Clemson and Geo Aerospace announce further arrangement

GE Aerospace and Clemson University at the Paris Air Show announced today they have received funds from the U-S Air Force Research Laboratory to continue to develop next generation materials that can withstand intense temperatures while flying at high speeds.  So far, the Air Force Research Lab has authorized $10 million in congressional-appropriated funding for the research.  The consortium, which also includes Missouri University of Science and Technology, is working to develop ceramic-matrix composite materials that would be lighter and better able to withstand temperatures than metal alloys currently in use.