News tagged with composite structures
A full-sized California-style home made of bamboo
Apr 08, 2009 |
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A new type of eco-friendly residential house made of bamboo now stands in Changsha, Hunan Province, China.
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Virtual testing gives lightweight planes lift-off
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Monash University aeronautical engineers are working with the world's leading aerospace company to fast-track the design and construction of a new generation of super lightweight and efficient passenger airplanes.
Like an arrow: Jumping insects use archery techniques
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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Froghoppers, also known as spittlebugs, are the champion insect jumpers, capable of reaching heights of 700 mm - more than 100 times their own body length. Research published today in the open access journal ...
Engineers use composite materials to extend life of existing bridges
Apr 03, 2009 |
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A team of University of Kansas engineers is testing a new class of devices that could double the life of America's existing bridges using composite materials.
Finding may unshackle the potential of composite materials
Jan 31, 2007 |
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In an advance that could lead to composite materials with virtually limitless performance capabilities, a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist has dispelled a 50-year-old theoretical notion that composite materials must ...
New Smart Material Bends Under Internal Heat Source
Feb 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a new smart material that can bend under the influence of an internal heat source. The material could be used as an aerodynamic flap in cars, in order to stabilize ...
A Telescope Made of Moondust
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 10, 2008 |
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A gigantic telescope on the Moon has been a dream of astronomers since the dawn of the space age. A lunar telescope the same size as Hubble (2.4 meters across) would be a major astronomical research tool. ...
Scientists use carbon nanotube networks to detect defects in composites
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 04, 2006 |
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Two University of Delaware researchers have discovered a means to detect and identify damage within advanced composite materials by using a network of tiny carbon nanotubes, which act in much the same manner as human nerves.
Shaping the future -- from sleep to air travel
Nov 01, 2007 |
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Imagine airplane wings that can change shape in mid-air or a material that can curve, bulge or twist without the need for expensive and heavy motors or hydraulics. Imagine a material that gets thicker when ...
Plastic as a conductor
Dec 02, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plastic that conducts electricity and metal that weighs no more than a feather? It sounds like an upside-down world. Yet researchers have succeeded in making plastics conductive and cutting ...
Is it a bird, is it a plane, no it's a bridge!
Apr 01, 2008 |
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A government lab in Teddington has taken on its biggest sample for analysis to date – a 14 tonne foot-bridge.
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