Researchers Simulate Metallic Glass Failures
Metallic glass (amorphous metal) is a sturdy material that is finding its way into a number of applications, including nanomolds, as a biomaterial for setting broken bones, and for use in cell phones and other devices. Sometimes, however, the material can crack or break. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University have been studying this phenomena using computer simulations to determine how much energy is required to crack the material, and how susceptible it is to breakage.
Ex-Cop Assembles Robot From Scavenged Electronics
I can’t tell you how many movies I’ve seen where some genius kid or eccentric tinkerer or intelligent alien assembles really cool technology using common household electronics. Remember E.T. building that interstellar communicator out of an umbrella and a record player? I even saw a movie once where a kid built a zombie-killing weapon out of a laser disc player. Continue reading
Concrete Airplane Takes (Brief) Flight
Engineering students have a lot of experience building concrete canoes, as we documented back in 2012. Some students at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology have taken things a step further by designing a small-scale concrete airplane that can actually fly (sort of). Continue reading
ARPA-E Summit Showcases Alternative Energy Concepts
Alternative energy ideas were on parade last month at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) Innovation Summit in the nation’s capital. The event allowed energy startups to pitch their ideas to potential investors and venture capitalists.
The folks over at the IEEE highlighted some of the more off-the-wall technologies on display.Eight companies were selected out of more than 300 applicants to make their pitches at the Summit.
Antarctic Research Station on Skis
It’s gotten pretty cold here in the Midwest the past few days, but not nearly as cold as it is in the Antarctic, where this peculiar looking research station (the Halley VI) opened up earlier this month.
As many as 52 scientists will be housed in the modular complex, a $40.6 million facility designed by Hugh Broughton Architects for the British Antarctic Survey. Continue reading
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