Carbon fibers are usually produced on an industrial scale from polyacrylonitrile (PAN). The stabilization and carbonization of the fibers takes place with long dwell times in high-temperature furnaces ...

CSIRO wet-spinning line in Waurn Ponds, Australia. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), an Australian research and development center, reports that it, in ...

The new process, called gel electrospinning, is described in a paper by MIT professor of chemical engineering Gregory Rutledge and postdoc Jay Park. The paper appears online and will be published in ...

Finished carbon fibers derived from bitumen. Photo Credit, all images: UBC Applied Science/Paul Joseph A new process developed at the University of British Columbia (UBC, Canada) has the potential to ...

Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a new process. Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be ...

For several years, leading researchers at Rice University, including Nobel prize winner Richard Smalley (Chemistry, 1996), along with researchers at Teijin Aramid, have been working on producing ...

With a process scalable for industry use, carbon nanotubes can now be woven into strong yet whisper-thin threads capable of conducting heat and electricity. These nanotube fibers are likely to have ...

The fiber arts have gained more popularity, particularly after the pandemic, as the trend of an analog life — less phones and more human experiences — gains traction this year.

The Humboldt Handweavers and Spinners will hold its monthly meeting Sept. 8 at the Wharfinger Building, 1 Marina Way in Eureka. This meeting is open to the public. Masking is optional, and masks will ...