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Composites Solutions of San Diego Very Active in Composites.(Brief Article)

A bridge being constructed along State Route 86 near the Salton Sea in the California desert features composite technologies that are expected to move Composite Solutions, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: KIPS) into the multi-billion dollar new construction market. CSI licenses technology from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) for the use of a Carbon Shell System (CSS), which was developed and tested at UCSD.

Carbon shells are being used as girders to support the deck of the Kings Stormwater Channel Bridge that the California Department of Transportation (CALTR

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