New, high-strength and lightweight nacre-mimetic material applicable to large-scale industrial processes

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - 17:35 in Physics & Chemistry

Helsinki University of Technology research group in collaboration with VTT and Royal Institute of Technology, Finland, show the first example of light-weight but mechanically strong nanocomposite material mimicking the nacreous shells that allow upscaling for industrial processes. The materials are expected to be feasible in applications where lightweight but strong materials allow particular benefits, e.g. in telecommunication, aerospace applications, and vehicles.

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