News tagged with finite element analysis

Scientists use physical experiments, computer modelling to explore efficiency of bladed tooth shape

Using a combination of guillotine-based experiments and cutting-edge computer modelling, researchers at the University of Bristol have explored the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results, ...

Biology / Other

created Mar 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

'FEAsy' analyzes designs from raw sketches to speed parts creation (w/ Video)

Going back to the drawing board is much easier now that researchers have developed a new type of design program called FEAsy.

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1




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Courtship in the cricket world

Everyone wants to present themselves in the best light - especially when it comes to finding a partner. Some rely on supplying honest information about their attributes while others exaggerate for good effect. A new study ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Comprehensive security of built structures

How safe are buildings and tunnels in the event of fire, or if there’s an explosion or a plane crash? Are escape routes still accessible? Can people be rescued? Fraunhofer-Researchers and the Schüßler-Plan ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Strengthening metal alloys would provide energy, environment conservation benefit

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fundamental discoveries in optimizing the performance of light-weight metal alloys have earned recognition for Kiran Solanki, a new ASU engineering faculty member.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New fracture analysis plan would change bridge fabrication, inspection

One size does not fit all. By adding the word "not", this now completely revised adage rings true for at least one civil engineer.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST expert software 'lowers the stress' on materials problems

Before you can build that improved turbojet engine, before you can create that longer-lasting battery, you have to ensure all the newfangled materials in it will behave the way you want—even under conditions ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Secrets of dinosaur footprints revealed, thanks to Goldilocks

(PhysOrg.com) -- Terrain thought to be ruled by only the largest dinosaurs to inhabit the earth could have in fact been home to dozens of other creatures, ground-breaking research from The University of Manchester ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Bioengineers discover how particles self-assemble in flowing fluids

(PhysOrg.com) -- From atomic crystals to spiral galaxies, self-assembly is ubiquitous in nature. In biological processes, self-assembly at the molecular level is particularly prevalent.

Physics / Soft Matter

created Dec 13, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First great predator not much of one at all

The meters-long, carnivorous "shrimp" from hell that once ruled the seas of Earth a half billion years ago may have been a real softy, it turns out. A new 3-D modeling of the mouth parts of the Anomalocaris, along with e ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Nov 01, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer (w/ Video)

The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull -- coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak -- for a fighting strategy reminiscent of boxer Muhammad Ali. The ag ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Humans have a mighty bite: Size matters, but efficiency matters more

The robust jaws and formidable teeth of some of our ancestors and ape cousins may suggest that humans are wimps when it comes to producing a powerful bite: but a new study has found the opposite is true, with ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jun 22, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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