A Man-made 'Take' on Nature's Style
Engineering / Materials
Advanced Composite Materials, (ACMs) are, as the name implies, composite materials. However, they consist exclusively of man-made specialty fibers bound in a matrix of plastics. The variety of such ma continue reading this fact
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NASA Hits a Hole-In-One
Engineering / Breakthroughs
How are NASA and golf related? Ask the professional golfers using clubs made from NASA's space-age technology. NASA needed stronger, more durable materials for its space missions. A landmark discovery continue reading this fact
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New York to London in Less Than Two Hours
Engineering / Breakthroughs
If flying from New York (USA) to London (UK) in less than two hours sounds like science fiction, continue reading. On September 1, 1974 Major James V. Sullivan, 37 (pilot) and Noel F. Widdifield, 33 continue reading this fact
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