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...s lead to the formation of microscopic cracks; and cracks grow to break the wing.The multidisciplinary research team will use computers to explicitly model defect dynamics at each scale. The team will exploit novel software techniques to link supercomputer simulations with visualization utilities and a sui......stic measuring device thatwould identify incipient cracks or other flaws in the bone. Although anx-ray can now detect bone flaws, it can also cause radiation-linked sideeffects. Using battlefield signal processing and acoustic sensing devices, checkingthe status of bones could become as easy and safe as t...