If there's one fascinating fact about spiders that everyone knows, it's that their silken webs are deceptively strong. It can have a tensile strength of up to around 1000 megapascals, which can be ...
A drawback of additive manufacturing is the internal integrity of fabricated parts, which impacts their me­chanical properties. Due to the inherent nature of the process, a zero-defect strategy is ...
The average real carbon fiber aftermarket part is dramatically more expensive than a conventional aluminum or steel part. Sure, some of that price has to do with the demand for those parts but there’s ...
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 ...
Anyone who's mucked about with consumer-grade 3D printers knows that it's infinitely cool to create stuff with them, but you can't realistically expect those products to be particularly durable. If ...