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  • The concern was that his carbon-fibre prosthetics gave him a competitive advantage: made by the Icelandic company Össur, the Flex-Foot Cheetah weighs approximately half of a typical sprinter's lower leg.

    Is it fair for 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius to run in London Olympics? 2011

  • Two hundred miles per hour is what Crutchlow will be doing in the same spot during this weekend's British Grand Prix, the same sort of speed as his Formula One equivalents, who are encased in carbon-fibre survival cells.

    Britain's long road to find the next Barry Sheene | Richard Williams 2011

  • When reinforced with carbon-fibre nanotubes, the PM's carapace has been shown to be one of the toughest materials ever devised - stopping bullets, knife blades and even the Parliamentary Labour Party without even a scratch .

    Scientists Discover New Super-Hard Fabric Dungeekin 2009

  • The carbon-fibre lamp has a very interesting shape and the hidden spots create a unique atmosphere.

    Lamp in a Bulb 2009

  • Half an hour of pushing, cajoling and pleading with the uncooperative lump of carbon-fibre and metal had left Doogs desperate for another drink and Charlie exhausted.

    NaNoWriMo: Enforcement « The Graveyard 2009

  • Mr Horner said, we have found that using a small percentage of Red Bull in the fuel tank at pit stops causes the carbon-fibre rear spoiler and diffuser to expand at speed.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Dungeekin 2009

  • Mr Horner said, we have found that using a small percentage of Red Bull in the fuel tank at pit stops causes the carbon-fibre rear spoiler and diffuser to expand at speed.

    F1: Red Bull Racing in Banned Substance Probe Dungeekin 2009

  • Externally, the deep front grille with twin air intakes, carbon-fibre flared front wings, 19in, five-spoke alloys, the rear roof spoiler and diffuser, again remind you of the combatant threat – in a stealthy Euro-fighter sort of way.

    Car review: Audi RS3 2011

  • When reinforced with carbon-fibre nanotubes, the PM's carapace has been shown to be one of the toughest materials ever devised - stopping bullets, knife blades and even the Parliamentary Labour Party without even a scratch .

    Archive 2009-06-01 Dungeekin 2009

  • And as if this didn't seem ingenious enough, the 918 is actually based on the carbon-fibre tub of a long-since discontinued super car, the Carrera GT, parts for which were simply gathering dust at Porsche's factory.

    Dream Cars Matthew Master 2010

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