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« Reply #135 on: September 10, 2007, 03:52:56 am »

That is a good point Q, and beleive me. I thought about that too.
However lets reflect on metal rubber. Tranparent, yet able to stand up to extreme hot and cold. Returns to shape when when creased or crumbled.


In flight, birds can alter the shape of their wings and bodies in order to fly better in varying conditions. What if a plane could do that, too? Such a plane would need to be made from a material that could bend and stretch like rubber, and direct changes in shape by conducting electrical signals, the way metal can.

Enter Metal Rubber— a new patented material created by a team of researchers headed by Richard Claus, professor of materials sciences and engineering, and electrical and computer engineering at Virginia Tech. Claus' team took six years to perfect Metal Rubber, collaborating with chemist Jennifer Lalli at NanoSonic, Inc., a Blacksburg, Virginia nanotechnology company of which Claus is president.
 
 

 
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