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September 26, 2011 Cover
Volume 89, Issue 39
COVER: A fiber bundle moves through Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s pilot carbonization equipment on its way to becoming a carbon fiber bundle. The lab tests and develops alternative carbon fiber precursors and advanced heat conversion processes.
Volume 89, Issue 39
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability
COVER: A fiber bundle moves through Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s pilot carbonization equipment on its way to becoming a carbon fiber bundle. The lab tests and develops alternative carbon fiber precursors and advanced heat conversion processes.
Credit: Courtesy of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by UT-Battelle, LLC
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September 26, 2011 Issue
Volume 89, Issue 39
September 26, 2011 Issue, Vol. 89 | Iss. 39
Automakers push ahead on energy-saving carbon fiber composites despite questions of economic viability
(pp. 10-14)
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(pp. 23-25)
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