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.

BMW Unveils Exclusive HP4 RACE Motorcycle made with Carbon Fiber

At this year’s Milan Motorcycle Show, BMW Motorrad unveiled an “advanced prototype” of its BMW HP4 RACE, which the company is calling its most exclusive motorcycle ever. Like many BMW vehicles, it...

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Composite Exoskeleton Helps People with Paraplegia Walk

A team at Switzerland-based École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) has created a composite exoskeleton that is helping people with paraplegia stand, walk and even climb stairs. The exoskeleton,...

Carbon Fiber Bike Sets World Record for Human-Powered Speed

During the World Human Powered Speed Challenge, vehicle designer and manufacturer Aerovelo broke its own record for the fastest human-powered vehicle ever, going 89.6 mph in an egg-shaped bike known as...

Composites Dominate in 2016 American Solar Challenge

A group of students from the University of Michigan (UM) have won the school’s sixth consecutive American Solar Challenge (ASC) – an automotive endurance competition and to design, build and...

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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...