Future of Engineering

An Indian scientist has discovered a new method to solidify nano-alumina composites in laboratory- scale for the first time and claims to have created "nanoalumina with uniform strength" which could be three times stronger than steel.

But what could be the use of this new finding? According to Prof. Payodhar Padhi, HoD, Mechanical Engineering of Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, the new material can have wide-ranging applications in automobile and aerospace designs to increase fuel efficiency.
The invention consists of an assembly for producing metal matrix nano-composite (metal having nano-sized particulate) through solidification route, which was earlier never possible, claims Padhi. The 'nano-alumina' with its peculiar properties can have applications in biomedical engineering like structural applications, abrasive polishing, optical polishing, rapid memory polishing, silicon wafer polishing, catalytic support for precious metals, electronic circuits, porous membranes for making gas filters, net shaped wear resistant parts and translucent ceramics for tube envelops.
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