Innovate UK grant to fund development of white carbon fibre

Posted on 9 Sep 2015 by Jonny Williamson

Hypetex has won a £100,000 Smart Award from Innovate UK to fund research into the development of a white carbon fibre composite.

In the past, carbon fibre has always been black, meaning it either had limited appeal to certain industries or had to be painted over – adding weight and losing its aesthetic appeal. Hypetex has pioneered a method of incorporating colour into carbon fibre without losing the material’s renowned performance properties. Hypetex…

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