{"id":258317,"date":"2024-09-04T17:29:47","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T17:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:11:34","slug":"ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/04\/ultra-strong-stretchy-material-could-enable-shape-shifting-aircraft\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-strong stretchy material could enable shape-shifting aircraft"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An artist\u2019s rendering of a futuristic aircraft with morphable wings<\/p>\n

AFRL \/ NASA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

An alloy of titanium and nickel is as strong as steel but stretches like a rubbery polymer. With some clever engineering, it may eventually lead to technologies like shape-shifting aircraft.<\/p>\n

Imagine a plane with long wings that contract in midair to become shorter \u2013 and make the craft more aerodynamic \u2013 as it gains speed. To make this futuristic technology<\/a>, engineers would need a material that is stretchy<\/a> enough to change shape yet strong enough<\/a> to withstand the elements during flight. Xiaobing Ren<\/a> at the National Institute for\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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