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    Last week we followed Dorothy through the forest and watched Scarecrow transform from a fire trap to a robust fire-retardant fiberglass composition with the help of materials science. This week we’ll explore the magical world of...
    Metals, polymers, ceramics, and composites… Oh, my!
    Imagine Dorothy, lost in a forest of these materials while on her way to Oz. The Scarecrow is most probably a composite being. And the Tin Man is most definitely made of...
    Imagine a chef without a fry pan, a mixer, or attempting to create a recipe without any idea of how the ingredients will combine. Is the end result likely to be something you’d want to eat? Something with just the right visual appeal,...
    When we looked at our statics example a few posts ago, it was convenient to consider the bridge beam as being perfectly rigid. In the real world, a bridge beam is not perfectly rigid. When it’s subjected to external forces, like the...
    When we refer to the study of the kinematics of machines, we’re referring to the relationship between machine parts and how those parts behave as they move through their ranges of motion. What this means is that there is particular concern...
