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New ‘sensing skin’ could save roads and structures with early damage detection

By Stephanie Liverani / October 11, 2016

Researchers at North Carolina State University developed a new “sensing skin” that can “detect cracks and other structural flaws that are invisible to the naked eye,” according to an NC State press release.

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New techniques stretch carbon nanotubes, make stronger composites

By Eileen De Guire / November 13, 2012

Researchers used a rotating spool to create ribbon-like composite materials that have a high percentage of carbon nanotubes, for use in products from airplanes to bicycles. Credit: Zhu; NCSU. Editor’s…

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