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Self-Healing System Applied to Aviation

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the if-you-prick-us-do-we-not-bleed dept.

ScienceDaily is reporting that the self-healing materials are being used in some new aircraft designs. We covered several self-healing systems in the past months, but it is nice to see it starting to find practical applications. "This simple but ingenious technique, similar to the bruising and bleeding/healing processes we see after we cut ourselves, has been developed by aerospace engineers at Bristol University, with funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It has potential to be applied wherever fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites are used. These lightweight, high-performance materials are proving increasingly popular not only in aircraft but also in car, wind turbine and even spacecraft manufacture. The new self-repair system could therefore have an impact in all these fields."

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  1. Planes were always self healing by clonan · · Score: 4, Funny

    So long as they came with their handy dandy bipedal humanoid repair agents...

  2. If it bleeds ... by Skeptical1 · · Score: 2, Funny

    we can kill it.

    1. Re:If it bleeds ... by The+Great+Pretender · · Score: 3, Funny

      What if it ain't got time to bleed?

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  3. Re:Cost effectiveness? by Bovius · · Score: 3, Funny

    I for one welcome our flying Terminator overlords. And then,

    In before Terminator jokes. Ouch.
  4. Re:One concern with this system by stormguard2099 · · Score: 4, Funny

    As well as the obvious safety benefits, this breakthrough could make it possible to design lighter aeroplanes in future. This would lead to fuel savings, cutting costs for airlines and passengers and reducing carbon emissions too.
    This is my friend article, I don't believe you've met before.
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  5. Re:A possible step back by Harmonious+Botch · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...and bones have been known to heal badly (which could translate to a greater problem).... "Ladies and Gentlemen, there will be a momentary delay while try to open the doors. Please do not be alarmed, this is just a slight, though predictable malfuction of our aircrft's self-repair system."
  6. Re:Welcome! by AKAImBatman · · Score: 4, Funny

    I for one welcome our self-healing robot overlords

    You know the great thing about bleeding robots? Put enough holes in them and they die just as easily as humans.

    We (the human resistance) will remember your allegiances when we send in the full S.W.A.T. team with heavy weaponry and body armor.
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  7. similar to the bruising and bleeding... by veganboyjosh · · Score: 4, Funny

    healing processes we see after we cut ourselves,

    Speak for yourself, emo kid.

  8. Re:One concern with this system by Archangel+Michael · · Score: 4, Funny

    This is my friend Slashdot. I don't think you've met before; we don't read articles and we make wild speculations based upon collective ignorance.

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  9. As long as we've taken some precautions.... by notdotcom.com · · Score: 2, Funny

    "I don't think so, Dave"

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  10. Better than self healing... by antirelic · · Score: 2, Funny

    The new Lockheed L9 CLERIC. It can resurrect itself, but only if it makes that dreaded system shock check...

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  11. Sign that I need glasses by neimon · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...Reading that as "self-hating system" and thinking it was a good idea, though probably "self-loathing" would do.