The environmentally-conscious composite flax fiber can very nearly match the strength-to-weight properties of carbon fiber.

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 ...

The Encor Series 1 will be limited to just 50 examples, and prices will start at around $575,000—donor car not included.

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

Bugatti is renowned for creating some of the world's most incredible and exotic cars. Almost every vehicle out of Molsheim deserves a place in the Automotive Hall of Fame. Cars like the Bugatti Veyron ...

Choosing the right frame material can make or break your project. Whether you're building a bicycle, constructing automotive ...

European regulators might drop the ban hammer on carbon fiber due to health and environmental concerns. Lawmakers are floating the idea of adding it to the list of banned hazardous materials, which ...

Every product is carefully selected by our editors. If you buy from a link, we may earn a commission. Learn more Technically speaking, carbon fiber dates back to 1879, when Thomas Edison created it ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...

The program has been finalized for CompositesWorld and Gardner Business Media’s (Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.) annual Carbon Fiber conference. Taking place this year in Wichita, Kansas — the “Air Capital of ...