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Department of Aeronautics

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Engineering

51³Ô¹ÏÍø-led team fuse natural silk into ultra‑strong, sustainable materials

Aeronautics researchers have fused natural silk fibres into strong, multifunctional materials using heat and pressure alone.

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Research

Our research is highly multidisciplinary and includes but is not limited to net-zero flight technologies, sustainable growth in space and large-scale wind energy systems.

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The Department has a world-leading reputation for its teaching excellence across undergraduate and postgraduate studies.

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