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Bugatti Veyron gets a Polycarbonate Roof
The new Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport combines the looks of an open-top roadster with the dynamics and safety of a closed vehicle. This is made possible by a targa top incorporating a transparent panoramic roof, which can be … Continue reading
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Launched
After so many delays and modifications, the revolutionary Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first ever aircraft to be made of 50% carbon fibre composite material, make its international debut on 18th July at the Farnborough Airshow. An increased use of … Continue reading
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Breakthrough in PLA (bioplastic) Moulding
The biggest problems which were standing in way of injection molding conventional PLA were its low heat resistance and limited injection-molding capability because of PLA’s increased cycle time. Now, Teijin and Panasonic Electric Works announced their joint development of heat-resistant polylactide … Continue reading
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Green Plastics : Plastics from Grass
Metabolix, a Massachusetts-based biotech company, is using genetically engineered microbes to make polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) – a biodegradable polymer similar to polypropylene (found in yogurt containers) – inside the stems and leaves of switchgrass, oilseed and sugarcane crops. These plastic-producing crops … Continue reading
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Fibers that can hear and sing
The scientists at the MIT’s Research Lab of Electronics have developed a new fibre which is piezoelectric. Which means, this convert physical force into electricity and vice versa. So this could be a Speaker, Microphone, Power Generator (charger), Health … Continue reading
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