If you've spent anytime around performance vehicles — cars, high speed boats, aircraft, bicycles, etc. — you've likely seen carbon fiber used somewhere in the construction. It might seem like wizardry ...

Carbon fibers consist of thin filaments (5–10 micrometers in diameter) made of long chains of carbon atoms arranged in a polycrystalline structure. These fibers contain 92–100 wt% anisotropic carbon ...

This is a sensitive process; one stroke too many will ruin the visible weave structure underneath the thin epoxy layer. The end result is a striking new look for carbon fiber. The body of the car ...

Carbon fiber has long been integral to boatbuilding, but its role has typically been limited to visual accents, deck pieces, or the composition of offshore racing yachts. The exotic material is now ...