Dragonplate's telescoping tube clamp system provides a strong, yet easy to use method for creating extendable carbon fiber tube assemblies. These telescoping tube clamps feature an adjustable screw to ...

A carbon fiber is prepared for mounting in a device to test its adhesion to a polymer matrix. ORNL researchers are using polymer nanofibers to increase the adhesion, and thus the performance, of ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Thomas Edison likely created the first commercial carbon fiber when he produced high-resistance carbonized filaments by heating cotton sewing thread and bamboo slivers to power an ...

Modellers and makers who have been around the block for a few decades generally have their preferred materials. Balsa wood, sheet metal, brass tube… these were all staples of the hobbyist workshop.

Hydrogels have shown significant potential in everything from wound dressings to soft robots, but their applications have been limited from their lack of toughness – until now. A team of scientists at ...