Tag: Carbon Nanomaterials

Fuzzy fiber
'Fuzzy' fibers can take next-gen rocket engines' heat

New York: A team of scientists, including an Indian-origin associate, has created tough ‘fuzzy’ fibers to stand up to the heat and pressure that next-generation rocket engines would produce. The ‘fuzzy’ fibers of silicon carbide — developed by the Rice University laboratory of materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan, in collaboration with NASA — act like Velcro […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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