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3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applications
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Innerworld lemmy.world Innerworld@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-01-16
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Link: https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/03/06/hybrid-super-foam-tunable-lightweight-and-ultra-durable/
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daannii lemmy.world daannii@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-08
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And maybe cosplay armor?

🙏👌
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Hadriscus jlai.lu Hadriscus@jlai.lu
Joined: 2025-06-10
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it's great, but...
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captainlezbian lemmy.world captainlezbian@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-29
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Hadriscus wrote:
it's great, but...

Unspecified foam usually means polyurethane, and the pics reforce that assumption. So no, it only degrades in response to uv, temperatures (any and all), humidity, and being looked at wrong. Also PU involves some nasty and underregulated chemicals
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backalleycoyote lemmy.today backalleycoyote@lemmy.today
Joined: 2026-03-01
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Hadriscus wrote:
it's great, but...

Providing energy absorption 10000yrs into the future, even at the edge of a subduction zone. No more plate tectonics for you.
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Telex sopuli.xyz XTL@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-12
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STL?
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Hadriscus jlai.lu Hadriscus@jlai.lu
Joined: 2025-06-10
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captainlezbian wrote:
Unspecified foam usually means polyurethane, and the pics reforce that assumption. So no, it only degrades in response to uv, temperatures (any and all), humidity, and being looked at wrong. Also PU involves some nasty and underregulated chemicals

the article mentions plastics yea.... let's hope the plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap
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