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MITs carbon fiber Lego bricks can be fashioned into airplanes, rockets, bridges

2013-08-19 17:37:09| Extremetech

Materials engineers at MIT have created the carbon fiber equivalent of Lego bricks or K'Nex -- interlocking carbon fiber blocks that can be formed into large structures that are 10 times stiffer than comparable ultralight materials. These structures could be mass-produced by automated robots, and fashioned into airplane and rocket fuselages, wings, and bridges, among other things. Interestingly, unlike almost every other object made from composite materials, objects made from MIT's new structure can be easily disassembled or have individual "bricks" replaced when they break.

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Airplanes are about to become a lot more connected

2013-08-11 22:46:00| Airlines - Topix.net

A United Airlines 747 arrives at San Francisco International Airport on July 25, 2013 in San Francisco, California.

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The future of airplanes: Perpetual flight

2013-07-10 17:39:03| Extremetech

Mankind has always wanted to fly but now, having achieved that, the goal it to be able to fly indefinitely. Learning from sources as disparate as sailboats and turkey vultures, we may one day be able to keep high-performance craft aloft for huge lengths of time without requiring mid-air refueling of clunky ground tethers.

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U.S. decision delayed on easing gadget use on airplanes

2013-06-22 08:27:21| Wireless - Topix.net

A Federal Aviation Administration advisory panel weighing whether to ease restrictions on in-flight use of personal technology devices like e-readers has delayed its recommendations by two months until late September, the FAA said on Friday.

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