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 ...

A UBC research team has developed a cleaner way to produce rayon, a popular fabric used in clothing for more than a century.

The official theme of JEC World 2022 (Paris, France, May 3-5, 2022) was “sustainability,” and that was certainly evident in the many recycling and natural fiber based products on display. On display ...

Bio-based, or biosynthetic fibers, are finding increasing applications in textiles because of their sustainable ...

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 ...

In a new study reported in the Journal of Applied Polymer Science, North Carolina (NC) State University (Raleigh, N.C., U.S.) researchers have found a way to improve the energy efficiency of part of ...

Seatbacks currently made from carbon- and glass-fiber composites will now switch to using natural flax fiber as the reinforcing material in the Cupra Born VZ electric vehicle. Cupra is the ...