9.  ...bridge repairs will be easier than ever with a Canadian invention? Dr. Nemkumar Banthia at the University of British Columbia invented a fast-acting "band aid" for bridges-fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP). FRP is basically fibres embedded in plastic. It sprays on wet, then hardens. No more stopping traffic to fix a bridge. Back

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