Louis Bradier has taken his career of mechanical engineering and design and manufactured this gnarley board. Bradier’s site describes the carbon fiber board in detail,

“It features a foam core construction with a torsion box, an impact tough injected polyurethane edge and load distributors. Tech. Spec.: Length: 1050 mm, Max width: 260 mm, Wheelbase: 900 mm, Weight: 1.5kg, Longitudinal and torsional flex: close to none”

The SPC#1 is definitely not intended to show off your latest and greatest tricks but instead provide a nice and easy ride. Carbon fiber’s lightness assists the SPC#1 in lowering energy absorption thus increasing speed. Not only will you get to your destination faster, you’ll be comfortable the whole ride there as Bradier designed with comfort in mind.

Make sure to check out the shape of the carbon fiber board, it’s meant to resemble the shape of a human body. And next, check out the graphic on the bottom of the board, reminding you of a smooth ride. I don’t know about you but the SPC#1 makes me want to take up skateboarding!

Alberto Del Biondi Design Industry “represents an aggregation center of ideas, styles and creativity unique in Europe; we offer excellent competences in the field of Fashion design as well as high professionalism in Interior Architecture, Industrial and Graphic Design field.”

A mix of innovation and fine-design makes this Nerocarbonio collection beyond desirable. Of course, the toilet is extremely lightweight, which doesn’t do much for the consumer because people don’t tend to travel with toilets…right?

The toilet and the bidet both have bowls of the same exact shape. If you take notice to the picture of the toilet, you can see a rare form the toilet’s cover has which hides the seat.

Carbon fiber is typically used in cars to increase time performance, just saying. Will the Nerocarbonio carbon fiber bathroom collection show up in your bathroom one day?

[Source: BornRich]

They will specifically be research innovative design and production methods for carbon fiber elements.  The new center is comprised of two facilities covering an area of over 2,600 square meters and employing a team of 30 people.  While the facility has several autoclaves, they will actually be focusing their efforts on “out of autoclave” technologies.  One of those technologies is Resin Transfer Molding (RTM), whereby carbon-fiber structures are compressed under high pressure; or vacuum RTM, whereby resin is forced into carbon-fiber using negative pressure.

[Source: PistonHeads via Tad]

The case is available in both a glossy and matte finish, and they are made out of 100% carbon fiber with no other added materials.  Since it only uses carbon fiber, the cases are extremely lightweight and low profile, adding barely anything to your actual iPad.  The glossy version weighs just 52 grams, while the matte version weighs just 44 grams.

The HoverCoat case simply snaps onto the back of your iPad.  The inside of the case, regardless of the finish you choose, is a clearcoated glossy carbon fiber.

Pre-order your carbon fiber iPad case today!

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Here’s a video overview we did of the case:

For years now, Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have been working on certifying this jet as safe enough to fly with passengers. Many problems have been encountered along the way. For starters, back in 2005 a design disclosed that a crash deemed survivable by a 777, made mainly of metal, would be deadly for the 787 because of the jolt delivered from the fuselage crashing. Boeing now states that “a key design change and subsequent physical tests prove the final Dreamliner design is now as safe as a metal airplane.”

Another obstacle in ensuring safety is that running full-scale tests with jets is impractical and costly. Nowadays metal airplanes are being certified using computer simulations and smaller physical tests on parts like the wings, are validating the simulation results.

Paolo Feraboli, an assistant professor at the University of Washington School’s Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory, who has also been featured in a recent article we posted about the new Lamborghini diet, has been extensively involved in the 787 project.

Feraboli states,

“Unlike homogeneous metals, multi-layered composites are very difficult to simulate accurately on a computer. We don’t currently have the knowledge and the computational power to do a prediction based on purely mathematical models.”

A critique of using such an enormous amount of carbon fiber in the 787 deals with the hazard of post-crash fires. While the aluminum of a metal plane crumbles on impact, composites more often shatter. But in November of 2007, the FAA performed multiple fire tests which resulted in even more success of the composite plastics used in the 787 then metal. A huge plus is that the composite material allows for extra time for passengers to exit the aircraft, even without insulation.

“Ali Bahrami, head of the FAA’s Seattle office dealing with commercial-airplane certification, said the agency’s tests showed the carbon-fiber composite not only resisted burn-through impressively but also prevented toxic gases from penetrating inside.” Another plus!

The Vice President of the 787 Development team pointed out that the composite fuselage doesn’t break like glass, instead it tends to stick together by the fibers.

At this point, Boeing has completed all necessary tests and steps to move forward with the 787 Dreamliner. The FAA spokesperson implied that the certification is expected to come through by the fall of 2010.

Unfortunately, all of the tests and simulations will one day become real and we will finally know how the 787 reacts in a crash. As ridiculously cool as the 787 Dreamliner by Boeing sounds and looks, I don’t think you’ll find me on the trial run!

[Source: Seattle Times, Pictures from Boeing]

The Garia Golf Car; the ultimate European luxury golf cart, was designed via innovation and quality craftsmanship. It is also manufactured in the same factory as the Porsche Cayman and Boxster.

The carbon fiber in the Garia Edition Soleil can be found in its roof. Other features include two-colored hand-stitched luxury seats, alcantara roof lining and a number of hand crafted details to present a truly unique and luxurious golf car.

The company’s press release states

“Built to the highest standards of the automotive industry The Garia features a double wishbone front suspension similar to those found in sports cars and inspired by Formula 1 cars. The drive train is built by an Italian company that also produces Ducati gearboxes, and the aluminum profiles in the frame are made by the same company that supplies aluminum profiles to Aston Martin, Jaguar and Volvo.”

The Garia Edition Soleil starts at a base price of $17,499. But of course that is pre-luxury upgrade, which can swing that price all the way up to $52,000. Some special customizations that can be made are color choices and a built-in refrigerator. Personally, I would opt for more carbon fiber usage! But all in all, we can guarantee the Garia Edition Soleil will take you on the smoothest ride you’ve ever been on in a golf cart and you’ll look pretty fine in it too!

Want to learn more?  Head over to Garia’s website.

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[Source: Autoblog]

If you haven’t already read some of her posts, you’ll find her style of writing is quite witty yet thorough…it’s really a pleasure to read, and we’re very excited to have her officially on board.

Allison graduated with a degree in Mass Communications at Towson University in Baltimore, MD.  During the day you’ll find her working within the online media industry.

As you can see from above, the case features real twill carbon fiber with a high-gloss shine.  The rest of the case is done up in a classy premium grade black sheep leather, giving it quite a unique look.  In fact, it matches their other products quite well from the carbon fiber and leather mousepad to the carbon fiber and leather iPhone 3G/3GS case (look for an iPhone 4 carbon fiber case soon!).

Ion did a magnetic lid flap wrapped in black leather on the opening to help ensure the iPad stays in place.  The inside of the case offers additional padding, and you’ll even find a bag for this case that comes with it…that’s right…a sleeve for a sleeve.  Let’s face it, the iPad isn’t a cheap device, with the least expensive option starting around $500…getting a sleeve like this will make it so much more comfortable to travel with, and it uses real carbon fiber.  People may be more impressed with the case than the iPad itself!

The Ion CarbonJacket sleeve retails for $99.89, and you can purchase it right from our store.  We’ve also done a quick video overview to help you really see what it looks like and how it works:

Mansory, an aftermarket auto refining company which specializes in the modification of high-end British automobiles, was founded in 1989 by Kourosh Mansory. Mansory himself was and remains an auto enthusiast. The company’s hit list includes but is not limited to, a Rolls-Royce Phantom, Bentley Continental GT, Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, Aston Martin V8 Vantage and Aston Martin Vanquish.

Earlier use of carbon fiber by Mansory can be found in Porsche Cayenne and Bugatti Veyron. Now they are taking it to a whole new level; office furniture and more specifically, office chairs. Priced at $25,000 each, your rear is sure to thank you. Because they are compiled of large amounts of carbon fiber and genuine leather, these chairs are light-weight and extremely durable. Plus they look pretty sweet!

The chairs are available in an array of different materials and colors.  You’ll find a variety of materials from carbon fiber to chestnut wood to gold leather padding.

You can see the available styles and colors of the carbon fiber office chairs on the Mansory website. Or if your budgets a little tighter, you could always “settle” for the Ferrari F360 Challenge Carbon Fiber office chair, conveniently sold here!

[Source: BornRich]

While Lamborghini headquarters is located in the relatively small town of Sant’Agata Bolognese, composite material research is being conducted in Seattle at the University of Washington. Dr. Paolo Feraboli is the director of the school’s Automobili Lamborghini Advanced Composite Structures Laboratory. Growing up, Dr. Feraboli worked at Lamborghini and then moved to the United States to earn a doctorates degree.

As years passed, Dr. Feraboli kept in touch with Lamborghini.

“In 2007 they contacted me, saying, ‘We’d like to really invest in carbon fiber technology, make it our key technology and we’d like to partner up with U.W. and Boeing.”

He continued explaining

“that to improve a car’s power-to-weight ratio, you can either increase horsepower or shed weight. But in reality, increasing the power, once you get to a certain level, becomes very difficult, and the kind of gains that you get by having a lot of horsepower becomes very small. On the other hand, if you drop weight you get exactly the opposite. Lamborghini identified that if you want to drop weight, you have to use carbon fiber.”

If it weren’t for the high cost, up to 2/3′s of a Lamborghini could be composed of carbon fiber. Sounds hot!

Back in March at the Geneva auto show, Lamborghini introduced the limited edition Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera, which translates to superlight in Italian. The carbon fiber components of this car were side mirrors, the rear wing and sections of the underbody. And interior parts including door panels, seat shells and the transmission tunnel. The 5.2-liter V-10 of this Gallardo produced 20.5% less emissions than engines previously used by the company.

Our dream is coming true; carbon fiber is on its way to taking over Lamborghinis (and other exotic cars). Are you as excited as we are? Let us know!

[Source: New York Times]