3.2.3 developments in tech
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- microelectronics - with the development of internet/computers, transistors are useful in products like radios for ease of assembly + smoother runs for products
- modern materials
- glulam
- kevlar
- pmc
- fibre injection moulding - using pellets of glass or carbon fibre-filled polymers such as polyamide (nylon)
- used in aerospace, sports, medical equipment
- physical vapour deposition - material is vapourised into thin layer
- used in food packaging
- fea and cfd - virtual modelling saves time and materials when making prototypes