Work will be carried out by personnel of the saddlery that produces the interiors and special customisation for Lamborghini cars, producing 1,000 masks a day, while 200 medical shields will be made a day, using 3D printers within the company’s carbon fibre production plant and the Research and Development department.

The activity has been approved and supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region and is taking place in collaboration with the University of Bologna. The Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences will oversee validation testing of the medical devices made by Lamborghini, prior to their delivery to the hospital.

We will win this battle together by working in unison, supporting those who are at the forefront of fighting this pandemic every day

Stefano Domenicali, Chairman and CEO of Automobili Lamborghini

As a sign of unity and support for the entire nation facing the Coronavirus emergency, every evening Lamborghini lights up the historic headquarter buildings in Sant’Agata Bolognese, with the colours of the Italian flag.

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The 6-month study aboard the International space station will evaluate the ability of Lamborghini’s carbon fibre materials to withstand temperature fluctuations, radiation exposure (including ultraviolet and linear energy transfer), vacuum and atomic oxygen exposure.

Environmental conditions at low-Earth orbit allow us to evaluate the properties and robustness of the carbon fibre materials under extreme conditions. This is a unique environment to learn more about their properties and characteristics, in the hope of one-day developing technologies and devices that could be used on Earth and in space. Alessandro Grattoni, Ph.D., Chair of the department of nano-medicine at Houston Methodist Research Institute

Grattoni heads the Centre for Space Nanomedicine at Houston Methodist Research Institute and began sending select research projects to the International space station in 2015. The centre’s focus is on nanotechnology-based therapeutics, biomedical devices for precision medicine, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. The Lamborghini project is the fourth of 10 experiments from Grattoni’s lab scheduled for the ISS over the next several years.

For the past 12 years, Grattoni’s work has focused on implantable nanochannel platforms to control the delivery of therapies for a variety of chronic medical needs, including HIV-prevention, muscle atrophy, obesity and cancer.

Grattoni is already collaborating with Lamborghini on another project to study the biocompatibility of the automaker’s proprietary carbon fibre composites for implantable devices. Understanding the durability of Lamborghini’s proprietary material in accelerated and extreme environmental conditions in space could help future research efforts for biomedical technologies beyond drug-delivery devices, such as in prostheses and in dental and orthopaedic implants.

Compared to conventional materials, Lamborghini’s carbon fibre composites could prove to be more durable at a fraction of the weight. If this study shows mechanical strength and robustness, I could see the possibility of additional applications within the aerospace industry.

Lamborghini’s Advanced Composite Lightweight Structures Department of Research & Development is the carmaker’s unit focused on the research and production of carbon fibre composite materials in their vehicles.

The ISS National Lab works in a cooperative agreement with NASA to launch research investigations to the orbiting laboratory that has the capacity to benefit life on Earth through space-based inquiry. Future Houston Methodist experiments scheduled for launch to the ISS include an implantable nanochannel drug-delivery device that will be remotely controlled on Earth, as well as a platform for the controlled delivery of therapeutics for osteoporosis prevention and treatment.

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They used models found online for the Aventador bodywork and printed them using a variety of plastics including carbon fibre infused materials where extra strength was required. The car’s entire frame and suspension are made with a steel spaceframe design mimicking that of real Lamborghini.

So far Sterling estimates he’s spent about $20,000 on the project,  but he hopes the car can serve as an educational tool for Science Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics (STEAM) programs. If you’re interested in the project you can follow their updates on Facebook or YouTube.

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The two companies have agreed a co-operation under the project title ‘CFRP Press Technologies and Processes Automation’, and will work together to further develop higher levels of manufacturing automation that are more suitable for larger scale production, with great advantages in process stability.

Maurizio Reggiani, Automobili Lamborghini Board Member for Research & Development commented on the deal by saying:

By continuing to develop our patented Forged Composite materials, we are able to create a product that can enhance Lamborghini super sports cars in both their performance and their appearance. The ability to leverage this kind of lightweight material gives Lamborghini a competitive advantage that will benefit our cars, as well as the production process, in the future.

Lamborghini debuted the latest car to showcase its mastery of carbon fibre during the 2016 Geneva motor show. The Centenario, which was on display for the exclusive event in Tokyo, is available in a body made of fully exposed carbon fibre.

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The body of the Centenario is made completely from carbon fibre composites. All the sections from the front bonnet, scissor door panels and open top roof line are super lightweight and are designed for aerodynamic superiority. Air flows through ducts within the front headlight casings and others in the side-skirts and around the wheel arches, improving airflow to the rear radiators and providing optimised cooling.

The car has a unique rear-wheel steering system which increases turning agility at low speeds and requires less steering angle. At high speeds the rear tyres will turn in the same direction as the steering angle which leads to a virtual increase in the wheelbase providing increased stability and optimises vehicle response.

The Pirelli ‘pzero’ tyres have been specially developed for the rear-wheel steering system, sit on front/rear rims in forged and milled aluminium. The spokes’ fan shape, accented in carbon fibre, mask ducts extracting hot air from the carbon ceramic brakes, finished with a central-locking wheel nut sporting the Lamborghini shield.

Under the bonnet sits the most powerful engine ever made my Lamborghini. The naturally aspirated V12 engine will get you to 60 mph in under 2.9 seconds with a top speed of more than 215 mph.

As with the coupé version, the Centenario roadster will be limited to 20 units and will be delivered to their hand rubbing customers throughout 2017.

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Carbon fibre is a material that Lamborghini has a long history with. Starting with the Countach Quattrovalvole and continuing today, it is one of the most important keys to the success of our cars in the past, present and future.

Seattle is a strategic location for the company’s new research centre, particularly because of its collaboration with Boeing in working toward carbon fibre innovations that are beneficial in both automotive and aerospace applications.

Lamborghini see its Forged Composite technology as one of the most important developments to come from research within the ACSL which shortens the amount of production time required to form components by comparison the traditional labor techniques.

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The technology made its debut in 2010 with the Sesto Elemento limited edition supercar where it served in a structural capacity and as proof of how capable the rapid-formed material is. Such continued refinements in the manufacturing process have allowed Lamborghini to enhance its finished product for structural and aesthetical application in 2013.

By continuing to develop our patented Forged Composite materials, we are able to create a product that can enhance Lamborghini super sports cars in both their performance and their appearance.

Along with researching new advanced composite technologies, Lamborghini’s will also use its new Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory to find and recruit young, talented engineers from around the world.

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Inspired by Lamborghini’s choice of materials each of the cases, manufactured in Italy use the same carbon fibre materials used to build Lamborghini’s supercars and are finished off with the iconic Lambo branding.

For the lining customers can choose from a naked interior with the carbon fibre showing through or quilted leather inspired by Lamborghini’s hexagonal pattern. The wheeled, lightweight cases are easy to push around and can be carried using its ergonomic leather handle with hexagonal hand-made stitching and aluminium end places. For safe storage it even has its own layer of neoprene to protect it while it is handled by the owner or airline staff.

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The series comes in a number of different sizes and shapes with prices ranging from £7,065 for the smallest bag right up to £11,279 for the largest. Aventador owners wanting to buy the full range however, might need to install a roof rack to accommodate the extra luggage.

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The interior can be finished to each Centenario client’s specification. Sports seats are made from carbon fibre are included, with new stitching that features on the length of the dashboard, steering wheel, sun visors, rocker covers, and the new inner door panels made of carbon fibre and Alcantara.

The Centenario will be produced as a limited edition, with only 20 coupés and 20 roadsters to be delivered from autumn 2016 and throughout 2017. But if you’re reaching for the phone to call Lambo and get one ordered, too late, all 40 Centenario models are sold, to collectors and Lamborghini enthusiasts around the world at a starting price of €1.75 million.

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The company’s Advanced Composites Structures Laboratory based in Seattle is the company’s front line in the development of carbon fibre and composite structures for future Lamborghini models.

Using its forged composite technology in partnership with Boeing and Calloway allows them to manufacture in volume and fix damaged composites on-location. Forged composite is composed of bundles of microscopic carbon fibres bound together in resin. Instead of traditional woven carbon fibre sheets impregnated with resin it uses a malleable paste of carbon and resin which makes it incredibly strong.

In this video you will see inside the evolution of advanced composites materials at Lambo from the Countach Evoluzione to the Sesto Elemento.

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On the outside Lambo have beefed up the supercars aerodynamics to provide optimal road-holding properties, and offers 170% more downforce compared to the standard Aventador. Whilst they were round the back-end they also redesigned the cars exhaust system improving overall responsiveness and giving the car a lovely grumble at lower revs.

Visitors to the inside of the car will see that nearly all of the Aventador’s standard luxury features have been stripped away to save weight, with more of the carbon fibre monocoque on show. This beast is expected to hit the showrooms later on in the year and will set you back well over €300,000

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