A spider web is a lot of powerful, lightweight strands in a very compact package, and so is carbon fiber. Roger Bacon was one of the very first to develop carbon fibers as we understand them today.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Carbon fiber is the Superman of materials. Five times stronger than ...

Enter Carbon Revolution and its carbon-fiber wheels, stage left. Originally a plaything of the aerospace industry, carbon-fiber composites first caught the eye of the automotive industry via racing.

Now that carbon-fiber composites have migrated from the world of blank-check motorsports to semiaffordable production cars such as the BMW i3 and Chevrolet Corvette, what’s next? Is there ...

The one-of-a-kind Titan submersible that imploded on its descent to the site of the Titanic this week, killing all five passengers, was made with experimental materials, including carbon fiber ...

Carbon fiber is a great, albeit expensive material to use in the transportation industry. It's light, it's strong, and it also happens to look pretty neat. But, because of how it's created ...

Carbon fiber is a critical material for industries such as aerospace and automotive, prized for its strength and lightweight properties. However, traditional carbon fiber production relies on ...