The launch of the Space Shuttle Columbia from Pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center on March 1. Photo / John Tylko
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on March 13, 2002 (download PDF).
MIT researchers have produced carbon fibers coated in carbon nanotubes without degrading the underlying fiber's strength. The engineered fibers may be woven into composites to make stronger, lighter airplane parts.Image: Stephen Steiner
Planes, trains and automobiles: faster, stronger, lighter
New technique advances carbon-fiber composites.
