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.

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Singapore Students Build Flying Electric Tricycle with Carbon Fiber

A group of eight students from the National University of Singapore (NUS) built The Delta – a three-wheeled, electric, single-seater paraglider made with composites. The paraglider was designed for National...

Composite Car Sets Guinness World Record for Fuel Efficiency

A group of students from Technical University of Munich, Germany have officially been recognized by the Guinness World Records for their vehicle – the electric- and solar- powered eLi14 – which reached...

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Cyclotron’s Carbon Fiber Bike Rides without Spokes or Wheels

Upstart company Cyclotron Cycles has successfully raised enough money on Kickstarter to fund its innovative Cyclotron Bike – the world’s first “smart bike” that rides without spokes or wheels. In...

Composite Lab Enlisted to Ensure Fairness and Safety at Tour De France

Yesterday’s final stage in the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris marked the end of the 2016 Tour De France. Over the years, many bikes in the world-renowned competition have been made with composites....

Mercedes-Benz Creates Futuristic Carbon Fiber Luxury Golf Cart

Mercedes-Benz has unveiled its “Vision Golf Cart” – a luxury golf cart that only weighs 440 kilograms (970 pounds), largely in part due to its carbon fiber roof, rear spoiler and diffuser. Carbon fiber...

This Canoe Made with Composites Folds like Origami

Belgium-based company ONAK has launched a Kickstarter campaign to improve upon one of its unique products – a composite-made canoe that folds like origami and can fit in a large suitcase. Once folded, it is...