The Institute for Lightweight Hybrid Systems (ILH) at the University of Paderborn (Paderborn, Germany) is researching a broad range of technologies for future automotive structures using multiple ...

Maximum load capacity with minimal consumption of materials ­– this is how supporting structures in construction should be today. Researchers have now come a great deal closer to achieving this goal.

Fraunhofer IWU (Chemnitz, Germany) has developed pultruded carbon fiber composite side skirts that are lightweight, meet crash loads and can be reused at the end of an e-car’s life. Photo Credit: ...

The Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design (ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart just unveiled a concept home that is not just net zero — it’s actually designed to generate excess ...

image: MIT researchers used kirigami, the art of Japanese paper cutting and folding, to develop ultrastrong, lightweight materials that have tunable mechanical properties, like stiffness and ...

We have written about the Universität Stuttgart’s Institute for Lightweight Structures and Conceptual Design before, but they keep pushing the boundaries of exciting new building technology. On April ...

TRB Lightweight Structures is a Tier 1 supplier to UK and European train builders, providing high-quality, lightweight interior solutions. This includes universal access toilet modules, structural ...

Researchers have developed a scheme for AI-assisted design of fiber reinforced composite (FRC) structures with spatially varying optimal fiber sizes, making FRCs more lightweight without compromising ...

ENGEL Austria GmbH, ThermHex Waben GmbH, Edevis GmbH and the Fraunhofer Institute for Microstructure of Materials and Systems IMWS have produced a storage compartment flap for a truck interior in ...