Nanowerk November 16, 2018
In Carbon fiber composites the damage can remain hidden below the surface, undetectable by visual inspection. Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibers with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles. This nanomaterial-embedded composite is stronger than other fiber-reinforced composites and imbued with a new capability—the ability to monitor its own structural health…read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Next-generation fiber-reinforced composites may be self-sensing and issue warnings about structural threats. (Image: Christopher Bowland and Sherry Razo/Oak Ridge National Laboratory)