Beyond carbon fiber: What will be the fibers of choice for future composites?

Glass fiber used to be the fiber of choice for reinforcing plastics. Just think of boats or of innovative cars in the 1950s like the Lotus Elite and Chevrolet Corvette. These days, carbon fibers are more and more used, especially in the aircraft and automotive industry. It makes you wonder which new fibers might be popular in composites in the future. Reinforced Plastics investigates a few possibilities.