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REINFORCES CONCRETE
1. Concrete is hard, fireproof, waterproof, comparatively cheap and easy to main
tain. It is more important construction materials. 2. The reinforces is a combin
ation of concrete and steel.
SUPERCONDUCTOR
1. Metal such as copper and aluminium are good conductor of electricity, but 20%
of the electric energy is lost in the form of heat during transmission. 2. Supe
r conductor are materials that have no resistance to the flow of electricity at
a particular temperature. Hence, 100% electricity transmission is possible. 3. O
ne of the most dramatic properties of a superconductor is its ability to levitat
e a magnet. Superconductor are used to build magnetically levitate high-speed tr
ain (at about 552 km/h). 4. Superconductor are used to make chips for smaller an
d faster supercomputer. Superconductor also play an important role in high speed
data processing in internet communication.
FIBRE OPTIC
1. Fibre optic is a composite material that in used to transmit signals for ligh
t wave. 2. Fibre optic is used in a. Telecommunicate where the telephone substat
ion are liked by fibre optic cables. b. Domestic cable television network c. Clo
sed circuit television security system. 3. Fibre optic also used in medical fiel
ds. It is used in a number of instrument which enable the investigation for inte
rnal body part without having to perform surgery.
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FIBRE GLASS
1. Fibre glass is glass in the form of fine threads. Molten gas is dropped onto
a refractory rating disc when the glass flies off the disc glass to form fibre.
2. Fibre glass is strong than steel, do not burnt, stretch or rot, resistant to
fire and water but is brittle. 3. When fibre glass added to a plastic, a new com
posite material fibre glass reinforces plastic is formed. 4. Fibre glass reinfor
ces plastic has more superior properties than glass and plastic. It is a. Extrem
ely strong b. Light weigh c. Resistant to fire and water d. Can be molded, shape
d and twisted
PHOTOCHROMIC GLASS
1. When 0.01 to 0.1% of silver chloride (a type of photochromic substances) and
a small amount of copper (II) chloride are added to molten silicon dioxide, phot
ochromic glass is formed. 2. The photochromic glass has a special properties. It
darken when exposed to strong sunlight or ultraviolet. 3. Photochromic glass is
suitable for making sunglasses.
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