It is going to use its talents to manufacture fiber-composite airplane engine cowls.

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Japan is also working on a new rocket engine using composite materials from Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries and the first infrared seekers, made by Fujitsu, that can see in two colors to distinguish decoys from warheads.

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Japan is also working on a new rocket engine using composite materials (Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries), the first infrared seekers (Fujitsu) to see in two colors to distinguish decoys from warheads, and a kinetic warhead that rams into missiles directly rather than exploding nearby.

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Airbus' A380 superjumbo and Boeing's upcoming 787 Dreamliner both use new engine designs, lightweight composite materials and advances in aerodynamics to improve performance, increase fuel efficiency and lower emissions.

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The secret lies in the extremely light and stiff composite material made of boron carbide in an aluminium matrix used for the engine.

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He runs advanced composite materials, which makes a kind of artificial diamond used to cut and shape jet engine parts.

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