The engine parts that 'fight the laws of the universe'

Every time you fly, an extraordinary feat of endurance occurs inside the aircraft's engines.
Hidden from view inside the sleek outer nacelle are hundreds of little turbine blades that can shrug off enormous mechanical stresses and temperatures exceeding 1,500C.
It is a true engineering marvel. And these hardy blades are not sculpted or cut from their material – they are grown.
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