Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger…Seeing Below the SurfaceEngineers devise new way to inspect advanced materials used to build airplanes
Tue, 03/29/2011 - 06:00
In recent years, many airplane manufacturers have started building their planes from advanced composite materials, which consist of high-strength fibers such as carbon or glass, embedded in a plastic or metal matrix. Such materials are stronger…Detecting Whether a Heart Attack Has OccurredNew implantable sensor finds telltale signs; technology could also be adapted to monitor cancer and other diseases
Mon, 02/21/2011 - 09:25
(MIT: Cambridge, MA) -- During about 30 percent of all heart attacks, people experience no symptoms. However, unmistakable signs of the attack remain in the bloodstream for days. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers, working…