Cheaper composites under study

RESEARCHERS AT THE Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta are developing "laminated-matrix" composites, which, they believe, will be tougher, stronger and cheaper than conventional fibre-reinforced materials and which could replace metals in aircraft and engines, for reduced weight and increased efficiency.

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