Improving Vehicle Safety

A car's crash components can spell the difference between life and death. Their job is to absorb energy in a collision in order to protect the driver inside. Researchers have now found a way for the automotive industry to mass-produce a particularly safe class of materials known as thermoplastic fiber composite components. Vehicles used to be predominantly made of steel. However, this raw ...

New material for crash components promises to make cars safer

Washington, Aug 19 : In a bid to make vehicles 'crash' safe, researchers have now found a way for the automotive industry to mass-produce a particularly safe class of materials known as thermoplastic fibre composite components.

Making vehicles safer

A car's crash components can spell the difference between life and death. Their job is to absorb energy in a collision in order to protect the driver inside. Researchers have now found a way for the automotive industry to mass-produce a particularly safe class of materials known as thermoplastic fiber composite components.