Posted on 04/19/2024 5:26:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
They have come up with a 3D printing technology that allows them to engineer metallurgical structure at the sub micron level to create and engineered micro structure of titanium alloys not processable by conventional metal working technology. . This allows them to do some very interesting things and the technology scales up to practical components surprising well.
This has been in the works for quite some time, but it looks like many of the disparate path critical technologies are coming together in practical implementation. What is not clear is how other material properties are effected in the process.
Ma Qian is a fairly brilliant researcher.
Another idea fostered by the designs found in the creation. Isn’t it amazing that the Victoria Water Lily figured out the physics of it’s internal structure and integrated the construction and physiological integration information into it’s genome and embryogenesis without our help?
Only the ones in the Black Sea
We beat God, AGAIN!
Look at the fine world we live it, we are SO great.
Get the vax.
(Kudos to creating something strong, and I understand the need for hype to get more venture capital).
Right where every Democrat should be ...
Exactly correct.
When they get down to the atomic level (nano-machinery, we are working on it), much stronger materials in all dimensions are possible because we will be able to eliminate the atomic/crystalline level flaws which we can only work to minimize today.
Actually they COPIED GOD AGAIN!................Plagiarists!........
A high strength-to-weight ratio means nothing if the strength is not adequate for practical application.
To be of practical use, a material must first be strong enough for that use, regardless of weight… then and only then does minimizing the weight become an advantage.
For example, an ant’s strength-to-weight ratio is orders of magnitude greater than a horse’s. However, that does NOT mean we can put an ant’s strength to any practical use.
Yes, you are correct.
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