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With colourful backgrounds that have taken them from university research to being involved in advanced aerospace technologies, the Curran inventors Dr David Hepworth and Dr Eric Whale, are poised to revolutionise manufacturing. A unique range of ‘biofibre’ fly fishing rods are one of the first things to roll off their company’s production line. Dr Hepworth said. “The potential of Curran is enormous. If we can replace a small percentage of carbon fibre in our products, the effects on the environment could be significant and wide ranging.” And Dr Hepworth believes that this new technology can be developed further. It is not limited to just carrots. There could also be composites made from turnips, swede and parsnips. “The irony,” he concludes, “is that the main ingredients for achieving this major step forward have been with us all along.” Contact: Cellucomp Limited, Photo: Cellucomp First published in Positive News Issue 51 Spring 2007 This is one of many stories available from Positive News newspaper. For more stories like this please visit: www.positivenews.org.uk (In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.) |
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new and revolutionary material made from the humble carrot could soon
begin to replace materials such as glass fibre and carbon fibre in all
sorts of things, from fishing rods to car parts. Through a special new
process, nano fibres found in carrots and created by the energy of
Mother Nature, are extracted and combined with resins. The result is a
tough and durable component that can be moulded to whatever shape,
degree of stiffness, strength or weight required.