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Steel version of Velcro 'strong enough to support buildings'
Telegraph.co.uk ^ | 9/8/09

Posted on 09/09/2009 3:04:19 AM PDT by LibWhacker

A steel version of Velcro that is strong enough to hold together buildings has been developed by German scientists.

The new invention, called Metaklett, uses the same hook-and-loop fastening system as Velcro but can support loads of up to 35 tonnes per square metre at temperatures as high as 1,472F (800C).

Like the popular fabric fastener, Metaklett is designed to be peeled apart and reused, making it a potentially useful and cost-effective engineering component.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: metaklett; steel; velcro
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To: Daffynition

You Red Green’s Kid ?


21 posted on 09/09/2009 4:59:54 AM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: LibWhacker

Aww, man - how will they ever sell it n ow that Billy Mays is gone?


22 posted on 09/09/2009 5:02:49 AM PDT by smalltownslick
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To: LibWhacker

LibWhacker- Where's your little brother?

23 posted on 09/09/2009 7:03:32 AM PDT by Sarajevo (You're jealous because the voices only talk to me.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

“I told you quarters!”

“Nickels was cheaper!”


24 posted on 09/09/2009 4:23:46 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: Truth29

This one’s much better:

http://www.physorg.com/news171204435.html


25 posted on 09/09/2009 4:44:17 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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To: allmost

Spring steel; many cycles without a hint of fatigue.


26 posted on 09/09/2009 4:45:18 PM PDT by Old Professer (The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, then writes again.)
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