STL?
3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applications
Submitted 2 months 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 2 months ago
daannii@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And maybe cosplay armor?
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Hadriscus@jlai.lu 2 months ago
it’s great, but…
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backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 2 months 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 2 months 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 months ago
the article mentions plastics yea… let’s hope these plasticophage jellyfish are ready for deployment asap