STL?
3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applications
Submitted 1 day ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to 3dprinting@lemmy.world
https://stories.tamu.edu/news/2026/03/06/hybrid-super-foam-tunable-lightweight-and-ultra-durable/
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XTL@sopuli.xyz 3 hours ago
daannii@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
And maybe cosplay armor?
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Hadriscus@jlai.lu 6 hours ago
it’s great, but…
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backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 5 hours ago
Providing energy absorption 10000yrs into the future, even at the edge of a subduction zone. No more plate tectonics for you.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
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
Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 hours ago
the article mentions plastics yea… let’s hope these plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap