material science
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New Magnesium Composite Has ‘Record Breaking’ Strength-To-Weight Ratio
Researchers from UCLA have created a new kind of metal composite made from magnesium infused with silicon carbide nanoparticles, and it’s both lightweight and super-strong.
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A New Technique Can Weld Together Un-Weldable Materials
In recent decades, material scientists have made ever-stronger metals — but the techniques used to weld them often ruin their properties. Now, a team has developed a way to weld together these previously un-weldable materials.
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Why NASA Launched One Of The Blackest Materials Ever Made Into Space
A few years ago, we looked at NASA’s long project to design a paint so black, it would absorb nearly every bit of light around it (that’s it above, in the “D” spot). Now, NASA has finally launched the stuff into space — which means that the six-year effort to make it is finally paying…
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Bees To Humans: We’ll Make Hives Out Of Your Plastic Rubbish
It’s hard to be a bee these days, what with the sinister — and still mysterious — Colony Collapse Disorder decimating millions of hives over the past decade. But a few highly resourceful Canadian species have started adapting new nesting techniques, using plain old everyday plastic garbage to build their homes.