Manufacturing Minute: Robotic Intestines Makes Rocket Fuel

Manufacturing an explosive material such as rocket fuel can be dangerous business. To lower the risk, engineers are taking a cue from nature with the design of their latest mixing method.

Rachelle Blair-Frasier
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