Heating and cooling homes carries a hefty economic and environmental price tag. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported more than half of all home energy in the United States is used for ...

Microwave Chemical Co. has applied its microwave heating technology to carbon fiber production, reportedly cutting energy use by 50% and CO2 emissions by 90%. Photo Credit: MWCC Microwave Chemical Co.

Although carbon fiber can be repaired and recycled to a certain extent, it's typically just discarded once damaged. According to a recent study, however, a new type of the material can be easily fixed ...

A team of materials scientists has developed a bio-based carbon material that could solve one of the most stubborn problems in thermal energy storage: leakage during melting. The new material stores ...

Carbon fibre materials are renowned for their exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, high stiffness and resistance to chemical and thermal degradation. The evolution of carbon fibre production has led ...

Carbon materials are essential to modern technologies, from batteries and water purification to pollution control and wireless communication. A new review published in Sustainable Carbon Materials ...

Meet Fairmat, a new French startup that wants to improve the recycling process for sophisticated composite materials. The company wants to produce new kinds of materials from material waste and sell ...