Flexible STA (IMAGE)

City University of Hong Kong

Flexible STA

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(a) A smooth spheroidal piece of steel can be covered by thick pillars after wire cutting. Inserting a membrane in the pillars provides a curved STA. (b) STA can also be made on thin films of steel, which makes it flexible. The films can be welded onto flat or cylindrical solids. (c) The armours are tested to be able to provide rapid and efficient cooling, as evidenced by the drop in temperature (red data).

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Jiang, M., Wang, Y., Liu, F. et al. / DOI number: 10.1038/s41586-021-04307-3

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