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It remains unknown where the segment fit into the wing, but it included reinforced carbon-carbon material, which protects the leading edge of shuttle wings from the 3, 000-degree Fahrenheit heat of atmospheric re-entry.
CNN: Piece of shuttle left wing identified
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Michie's Whale Skull Bone will be made using a metal framework inside a carved dense polystyrene material which is then coated in reinforced concrete.
BBC: Sculptures selected for Dunnet Head and beach
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Instead, the carbon fibre is shipped to SGL Automotive's German factory in Wackersdorf, where a thermoplastic material is injected to bind them together into reinforced plastic sheets.
BBC: Knitting and baking the cars of the future