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Posted on 10.17.07 by John @ 6:02 am
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Posted on 10.11.07 by John @ 4:55 pm
A new composite plastic built layer by layer has been created by engineers at the University of Michigan. This plastic is as strong as steel. It has been built the same way as mother-of-pearl, and shows similar strength. Interestingly, this 300-layer plastic has been built with ’strong’ nanosheets of clay and a ‘fragile’ polymer called polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), commonly used in paints and glue, which acts as ‘Velcro’ to envelop the nanoparticles. This new plastic could soon be used to design light but strong armors for soldiers or police officers. The researchers also think this material could be used in biomedical sensors and unmanned aircraft. Filed under: Science and Technology Comments: 1 Comment |
Now if this material can be made clear… Oh wait, it is. If it can be made crystal clear and has good refractive qualities it would make for some dandy scratch proof glasses.|
Posted on 10.02.07 by John @ 8:02 pm
Worried that your pet hamster’s not getting enough exercise in his cage? This pedometer is actually a hamster wheel attachment that measures how many times the wheel rotates and then gives you an exact measurement of how much distance he’s covered in any one stretch of time. Pretty crazy! Filed under: Dumb Comments: None |
Stuff like this just amazes me to no end. Not that someone built a rotation counter for a hamster cage but that someone would want one.
Posted on 10.02.07 by Alexandria @ 7:43 pm
 Alexandria writes: Fan site: Umbrella Chronicles- Myspace.com Buy (OK, pre-order) your own copy from Amazon: Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles Filed under: Cool Comments: 1 Comment |
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Posted on 10.01.07 by John @ 8:57 pm
Approach - The Navy and Marine Corps Aviation Safety Magazine Filed under: Technology Comments: None |
I was browsing the Internet today for random stuff and happened across this. It’s the online version of the Naval Safety Center’s publication ‘Approach’. All sorts of astounding stories about mid air collisions, shattered canopies, and others tails of how things can go bad and what can be learned from them. I’m sure that most people will never be in a position where they are running through an emergency checklist because they have lost their starboard flight side hydraulics and most of their port stab, but the lessons about keeping a cool composure and the value of training are ones that we can all use.
