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Self-Repairing Materials Could Make Air Flight Safer

If the aircraft you're traveling in suddenly experiences some kind of damage while in mid flight, you're pretty much toast. Still, air travel is one of the safest means to get around. In theory airplanes could become even safer if they were built out of materials that regenerate themselves even while in flight, similar to the healing process of animal tissue in nature. A missed crack during inspection could be easily repaired as resin flows from tubes embedded in the material. Not onl... Read »
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