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C2I 2021: Aerospace & Defence Shortlist

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Runners up in our Aerospace & Defence category included an exciting new concept for urban air mobility and a technology-led effort to boost the maths skills of military students.

Category: Aerospace & Defence

Project: MASTRO

Partners: University of Sheffield AMRC with Acciona, ALKE, Applynano, ARKEMA, AXIA, BSRIA, CETMA. CENTI, CITEVE, DIAGROUP, Embraer, Universidad De Alicante, Superior Graphite and PINOUT

Composite researchers at the University of Sheffield’s AMRC are at the heart of the MASTRO project, a European-wide initiative aimed at developing intelligent bulk materials for a smart transport sector.

AMRC is leading the project’s focus on aerospace applications, and has been exploring the integration of carbon nanotubes to create electrically conductive composite structures for future aircraft.

As part of the project the team is developing three main smart material technologies - self-cure, self-anti-icing and self-sensing – which have been demonstrated on a section of a composite leading-edge wing.

 

Category: Aerospace & Defence

Project: Skybus

Partners: GKN Aerospace with Swanson Aviation Consultancy, Pascall+Watson and Connected Places Catapult

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