New type of shock absorbers are resistant to high temperatures

Scientists in Japan have developed a new shockproof material that can withstand extreme temperatures in the hope that it can be used in spacecraft and car engines.

The scientists hope the new material could be used in spacecraft engines. (Source: Internet)

The new material is made entirely of carbon, which can flow down and stretch slowly, like a solid honey, says Xu Ming, a materials scientist at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. and back to the original state.

" It looks like a spongy metal sponge, made up of trillions of carbon nanotubes bundled together ," she said in a telephone interview . When you stretch and release, it can slowly return to its original shape . '

Developed in a mixture of silicon, iron and water, carbon nanotubes with a diameter of 5 nanometers (1 nanometer = 1 millimeter by 1 meter), and able to restore shape as well as retain original features. Large temperature ranges from minus 196-1,000 degrees Celsius in an oxygen-free environment.

Ms. Xu said the material is completely new and unique. It has the potential to be used in space, in spacecraft and missile fuel tanks, in car engines to combat vibration.

According to her, no other material can possess such stable properties. Unlike latex can not conduct electricity, our material has electronic connectivity and so it can be used in other applications.

The inventions of the scientists were published on December 3 in the journal Science.