MIT Develops New Method Of Reinforcing Composites

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a way of reinforcing composites using tiny carbon nanotubes (CNT) that testing has shown can increase strength by 30%. With high strength and low weight, carbon-fiber composites have substantially improved aircraft performance...

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