MUNICH—As a perennial fan of “How It’s Made” videos, my visit last month to GE’s Global Research Center in Munich was particularly fascinating. Although the campus is not involved with any actual ...

The new woven fabric is made with 3K (3,000) carbon fiber filament yarn for applications requiring low weight and design flexibility, such as automotive interior materials and sporting goods. Teijin, ...

Luggage, shoes and stereo covers made from carbon fiber fabric were only a dream until a few years ago. That is, until Junus Khan discovered a way to create material that would stand up to the ...

If you frequently ride a bike on asphalt, then it’s entirely possible that sooner or later you’re going to wipe out and end up with some nasty skin abrasions. While such "road rash" can occur just ...

YouTuber Burls Art and his guitar build videos have a very zen-like quality. In his latest video, we get another 12-minute hit of chill-out vibes as Burls builds an acoustic guitar out of carbon fiber ...

A team from Singapore and Taiwan have shown that carbon fiber cloths coated in inexpensive catalysts can generate hydrogen, and perform not only in water but in seawater as well. IEEe Spectrum notes, ...

Scientists create a composite fiber using nanotubes that stops bullet impacts better than Kevlar technology while using ...

Pickup truck beds haven’t changed much in the last 100 years. They used to be made out of wood, but by the 1960s automakers had gone to all-steel beds for most trucks. Steel is tough enough for ...