(Nanowerk Spotlight) Material scientists and engineers are excited by the possibilities for creating super-strong, high-performance polymer composite materials using carbon nanotubes. Since carbon ...

He wanted to be able to take his kayak to the other side of the world. Steve Macfarlane, who runs a sea kayaking business on the west coast of Scotland, decided one day to design a sea kayak to suit ...

Carbon rigging cables are made of bundles of pultruded carbon fiber rods that contain carbon strands which are hold together with an epoxy resin. The combination of this resin and the heavier base ...