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The history and uses of carbon fibre

Mark Miodownik describes the invention of carbon fibre composite by engineers at a Royal Aircraft Establishment in 1963. He visits the Williams Formula 1 team headquarters to see how they have put this material to use in motor sport, before testing the properties of carbon fibre against metal.

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