Eco-design: plastics in constant search of virtue
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Aviation: high-flying polymers
Aircraft manufacturers are increasingly using composite materials and polymers within aircraft structures. These materials undeniably owe their success to being lightweight; however, they also possess...
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Cutting Edge 4 minIntelligent textiles
As an old industry gets a new lease on life, flirting with nanotechnology, biochemistry and state-of-the-art electronics, it gains new power to transform the way we work, live, travel and care for our...
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Cutting Edge 5 minSolar impulse : Flying to the future
Since the first oil shock of 1973, inhabitants of the blue planet have become aware of their addiction to fossil fuels and they have been consistently seeking the means to kick the habit. To date, the...