If you want the future, you’re going to pay for it. And in the case of the all-new 2019 GMC Sierra and its segment-exclusive carbon fiber composite pickup truck box - the CarbonPro - will likely come ...

GMC’s carbon fiber composite box, dubbed CarbonPro, is a modern marvel. It’s the first of its kind and raises the bar when it comes to pickup truck bed durability. Not only did GMC pair the bed with ...

Designed by advanced technologies expert Ycom and using high performance ampliTex flax fibers from sustainable lightweighting specialist Bcomp, it proves that natural fibers can play an important role ...

Carbon fiber changed the motorsport game when Formula One teams started using it to fabricate cars in the 1970s. A bunch of carbon atoms weaved together, carbon fiber is stiff, strong, and light—the ...

Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors that add weight and complexity. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon ...

In the Clean Sky 2 IIAMS project, MTorres produced a 4-meter-long outer torque box without fasteners using vacuum bag-only resin infusion for both left and right wings of a C-295 turboprop ...

Natural fibers have a rich history of reinforcing materials for over 3,000 years. The renewed interest in natural fiber composites in the last five years is driven by a focus on improving and ...

Carbon fibers, due to their superior strength and lightness, are popular in aerospace engineering applications. While much effort goes into improving the strength of carbon fiber composites, such as ...

The largest fibre glass composite recreational fishing boat in China, "Qiong Sanya Yuxiu 88351", was put into use in the ...