High-temperature devices made from films that bend as they 'breathe'
Tuesday, May 9, 2017 - 06:32
in Physics & Chemistry
Carrying out maintenance tasks inside a nuclear plant puts severe strains on equipment, due to extreme temperatures that are hard for components to endure without degrading. Now, researchers at MIT and elsewhere have come up with a radically new way to make actuators that could be used in such extremely hot environments.