Graphene-reinforced carbon fiber may lead to affordable, stronger car materials

A new way of creating carbon fibers—which are typically expensive to make—could one day lead to using these lightweight, high-strength materials to improve safety and reduce the cost of producing cars, according to a team of researchers. Using a mix of computer simulations and laboratory experiments, the team found that adding small amounts of the 2-D graphene to the production process both reduces the production cost and strengthens the fibers.