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Now, cars made of coconut husks [1]

8 Jan 2009, 0123 hrs IST, ANI

WASHINGTON: Researchers at Baylor University have developed a new way to transform coconut husks into automotive interiors.

They say that it is possible to make trunk liners, floorboards and car-door interior covers using fibres from the outer husks of coconuts, replacing the synthetic polyester fibres typically used in composite materials.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2009
Times Of India (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Coconut [3], Forest Products [4], Automobiles [5], Science And Technology [6], Research Agencies [7]

Technology Partners: MimirTech

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