The Highly-Engineered World of Olympic Sports
Advanced composite technologies will boost the performance of Olympic athletes in Rio this summer. This summer, more than 1,000 athletes will descend upon Rio de Janeiro to compete in the 2016 Summer...
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...
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...
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...
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...
