This was before the Simpsons. You know, when the world was very simple - we were the good guys and the Russians were the bad guys and the world divided neatly into two opposing camps.
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"Super Wood Could Replace Steel"
- Thread starter Skwim
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There still 2 opposing camps....
Democrats v Trump & Russia
You can just leave it at Russia, putting Trump in is redundant.
I was specifically recognizing their unity so thatYou can just leave it at Russia, putting Trump in is redundant.
even non Hillary fanboys would get the joke.
Wooden engine block or it's not happening
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
Shades of the coal miner's plight: Come up with a product that will put all the iron ore miners out of work. Nice going Mr. Science guys.New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper
Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys.
"This new way to treat wood makes it 12 times stronger than natural wood and 10 times tougher," said Liangbing Hu of UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering and the leader of the team that did the research, to be published on February 8, 2018 in the journal Nature. "This could be a competitor to steel or even titanium alloys, it is so strong and durable. It's also comparable to carbon fiber, but much less expensive." Hu is an associate professor of materials science and engineering and a member of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.
"It is both strong and tough, which is a combination not usually found in nature," said Teng Li, the co-leader of the team and Samuel P. Langley Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at UMD's Clark School. His team measured the dense wood's mechanical properties. "It is as strong as steel, but six times lighter. It takes 10 times more energy to fracture than natural wood. It can even be bent and molded at the beginning of the process."
The team also tested the new wood material and natural wood by shooting bullet-like projectiles at it. The projectile blew straight through the natural wood. The fully treated wood stopped the projectile partway through.
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Interesting, but a little vague. They need to talk in terms of comparative strengths....tensile, compression, shear, etc. What would be the cost relative to the cost of steal? What are the environmental ramifications? What kind of compounds are required? Will it last as long as steel under a given environmental condition? Is there more to the article?
If they gave quantitative properties, then it would be less dramatic.
Despite the BS, it still sounds pretty useful.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
Here you go!
Great looking piece of woodwork. I can see the look on my mechanic's face when I tell him my engine has termites.
You mean your carpenter.
Milton Platt
Well-Known Member
didn't see a link...are these on public display somewhere?
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber
Too bad they didn't do it with hemp.
You need a carpenter for that engine,
not a mechanic.
Wu Wei
ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Use Bamboo it grows like grass.
What if Noah's boat was made with super wood? Gosh. YEC is true after all!Shades of the coal miner's plight: Come up with a product that will put all the iron ore miners out of work. Nice going Mr. Science guys.New process could make wood as strong as titanium alloys but lighter and cheaper
Engineers at the University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) have found a way to make wood more than 10 times times stronger and tougher than before, creating a natural substance that is stronger than many titanium alloys.
"This new way to treat wood makes it 12 times stronger than natural wood and 10 times tougher," said Liangbing Hu of UMD's A. James Clark School of Engineering and the leader of the team that did the research, to be published on February 8, 2018 in the journal Nature. "This could be a competitor to steel or even titanium alloys, it is so strong and durable. It's also comparable to carbon fiber, but much less expensive." Hu is an associate professor of materials science and engineering and a member of the Maryland Energy Innovation Institute.
"It is both strong and tough, which is a combination not usually found in nature," said Teng Li, the co-leader of the team and Samuel P. Langley Associate Professor of mechanical engineering at UMD's Clark School. His team measured the dense wood's mechanical properties. "It is as strong as steel, but six times lighter. It takes 10 times more energy to fracture than natural wood. It can even be bent and molded at the beginning of the process."
The team also tested the new wood material and natural wood by shooting bullet-like projectiles at it. The projectile blew straight through the natural wood. The fully treated wood stopped the projectile partway through.
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Bamboo is grass (poaceae).
Anyway, don't worry about deforestation due "super wood".
It's a renewable resource.
Anyway, don't worry about deforestation due "super wood".
It's a renewable resource.
Maybe
