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Self-Healing System Applied to Aviation

Posted May 19, 2008 2:52 PM

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ScienceDaily is reporting that the self-healing materials are being used in some new aircraft designs. We covered several self-healing systems in the past months, but it is nice to see it starting to find practical applications. "This simple but ingenious technique, similar to the bruising and bleeding/healing processes we see after we cut ourselves, has been developed by aerospace engineers at Bristol University, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

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Re: Self-Healing System Applied to Aviation

05/20/2008 8:19 PM

As I understand it, a pair of hands, along with a motivated and connected brain, are still going to be needed.

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