Self-Healing System Applied to Aviation 76
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). It has potential to be applied wherever fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are used. These lightweight, high-performance materials are proving increasingly popular not only in aircraft but also in car, wind turbine and even spacecraft manufacture. The new self-repair system could therefore have an impact in all these fields."
Planes were always self healing (Score:5, Funny)
If it bleeds ... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Cost effectiveness? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:One concern with this system (Score:5, Funny)
This is my friend article, I don't believe you've met before.
Re:A possible step back (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Welcome! (Score:5, Funny)
You know the great thing about bleeding robots? Put enough holes in them and they die just as easily as humans.
We (the human resistance) will remember your allegiances when we send in the full S.W.A.T. team with heavy weaponry and body armor.
similar to the bruising and bleeding... (Score:5, Funny)
Speak for yourself, emo kid.
Re:One concern with this system (Score:5, Funny)
As long as we've taken some precautions.... (Score:2, Funny)
Better than self healing... (Score:2, Funny)
Sign that I need glasses (Score:2, Funny)
Re:If it bleeds ... (Score:4, Funny)