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- Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:56 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
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plastics https://phys.org/news/2022-10-enable-efficient-plastics-recycling.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-plastic-gobbling-enzymes-worm-ease.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-scientists-figure-upcycling-plastics-greenhouse.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-success-biodegradable-plastic-materia...
- Fri Oct 07, 2022 12:55 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Thermoformable ceramics https://phys.org/news/2022-10-thermoformable-ceramics-frontier-materials.html memory materials everywhere https://phys.org/news/2022-10-everyday-materials-memories-erased.html https://phys.org/news/2022-10-kind-shape-memory-material.html New alloys https://techxplore.com/news...
- Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:24 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
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Plastic recycling https://phys.org/news/2022-09-polyethylene-bags-plastics-polymer-blocks.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-scientists-hard-to-recycle-plastic-fuel.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-team-bioplastics.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-upcycling-commercial-polyesters.html https://phy...
- Fri Sep 30, 2022 2:22 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D printing https://techxplore.com/news/2022-09-3d-method-faster-multiple-materials.html https://techxplore.com/news/2022-09-3d-customized-sensors-robots-pacemakers.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-physicists-self-assembly-mimicking-biology.html FIRST FEDERATION shapes https://phys.org/news/2022-0...
- Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:19 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
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Wood based plastic replacement https://phys.org/news/2022-09-wood-based-alternative-single-use-plastic.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-sea-plastic-pollution-material-biodegrades.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-fluoroalkyl-carbonates-pharmaceutical-chemical-industries.html https://phys.org/news...
- Fri Sep 23, 2022 5:14 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D print news https://phys.org/news/2022-09-3d-energy-storage-options.html https://phys.org/news/2022-09-thin-film-transistors-metal-oxides-heat-sensitive.html 3D from 2D https://techxplore.com/news/2022-09-machine-3d-2d-pictures.html 3D print steel and titanium https://techxplore.com/news/2022-09-u...
- Sat Sep 17, 2022 3:45 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: DSEV Chesley Bonestell
- Replies: 14
- Views: 37768
Re: DSEV Chesley Bonestell
Perfect!
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 3:00 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D printing--via cooking? https://phys.org/news/2022-09-team-3d-printed-polymer-stronger-ductile.html researchers at City University of Hong Kong (CityU) have recently discovered a low-cost, direct method to turn commonly used 3D printable polymers into lightweight, ultra-tough, biocompatible hybrid...
- Fri Sep 09, 2022 2:57 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
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Now we see why plastic yellows with age https://phys.org/news/2022-09-plastics-yellow.html Plastic breakthroughs: https://phys.org/news/2022-09-breakthrough-discovery-carbon-capture-conversion.html A team of researchers led by Meenesh Singh at University of Illinois Chicago has discovered a way to c...
- Sat Sep 03, 2022 11:54 pm
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
- Replies: 402
- Views: 1030048
Re: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
Good for parts? https://savwaylife.com/collections/all-the-model-kits?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhZ7W-6v6-QIVqO4oBR18UAmTEAEYASAAEgI5zPD_BwE Dish antenna https://www.chewy.com/necoichi-tilted-stress-free-raised/dp/383346?utm_id=470077382&msclkid=605e3f9788ab15b6c6845ce74be68e26&utm_source=bing&ut...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:18 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
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Repurposed plastic seems on the horizon https://phys.org/news/2022-08-plastic-valuable-products.html A team of Washington State University researchers developed a simple and efficient way to convert polylactic acid (PLA), a bio-based plastic used in products such as filament, plastic silverware and ...
- Fri Sep 02, 2022 11:24 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D printing https://phys.org/news/2022-08-plastic-valuable-products.html https://phys.org/news/2022-08-georgia-companies-plastic-crisis.html Old toys https://phys.org/news/2022-09-toxins-toys-obstacle-circular-economy.html Soft circuits https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-scaling-production-liquid-m...
- Fri Aug 26, 2022 4:42 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D print goo https://phys.org/news/2022-08-granular-hydrogel-bioink-possibilities-tissue.html nano-machining https://phys.org/news/2022-08-superfast-nanoscale-machining.html Quantum pump https://phys.org/news/2022-08-quantum-crank.html Origami https://phys.org/news/2022-08-unfold-elegant-equations-e...
- Mon Aug 22, 2022 12:21 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: Styrene cements and construction
- Replies: 126
- Views: 636804
- Fri Aug 19, 2022 2:54 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Ice printing https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-3d-microscale-ice-advanced-biomedical.html Advances in 3D printing are making it possible to produce such tiny structures. But for those applications that require very small, smooth, internal channels in specific complex geometries, challenges remain....
- Thu Aug 18, 2022 3:23 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D algorithm https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-algorithm-3d-errors-materials.html https://phys.org/news/2022-08-3d-positive-effects-global.html A new use for old tech https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-combines-lithophane-3d-enable-individuals.html lithophane—an old-fashioned art form—and 3D prin...
- Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:59 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D prints https://phys.org/news/2022-08-3d-short-carbon-fiber-reinforced-thermoset-polymer-composites.html https://www.llnl.gov/news/new-class-3d-printed-alloys-brings-more-flexibility-super-strong-metal-parts self-healing coating https://phys.org/news/2022-08-coating-material-self-heals-minutes-exp...
- Mon Aug 08, 2022 4:20 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
- Replies: 402
- Views: 1030048
Re: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
Monster saucer
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Hay spears
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TICONDEROGA sensematic mechanical pencils may be off interest. Others have tip shrouds like rocket nozzles
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Hay spears
https://www.vevor.com/hay-spear-c_10966 ... gKur_D_BwE
TICONDEROGA sensematic mechanical pencils may be off interest. Others have tip shrouds like rocket nozzles
- Fri Aug 05, 2022 1:27 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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New printing tech https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220801133131.htm https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-3d-faster-precise-conventional-methods.html The new approach, called Multiplexed Fused Filament Fabrication (MF3), uses a single gantry, the sliding structure on a 3D printer, to prin...
- Fri Jul 29, 2022 4:20 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Bottom up construction https://phys.org/news/2022-07-bottom-up-2d-yield-materials.html https://phys.org/news/2022-08-significant-advance-2d-material-science.html https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-path-next-generation-polymer-based-battery.html https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-stage-solid-state-...
- Fri Jul 22, 2022 4:13 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Pure 3D copper prints https://phys.org/news/2022-07-advanced-pure-copper-3d-sub-micron.html https://techxplore.com/news/2022-07-3d-sensors-satellites.html https://phys.org/news/2022-07-3d-atomic-microscopy-probes.html Self-assembling 2D layer https://phys.org/news/2022-07-edge-self-assembling-2d-mat...
- Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:00 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Metal in glass https://techxplore.com/news/2022-07-metal-microstructures-glass.html Laser prints https://techxplore.com/news/2022-07-3d-nickel-crystals-laser-additive.html Laser welding https://techxplore.com/news/2022-07-adhesive-free-fiber-to-chip-laser-welding-photonics.html Clear up audio https:...
- Mon Jul 11, 2022 3:54 am
- Forum: Scratchbuilding
- Topic: Who collects stuff for scratch building?
- Replies: 402
- Views: 1030048
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- Fri Jul 08, 2022 2:51 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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There is a new type of additive manufacturing being looked at for artificial hearts FRJS https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-artificial-heart-humanwith-focused-rotary.html However, currently there is no manufacturing tool that can capture this complex arrangement. While common 3D printing methods...
- Sat Jun 25, 2022 8:26 pm
- Forum: Lighting & Electronics
- Topic: What is this?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9003
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I saw this on Reddit. It seems to be a quick little welder of some kind https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringPorn/comments/vkh2jq/microwire_and_plasma_laser_pointer/ Then too https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yqGBAH39ryo&feature=youtu.be Of interest https://www.wired4signsusa.com/collections/led-chan...
- Fri Jun 24, 2022 1:54 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Printer deal https://www.space.com/creality-ender-3d-printer-june-discount-save-40-dollars Bending plastic with light https://phys.org/news/2022-06-low-energy-plastic.html Their research team ultimately collaborated on a new process that effectively harvests low-energy light and uses it to bend plas...
- Sat Jun 18, 2022 11:20 am
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Another breakthrough: https://techxplore.com/news/2022-06-single-step-all-in-one-3d-method-robotic.html A team of UCLA engineers and their colleagues have developed a new design strategy and 3D printing technique to build robots in one single step. Bot-chip https://techxplore.com/news/2022-06-neurom...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:45 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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Big prints https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-large-scale-3d-multimaterials-recycled-composites.html https://techxplore.com/news/2021-05-student-federal-experts-messy-3dprinting.html https://techxplore.com/news/2019-01-d-printer-rays.html https://techxplore.com/news/2021-04-marine-animals-approache...
- Fri Jun 10, 2022 3:44 pm
- Forum: Finishing
- Topic: Paint Equivalents
- Replies: 35
- Views: 134532
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Robot that paints like human
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- Fri Jun 03, 2022 2:40 pm
- Forum: Construction
- Topic: 3D printing pitfall?
- Replies: 89
- Views: 121291
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3D printing news. 3D prints not with light--but sound https://techxplore.com/news/2022-05-potential-game-changer-3d.html Most 3D printing methods currently in use rely either on photo (light)- or thermo (heat)-activated reactions to achieve precise manipulation of polymers. The development of a new ...