Scientists Are Making Carbon Fiber From Plants Instead of Petroleum

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By Nexus MediaJan 11, 2018, 3:02 pm213 pts
Carbon fiber is the Superman of materials. Five times stronger than steel and a fraction of the weight, it is used in everything from tennis rackets to golf clubs to bicycles to wind turbine blades to passenger airplanes to Formula One race cars . There's just one catch: Carbon fiber is made from oil and other…

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