Result of winding a carbon fiber tube. (Credit: Andrew Reilley) Carbon fiber (CF) is an amazing material that provides a lot of strength for very little weight, making it very useful for a lot of ...

Weighing just 13.9 kg, the carbon-fiber torque tube in the new Mercedes AMG-GT R is 40 percent lighter than the already weight-optimized aluminum component in the Mercedes AMG GT. Recently the ...

The PPE Duramax Zilla Intake Tube is manufactured from dry or prepreg carbon fiber. The prepreg process of making carbon fiber is an advanced technique that creates a high-performance material ...

Many of the projects we feature on Hackaday are motivated by pure greed. Not on the part of the hacker, mind you; but rather the company that’s charging such an outrageous price for a mass produced ...

Let's be honest: Everybody talks a good game about making safety a priority in their racing program, but when you get right down to it many racers have a hard time spending their cold, hard cash on ...

WMG, at the University of Warwick, has worked with partners, to create a new design of incredibly lightweight Very Light Rail (VLR) vehicle frame which is weaved, or braided, from carbon fibre ...

In September this year, Rock West Composites (RWC) announced a significant expansion of its in-stock, carbon fiber tubing for high-performance carbon bicycle frame applications. Carbon composite ...

When an owner is willing to give you the molds to repair an all-carbon-fiber race car, you’ve got a good deal on your hands. Such is the case with this carbon-fiber-bodied, tube-frame, 300-horsepower, ...

Let's be honest: Everybody talks a good game about making safety a priority in their racing program, but when you get right down to it many racers have a hard time spending their cold, hard cash on ...