Cotton cars to bring down costs of composites

Built in East Germany, the Trabant 601 was notorious for its many faults – not the least of which was a body made out of Duroplast, a hard plastic made of cotton waste and phenol resins that led those in the West to describe the car as being made of cardboard. However, it now looks as if the Trabant is getting the last laugh as scientists look at ways of making cars out of cotton and other botanical fibers formed into a new class of hybrid composites... Continue Reading Cotton cars to bring down costs of composites

Section: Automotive

Tags: Automotive, Carbon Fiber, Fraunhofer, Hybrid, Materials

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