Safe motorcycle helmets made of carrot fibers?

Thursday, August 6, 2015 - 09:30 in Physics & Chemistry

Crackpot idea or recipe for success? This is a question entrepreneurs often face. Is it worth converting the production process to a new, ecologically better material? Now developers have created an analysis method that enables companies to simulate possible scenarios -- and therefore avoid bad investments. Here's an example: Nanofibers made of carrot waste from the production of carrot juice, which can be used to reinforce synthetic parts.

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