Boffins work on plastic chassis.PLASTIC car chassis that would be strong, light and easy to recycle could soon be rolling off the production line. The composite thermo plastics could be the answer to car makers' dreams as they face tougher legislation to make cars greener. Researchers at the University of Warwick In the 1960s and 1970s, Warwick had a reputation as a politically radical institution.[3] More recently, the University has been seen as a favoured institution of the British New Labour government. have been working on new ways of producing ultra-strong plastics for more than a year under a project called Apple, - Advanced Polymeric polymeric /poly·mer·ic/ (pol?i-mer´ik) exhibiting the characteristics of a polymer. pol·y·mer·ic adj. 1. Having the properties of a polymer. 2. Composite Panels with Low Environmental Impact. It is one of the research projects of an industry-backed initiative led by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) is the trade association for the United Kingdom motor industry. See also
Making complex composite plastic components is normally time-consuming. But the Apple research at the university's Advanced Technology Centre has already solved many of the practical problems. |
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