Millions of endurance runners use footwear that has an embedded carbon fiber plate (CFP) in the midsole. While the performance benefits that carbon fiber plate footwear offers have been well ...

Anyone who's mucked about with consumer-grade 3D printers knows that it's infinitely cool to create stuff with them, but you can't realistically expect those products to be particularly durable. If ...

Marine-supply stores often carry West-System, a two-part epoxy. For larger quantities of materials, try Fibre Glast. Expect a yard of plain-weave carbon to run about $60. Call 800.330.6365, FibreGlast ...

Microwave Chemical Co. has applied its microwave heating technology to carbon fiber production, reportedly cutting energy use by 50% and CO2 emissions by 90%. Photo Credit: MWCC Microwave Chemical Co.

Carbon fiber is known for being incredibly strong, lightweight, and versatile—but how is it actually made? This article breaks down the key stages of carbon fiber manufacturing and shows how different ...

The company has invested in a second MAX5 production line which will enable Sky Advanced Materials to meet the growing customer demand. Furthermore, additional weaving capacity is planned for the near ...

Carbonized fabric is used to produce carbon cloth composites, which protect structural components from heat by functioning as ablative materials due to their extreme temperature resilience. In ...

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 ...