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Researchers have created a 20-gram, self-deployable boom integrated with flexible electronics for use in CubeSats. The boom, made from thin carbon fiber composite, features sensors and LEDs that endure space’s harsh conditions and assist in deployment monitoring and visualization. Lightweight design is crucial for space structures…
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Revolutionary 20-Gram Boom Redefines Lightweight Space Structures
University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering
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Researchers have created a 20-gram, self-deployable boom integrated with flexible electronics for use in CubeSats. The boom, made from thin carbon fiber composite, features sensors and LEDs that endure space’s harsh conditions and assist in deployment monitoring and visualization. Lightweight design is crucial for space structures…
