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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
A new draft revision of the European Union’s End of Life Vehicles (ELV) Directive could lead to the classification of carbon fiber as a hazardous material, potentially banning its use in cars by 2029.
According to the latest market research report by MarkNtel Advisors, the Global Carbon Fiber & Composites Market is projected to grow at a CAGR of around 8.55% during 2026–2032. The market growth is ...
Researchers planned to test how carbon fiber reacted to intense heat and humidity, but they found out something else entirely ...
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 ...
It had to happen eventually; brands are now hitting the urban mobility industry with a carbon fiber machine meant to be the ultimate solution to traveling around town with good old green energy. One ...
New research from engineers at Monash University and RMIT has revealed that moisture absorption is the most important factor ...
Carbon fiber elements are continuing to find their way into vehicles from across the spectrum; from spoilers, lips, and hoods to fenders and trunk lids, the lightweight and strong material now sits in ...