Cars crossing Golden Gate Bridge from Lime point. Smoky orange sky the bridge of San Francisco city for California fires in America. Wildfires composition.
Cars crossing Golden Gate Bridge from Lime point. Smoky orange sky the bridge of San Francisco city for California fires in America. Wildfires composition.

Engineering’s Fumiaki Takahashi shares insight on aluminum wraps as wildfire shields

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Aluminum wrap used to protect homes in California wildfires

Associated Press: Fumiaki Takahashi, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and head of the Fire Combustion Laboratory, said his research into aluminum wraps that protect homes from flames is getting attention as wildfires rage across California. The wraps “show promise in being effective, but further research is needed to develop more efficient yet still lightweight” protection against severe fires, he said.