Sports & Recreation

From football helmets to hockey sticks to kayaks to bobsleds, composite materials help athletes reach their highest performance capabilities and provide durable, lightweight equipment for weekend warriors.

Carbon Fiber Ford GT Gets First Le Mans win since 1980

On the 50th anniversary of its podium sweep at the world-renowned 24 Hours of Le Mans racing competition in 1966, Ford Motor Company finished in first place in the race for the first time since 1980. A...

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BMW Makes Carbon Fiber Racing Wheelchairs for Team USA Paralympians

For the upcoming 2016 Paralympics in Rio, BMW has designed aerodynamically efficient, carbon-fiber racing wheelchairs that will be customized for Team USA athletes participating in the marathon and track...

Tiny Home Features GFRP Shell

Ultra-efficiency and portability were the inspiration for the Ecocapsule, an incredibly compact housing unit designed by Nice Architects in Slovakia. As the designers explored materials that would bring these...

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University of Hawaii Pitcher Protected by Composites

Brendan Hornung, a star pitcher for the University of Hawaii who almost lost his life in 2014 after a skull fracture, has returned to the game and is now staying safe with an extremely strong composite plate...

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Ben Ainslie Racing Uses Recycled Carbon Fiber for America’s Cup Boat

The Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) team is hoping to win Great Britain’s first ever America’s Cup title in 2017 with possibly the world’s most sustainable sailing operation ever. The team’s...

Major League Baseball Players Could Benefit from Protective Composites

Major League Baseball (MLB) has released a new type of head protection for its players to debut during Spring Training 2016. Working on behalf of the MLB and MLB Players Association, a Los Angeles-based...