Sunday, 9 July 2017

New ceramic brings hypersonic travel closer to reality

Artist's concept of a hypersonic aircraft

A team of scientists from Britain and China have developed a new ceramic material that could one day make hypersonic air travel a reality. The ceramic carbide coating can withstand the high temperatures of flying at over five times the speed of sound without the degradation found in similar materials.

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