The Fast-R Nitro Elite 3 is built for speed—but is it the best choice for all kinds of runners? I laced up to find out.

The running shoe market is saturated, to put it lightly. As technology has improved, particularly with the advent of light, ...

FootJoy's website states, "Engineered for players with high swing speeds, these shoes feature a carbon fiber power plate to ...

"Carbon-plated running shoes have a stiff, thin carbon fiber plate in their midsole." He says the plate can help with energy return and make your strides more efficient. Put another way ...

FRANKFURT, Germany/TOKYO -- The European Union is considering a virtual ban on carbon fiber in motor vehicles that could take a toll on the material's Japanese manufacturers, which have more than ...

My focus at JEC World in Paris is always on what’s new, but this year, my highlights have a little bit of everything, from new materials and processes to 3D printed Invar tools to the first carbon ...

Every super shoe boasts some sort of ultralight, hyper-responsive foam with an embedded, curved carbon-fiber plate—but each delivers a surprisingly unique ride. You’ll have to experiment to ...

We’re talking speed that, for most of us, is an all-out sprint. You’ll recall that ... Naturally, when you stick a mega-stiff shank of carbon fiber into a shoe, that diminishes flexibility.