbon fibers (CF) experienced a resurgence during the 20th century as part of composite materials that are lighter ...

Assoc Prof Lu Jiong (right) and Dr Lin Huihui (left) were part of the multidisciplinary research team that developed a breakthrough carbon material, using a novel synthesis method, which has the ...

Carbon fiber's blend of incredible strength and low weight has revolutionized modern engineering. Today, you see it in everything from wind turbines and airplanes to carbon fiber car parts and sports ...

Researchers created a 1-atom-thick carbon membrane that sharpens proton beams, improving cancer therapy and enabling cleaner, scalable tech across multiple fields. (Nanowerk News) Researchers from the ...

The new carbon material, which is just a single atom thick, shows incredible promise in enabling high-precision proton beams. Such beams are key to safer and more accurate proton therapy for cancer ...

Could carbon fiber inflict the same kind of damage on the human body as asbestos? That’s the question which [Nathan] found himself struggling with after taking a look at carbon fiber-reinforced ...

Carbon fiber is one of the most impressive materials out there. It is stronger than steel, yet so lightweight that it's used in everything from airplanes and tough parts for supercars to high-end ...