Innerworld@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days ago3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applicationsstories.tamu.eduexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up171arrow-down13
arrow-up168arrow-down1external-link3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applicationsstories.tamu.eduInnerworld@lemmy.world to 3DPrinting@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoUnspecified 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
minus-squareHadriscus@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-21 day agothe article mentions plastics yea… let’s hope the plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap
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