Knitting a Little Magic: How Carbon Fiber Is Finally Getting Cheaper

Carbon fiber (CF) has become vital to modern life. Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner contains 35 tons of the stuff, and it’s a core ingredient in our running shoes, bike frames, tennis rackets, golf clubs, and fishing poles. Spendthrift fans of the black ­composite furnish their bathrooms with CF toilet seats ($300) and bathtubs ($72,000). READ MORE ››

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