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Future Needs and Opportunities in Nanotechnology for Aerospace Applications - A NASA Perspective
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Weight, performance, and durability are critical drivers for any aerospace system. Reduced vehicle and system weight can enable reduced fuel consumption and emissions (aircraft), reduced launch costs and complexity (spacecraft), and increased payload capacity. Performance improvements can enhance vehicle and mission capability. System and vehicle durability are important since they impact mission safety and effectiveness. Nanotechnology has the potential to help address each of these concerns by enabling such developments as lightweight, multifunctional materials; low-power and -volume sensors with high selectivity and sensitivity; radiation-hard, fault-tolerant electronics; and higher output energy generation and storage devices. NASA has developed a 20-plus-year plan for the development of nanostructured materials and devices and their insertion into NASA missions. This presentation will provide a perspective on future needs identified in the roadmap and a few examples of current research activities focused on meeting those needs.
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