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New research from the group of Joshua Yuan, professor and chair of energy, environmental and chemical engineering at Washington University in St. Louis' McKelvey School of Engineering, may soon lead to even lighter, stronger carbon fiber -- and stronger plastics -- all using what is currently a waste product.

New research may soon lead to a lighter, stronger carbon fiber—and stronger plastics—using lignin, a product that is currently considered waste.

Joshua Yuan at Washington University in St. Louis and collaborators have cracked a chemical code that will take carbon fiber to the next level.