Humankind's aerospace aspirations are placing unprecedented demands on vehicle propulsion systems. Advanced structural ceramics are playing a key role in addressing these challenges.
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N.P.P. thanks the Office of Naval Research (grant numbers N00014-13-1-0459 and N00014-15-1-2375), the Department of Energy (grant numbers DE-FE0008933 and DE-FG02-10ER4677) and the II-VI Foundation for the research support. Stimulating discussions with D. Marshall and B. Cox of Teledyne Scientific Company are gratefully acknowledged.
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Padture, N. Advanced structural ceramics in aerospace propulsion. Nature Mater 15, 804–809 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4687
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