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"It is the natural, renewable version of a carbon nanotube at a fraction of the price," says Jeff Youngblood of Purdue University's NanoForestry Institute in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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This is very interesting to me.

I just heard about a manufacturer releasing a line of bikes made from this material... I think it was Schwinn??? A quick google search didnt come up with anything but Im sure its coming.

Sounds like the new cheaper carbon fiber.


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