Navy to test new technology for steering submarines
The U.S. Navy plans to test a new type of submarine steering system next month at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Carderock that uses shape memory alloys (SMA) to direct the outflow from the sub's propeller. The "Smart Duct," which encloses the propeller, changes shape after an electrical charge...
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