New 4D printing method creates wind turbine blades that are 80% lighter

Researchers at Concordia University have developed a new manufacturing method that could make small wind turbines lighter, cheaper, and more efficient. Their new approach uses a technology called 4D printing to create curved wind turbine blades from flat sheets of carbon-fiber composite material. The study was published in the journal Polymer Composites. Small vertical-axis wind […]

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