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Nanoparticle Coating Could Let Aircraft Engines Last Three Times Longer

Posted March 23, 2014 2:57 PM

From Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine:

The higher the temperature at which an aircraft engine is able to run, the more efficiently it uses fuel. In order to run at those high temperatures, the metal components of airplane engines are presently treated with heat-shielding coatings. Scientists at Sweden's University West, however, are developing a new such coating that is said to be far more effective than anything presently used - it could extend the service life of engines by 300 percent.

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Re: Nanoparticle Coating Could Let Aircraft Engines Last Three Times Longer

03/23/2014 8:08 PM

I feel like I've read this before somewhere....

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