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.

Bugatti and PG Unveil World’s Lightest Bike

Bugatti and Dutch bike manufacturer PG have unveiled what is being called the world’s lightest (and possibly fastest) bike. The bike, inspired by Bugatti’s Chiron sports car, weighs just 11 pounds thanks...

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Introducing Robocar: The World’s First Autonomous Electric Racecar

During Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress, Roborace, a startup company devoted to creating autonomous vehicles, unveiled its Robocar, which is being called the world’s first self-driving electric racecar....

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Oracle Team USA Reveals World’s Fastest Catamaran for America’s Cup

This June, Jimmy Spithill will lead his team, Oracle Team USA, out onto the waters of Bermuda to defend the America’s Cup. Recently, the team revealed the catamaran it will use for the competition. The...

New Composite-Made Ski Lets you Walk on Water

Polish inventor Kris Rogus has created the “FloatSki” – the first ever device which enables the user to walk on the surface of water. According to Rogus, the FloatSki is ready for commercial...

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McLaren and Stratasys Partner to Bring 3-D Printing to Formula 1

In 1981, McLaren revolutionized the construction of racing cars when it produced the first F1 car to use a carbon fiber composite monocoque – the MP4/1. Over the past two decades, the company has continued...

CES 2017 Features Android Powered “Smart Bike” Made with Composites

One of the most eye-catching innovations on display at CES® 2017 in Las Vegas was LeEco’s two new “smart bikes” for the U.S. market, which the company says break the cycle of conventional...