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2. Aircraft fabric covering - Wikipedia

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   With the development of modern synthetic materials following World War II, cotton fabrics were replaced in civil aircraft applications by polyethylene terephthalate, known by the trade-name Dacron or Ceconite. This new fabric could be glued to the airframe instead of sewn and then heat-shrunk to fit.

3. Ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene - Wikipedia

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   More recently it has found new applications, most notably in the manufacture of lightweight and ultralight camping and backpacking equipment such as tents, backpacks, and bear-proof food bags. In archery, UHMWPE is widely used as a material for bowstrings because of its low creep and stretch compared to, for example, Dacron (PET).

4. Wafer bond characterization - Wikipedia

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   This is achieved by determining the energy of the bonded surfaces. A blade of a specific thickness is inserted between the bonded wafer pair. This leads to a split-up of the bond connection. [3] The crack length equals the distance between the blade tip and the crack tip and is determined using IR transmitted light.

5. Sacramento Police Review Commission examines department’s ...

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   The Sacramento Community Police Review Commission’s three-hour meeting at the Oak Park Community Center focused on a discussion of the department’s 2023-24 annual military equipment usage ...

6. Polyethylene terephthalate - Wikipedia

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   E. I. DuPont de Nemours in Delaware, United States, first produced Dacron (PET fiber) in 1950 and used the trademark Mylar (boPET film) in June 1951 and received registration of it in 1952. [27] [28] It is still the best-known name used for polyester film. The current owner of the trademark is DuPont Teijin Films. [29]

7. 4 million under winter storm alerts as snow buries Buffalo ...

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   More than 4 million people across five states were under winter storm alerts on Sunday as heavy lake-effect snow continued to bury the Great Lakes region, prompting emergency declarations and the ...