Carbon Fiber

More and more, workplaces are using assistive exoskeletons to protect their employees from injury. One of the newest, the 4th-generation version of German Bionic's Cray X, features a lightweight carbon fiber frame.

Strength may indeed be one of the selling points of carbon fiber bicycles, but many riders still worry about breaking the things. That's where the Superstrata bike comes in, as its frame is 3D printed from one continuous piece of carbon fiber.

A startup spun out of Australia’s Deakin University has leveraged its knowledge in organic chemistry and aerospace engineering to produce the world’s first recycled carbon fiber surfboard, promised to perform just as well as a traditional one.

While sit-on-top kayaks have become very popular with anglers, most of the boats are fairly tubby, heavy, plastic-bodied things. Apex Watercraft's Tyr is different, though, in that it's sleek, lightweight, and made of carbon fiber.

Carbon fiber composites may be light and strong, but making them resistant to fire has been a challenge. Now, though, Korean scientists have discovered that a plant-derived substance both keeps them from burning and makes them easier to recycle.

A substance known as calcium phosphate cement is commonly used to repair broken bones, both holding them together and encouraging the growth of new bone tissue. Now, scientists have added carbon fibers to the material to also make it self-healing.

While the high cost of production has proven a limitation to the widespread adoption of carbon fiber, scientists have found that a small amount of graphene could not only make it more affordable, but possibly stronger and stiffer at the same time.

Although we have seen "morphing" structural materials before, they typically incorporate solenoids, pumps or motors. Now, however, scientists have developed a carbon fiber composite that shifts shape with a simple shot of electricity.

Known for small, powerful lighting solutions, Nitecore turns attention to a different breed of ultralight gadget. The small, lightweight NB10000 carbon fiber charger keeps iPhones powered through 100-mile ultramarathons.

If you've ever been to Vietnam, then you'll have seen the rickshaw taxi-trikes in which the pedaler sits behind the passenger. Well, the Companion Bike is a carbon fiber version of those, that folds inwards for storage and transit.

One of the options on the 2020 GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck is a bed called the CarbonPro. It replaces the usual steel interior of the truck bed with a special carbon fiber that’s both stronger and lighter in weight. We tried it out for ourselves.

Ford has announced a series of upgrades to the 2020 model of its very tasty GT supercar, including a power boost up to 660 horsepower, standard Akrapovic exhausts, and this beautiful, extravagant Liquid Carbon edition, complete with carbon wheels.