AUTOMATIC AIRFOILS
MORE PROGRESS ON ``SMART'' MATERIALS that can be used to change airfoil shapes in-flight. Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are using a new fabrication technology to eliminate cracking and other problems previously encountered when nitinol wires, known for their shape...
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