carbon fiber
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How This Sustainable Alternative to Carbon Fiber Holds Up In A Crash Test
Carbon fibre changed the motorsport game when Formula One teams started using it to fabricate cars in the 1970s. A bunch of carbon atoms weaved together, carbon fibre is stiff, strong, and light — the perfect material from which to build competitive, aerodynamically-sensitive machines. But in an ecologically-conscious world, there might be a better option…
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This Unbreakable Racing Drone Is Perfect For Terrible Pilots
There’s a reason nature uses eggs to protect offspring who develop outside their mothers. Domes are inherently strong and durable, so it also makes sense to build a drone with a similarly bulbous shape to help it survive crashes, collisions and other accidents when an amateur pilot is at the controls.
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Making A Homemade Carbon Fibre Hydrofoil And Kiteboard Is Really Impressive
I know next to nothing about kiteboarding and have a negative amount of knowledge when it comes to making your own carbon fibre hydrofoil and board but after watching Mat put together his gear, I felt like I’ve learned everything. There is so much cutting and sanding and drilling and layering the carbon fibre and…
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This Carbon Fibre Chair Is Lighter Than A Two-Litre Bottle Of Soft Drink
You know that feeling when you reach for the milk carton and you think it’s almost full but in fact it’s nearly empty, so you way overcompensate on strength and nearly throw the thing over your shoulder? That’s what picking up this Carbon Fibre chair is like.