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Department of Energy (DOE) grant to continue their research in developing low-cost, high-strength carbonfiber. The center’s Carbon Materials Technologies Group received the award for a project titled “Precursor Processing Development for Low Cost, High Strength CarbonFiber for Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel Applications.”
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