Plastics and nanoparticles -- the perfect combination
Monday, October 18, 2010 - 22:32
in Physics & Chemistry
These days, plastic components are vital to many fields of industry – lightweight construction, automobile manufacturing and electrical engineering, to name but a few. Now researchers have found ingenious ways to combine plastics with nanoparticles and endow them with new properties. Thanks to these innovative materials, aircraft could in future be better protected against lightning strikes.