Innerworld@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applicationsstories.tamu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up170arrow-down12
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-link3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applicationsstories.tamu.eduInnerworld@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarebackalleycoyote@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·12 hours agoProviding energy absorption 10000yrs into the future, even at the edge of a subduction zone. No more plate tectonics for you.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·13 hours agoUnspecified foam usually means polyurethane, and the pics reforce that assumption. So no, it only degrades in response to uv, temperatures (any and all), humidity, and being looked at wrong. Also PU involves some nasty and underregulated chemicals
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 hours agothe article mentions plastics yea… let’s hope the plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap
it’s great, but…
Providing energy absorption 10000yrs into the future, even at the edge of a subduction zone. No more plate tectonics for you.
Unspecified foam usually means polyurethane, and the pics reforce that assumption. So no, it only degrades in response to uv, temperatures (any and all), humidity, and being looked at wrong. Also PU involves some nasty and underregulated chemicals
the article mentions plastics yea… let’s hope the plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap