News tagged with mechanical loads
Mars science laboratory mission status report
During processing of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., an incident occurred on Friday, May 20, involving the spacecraft's back shell.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 25, 2011 |
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Defective plastics repair themselves
Indestructible things are a figment of the imagination of advertising. Even plastic components that have to stand up to major mechanical loads can break. The reason for this are microcracks that may be found ...
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Perfectly proportioned: Working to improve dry compaction and sintering
(PhysOrg.com) -- The manufacture of parts by compaction and sintering involves filling a die with metal powder. Research scientists have simulated this process for the first time to achieve an evenly distributed ...
Nov 03, 2009 |
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A new approach to engineering for extreme environments (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites ...
Jun 24, 2009 |
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