Patent awarded today to NJIT for novel use of water jets to create high tensile strength alloy parts ( New Jersey Institute of Technology ) US Patent Number 8,459,078 entitled "System and Method for Forming of Tubular Parts" discloses a method for using propellant driven water. It teaches a method in which a combustion chamber generates a gas to drive water through a tubular part with sufficient force to mold the part into the form provided by the die surrounding the high tensile strength alloy ...
June 11, 2013 - EurekAlert!
Silkworms work with robot to make 3D-printed dome (Credit: Steven Keating) Animals can do amazing things, and their behaviors and physical properties have inspired some groundbreaking tech . But what if we could do more with what animals make? Spider silk, for instance, has a tensile strength similar to that of alloyed steel -- and some fascinating potential uses. But the silkworm is by far one of the most productive animals we rely upon. The ...
June 11, 2013 - CNET