{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Composites Today","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com","author_name":"John Shury","author_url":"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/author\/admin\/","title":"Adding Graphene to Carbon Fibre Could Make it More Affordable","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XTdTZM9DL9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2020\/06\/research-graphene-carbon-fibre-affordable\/\">Adding Graphene to Carbon Fibre Could Make it More Affordable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.compositestoday.com\/2020\/06\/research-graphene-carbon-fibre-affordable\/embed\/#?secret=XTdTZM9DL9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Adding Graphene to Carbon Fibre Could Make it More Affordable&#8221; &#8212; Composites Today\" data-secret=\"XTdTZM9DL9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.compositestoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/img-stock-graphene-composites-today.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1","thumbnail_width":1200,"thumbnail_height":800,"description":"Using a mix of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, researchers from Penn State found that by adding small amounts of 2D graphene to the production process reduces the cost and increases the strength of the carbon fibres. Cost analysis done for the project say that carbon fibre sells for around $15 per pound in the United States, and the team, which includes researchers from Penn State, the University of Virginia and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with industry partners [&hellip;]"}