E’ di Apple il tetto in fibra di carbonio “freestanding” più grande al mondo

Pubblicato il 01/09/2017

The roof is the “most stunning addition possible to the building”, Dubai Investment Park-based Premier Composite Technologies Company writes on its website. The circular roof is made up of 44 identical radial panels, averaging 21 metres long and 3 metres wide, with each panel connected to a small central hub positioned in the middle of it. These panels, which were assembled and tested in Dubai, were shipped in pieces to Cupertino, California. The mega campus, which covers 175 acres and is nearing its completion, is one of the last projects approved by Apple founder Steve Jobs.

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Carbon Mobile focus on sustainability

Carbon Mobile begins production trials of the world’s first carbon fiber smartphone in Germany. The Carbon 1 MK II is the world’s first carbon fiber smartphone, developed to show the next generation of sustainable, high-performance technologies. The new location for smartphone production is intended to reduce Carbon Mobile’s emissions even further and create additional jobs. …

I polimeri high tech Covestro per l’auto del futuro

Leggerezza, versatilità, estetica: il focus si sposta sul comfort e l’auto del futuro diventa uno spazio per vivere e lavorare. Covestro vuole andare incontro a queste richieste dell’industria automobilistica con la ricerca sui materiali….

Curved sandwich composite panels

In order to reduce waste and production time in the construction of large composite structures, the Dutch-based company Curve Works has developed an approach based on the assembly of composite panels. A series of double-curvature composite sandwich panels has been produced for a variety of applications using an automated adaptive mold both to thermoform 3D core kits and to infuse parts….

Deployable habitat for a future lunar outpost

The realization of a human settlement on the Moon is the main purpose of most future space missions. Despite it represents a fundamental and necessary step for this scope, the lunar environment, and high mission cost do not make this challenge easy. This article – published in the March issue of Compositi Magazine – tries to solve the previously mentioned problem, showing the preliminary design of a lightweight and deployable habitat able to ensure long-duration missions on the lunar surface….

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