Lasers make carbon fiber fabrication quicker and easier

http://www.gizmag.com/fraunhofer-laser-carbon-fiber-process/14635/

With the conventional method, completed carbon fiber parts are joined together using glue. With the Fraunhofer process, they're joined by using an infrared laser to melt their touching surfaces, then pressing them together until the melted resin resets. The result, we are told, is "an extraordinarily stable bond."

Before you start envisioning that carbon fiber dinnerware set, however, be advised that this is still all in the prototype phase.