Today carbon fiber is widely used in racing applications, but as automakers and suppliers gain experience with the material it’s starting to trickle down to high-performance street vehicles.

Carbon fiber is an awesome and strong material used in manufacturing everything from airplanes to fishing poles. Here's everything we know about it.

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Carbon fiber's blend of incredible strength and low weight has revolutionized modern engineering. Today, you see it in everything from wind turbines and airplanes to carbon fiber car parts and ...

When carbon fiber was first trotted out in solid rocket motor cases and tanks in the 1960s, it was poised to not only take on fiberglass, but also a whole. Skip to content Gizmodo.

Having used carbon fiber for semi-structural applications in vehicles such as the M3 for many years, BMW has now set its sights on becoming the first company to truly embrace affordable carbon fiber.

On the subject of carbon fiber cost, Patel noted that carbon fiber for wind blades costs $20/kg to $30/kg, which is 15 to 20 times greater than the cost of E-glass fiber. Patel told conference-goers ...