Metallic glass
Metallic glass or amorphous metal is a metal that when melted will be cooled rapidly to disorganize the particles in an atomic scale. Due to the particles being stable yet unorganized, the metal or alloy this metal or alloy will send kinetic energy back to anything it hits making it bounce or proceed further and longer. Originally used for missiles and space discoveries, this metal is very flexible and is good for low temperature environments because of the disorganizations of particles, they don’t tend to freeze as quick as other metals would. It is also used to make new discoveries in space. Nasa has made a device to catch solar winds and possible particles that are contained in the solar winds to help understand our sun better. This is a great way to make new discoveries and also for us to understand the limits of metallic glass. It is called Project Genesis. This project was launched and came back to earth unharmed but unfortunately while it was falling through the sky, inside the atmosphere, no parachute came out as planned and the device crash-landed in the deserts of Utah in 2004. This brought samples to learn more about the universe and our specific solar system. Most of the collectors, which were made from different metal alloys, were shattered because of their thickness. Fortunately, the particles were not above the metal alloys, but they were beneath the surface so it was still possible to collect data or proof to our existence and how the big bang happened. Scientist are still studying the particles today and with advancing technologies, this creates a whole new way op thinking and could lead through a phenomenal breakthrough in the discovery of our universe. This amorphous metal could change the world...
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...allic glass mesh shaped in to an opened end tube. This could help in continuing blood-flow and minimalizing the chance of Stenosis coming back to the same area. This will be a new revolutionary breakthrough in bio medics and could very well save many lives.
This discovery has proven very beneficial to the society and the world because it is a scientific way of correcting mistakes and filling holes those previous materials has not filled. It has been very effective serving its original purpose and it has also been effective in solving other problems such as biomedical and physical (sports). This is a great breakthrough because if there are challenges that need to be fixed by a strong, flexible material, then this is it. Imagine if planes were built with this metal technique then it would be lighter and stronger at the same time, and it wouldn’t freeze as quickly.
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An unidentified flying object fell at Roswell New the first week of July in 1947. A rancher the next day after a fierce thunder storm went out with his son on horses to go check on sheep. While he was riding the horse he noticed unusual debris of metal scattered over a huge part of his ranch. As he kept on inspecting the land he saw a huge trench several hundred feet long gouged to the ground. He decided to gather some of the debris of the unusual material he saw and took it back home with him. He reported the accident and the weird debris he found to the county sheriff. The rancher even experimented with the metals that were very thin as tin foil and were indestructible. He tried burning it but did not even melt, he tried bending it but nothing happened the metal just remained as is (The crash near Roswell).
The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams is a loosely autobiographical memory play this is enriched with symbolism. The play itself is symbolic and parallels with much of Williams own unhappy family background. The symbolism used by the playwright is used to represent the desire to escape or to distinguish the difference between illusion and reality. Much of the symbolism used is specific to each character, but the most important symbol is Laura’s glass menagerie.
...he site of destruction and regrow those damaged cells. This could be a medical breakthrough for many patients because this could mean limited hospital stay; Fewer treatments from reoccurring illness caused by damaged tissue and saving them money by decreasing the need for multiple hospital visits.
In high school and college many people who have taken chemistry may have learned that there are only four states of matter:solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Where would glass fall within these states? Most people you ask might say it’s a solid of course. You can touch it and hit it and it will not give way to your hand. It makes up our windows and protects us from weather, so why would it not be a solid? Well surprisingly the state of glass, or the transition of melted glass to a more solid glass, seems to be a very debated subject in the science world. In fact, in Science Magazine’s 125th Anniversary issue which contained the world’s top one hundred science questions yet to be answered, question 22 was, “What is the nature of the glassy state?” and question 21 goes hand in hand, “Is superfluidity possible in a solid?”(Science,2005). Its seems as though glass is a state of its own, between liquid and solid.
Pounding metal and fabricating metal in thin sheets and sections that humans need or want has a long history. The discovery of how to make and control fire made extracting metals form or more efficient instead of having to find almost pure nuggets of metal. In many civilizations copper was the metal they used but that was succeeded by bronze eventually it is made of copper and tin.
... incredible ideas, who knows, you might not even be around to read this paper. The statistics speak for themselves, these creations have and continue to save literally millions of lives every year. Besides for saving lives, we can only imagine how the world would be without some of these incredible contributions.
One of the most interesting properties of glass is that of it being able to bend and reflect light. Through the bending and reflecting of light rays, an image is created. What happens though when the image formed is not the focal point but rather is the source of the image, the glass itself? In the commencement of Dave Eggers’s novel ‘The Circle,’ there is recurring images of glass. The lustrous, pristine, and progressive visage that glass supplies encapsulated the Company’s essence of high quality and rapid advancement, and as such comprised most of the physical structure of the building. However, the high-end aesthetic that glass provides is not the only idea that Eggers is attempting to promulgate through the glass images. The less obvious
With today’s technology, we are capable of doing countless features such as coming up with new medical innovations to treat diseases and other medical related issues. Since we now
The movie Shattered Glass is a 2003 American Drama film written and directed by Billy Ray. The screen play is based on the 1998 Vanity Fair article by H.G Bissinger. It is a true life drama centered on Steven Glass, who was a journalist at The New Republic and his steep fall when his 27 out of 41 of his articles were proven to be false. The movie highlights the political aspects of journalism and encompasses the processes that lead to the publishing of articles in magazines. At the end of the movie I must say I was taken aback on how the events revolved and took a whole different twist; I certainly didn’t see that coming. I had two major opinions when I was through with the movie and they would be discussed in detail below.
There is evidence of glass making from as early as 4000 BC. Back then it was mostly used for the coating of stone beads. It was 1500 BC when the first hollow glass container was made. It was made by covering a sand core with a layer of molten glass. It was during the First Century BC that glass blowing became more common. At this time glass was high coloured due to the impurities of the raw materials that were used to make it. The first recorded colourless glass was made in First Century AD. The Romans were one of the most skilled in glass making and held most of the secrets. It wasn’t until the Roman Empire began to fall that the secrets began to leak out into Europe and the Middle East. At this time the greatest reputation for technical skill and artistic ability was held by the Venetians. A far amount of Venetian craftsmen left Italy to set up their own glassworks.
new technical and elegant possibilities through the development of different types of metals. Metal is also environmentally safe and durable to last for centuries.
I have spent so much time learning about design through the paradigm of materials but now I want to connect mechanical aspects to the knowledge I have already gained. I am particularly interested in the research done by Dr. Drew Nelson, Dr. Sheri Sheppard and Dr. Friedrich Prinz whose work most closely fits my interests. I am interested in doing research in mechanical design as influenced by material usage. I am also looking forward to taking courses such as Imperfections in Crystalline Solids, The Magic of Materials and Manufacturing, and Nanomaterials Synthesis and Applications for Mechanical Engineers to explore topics I have already studied, but from a mechanical engineering perspective. Stanford’s combination of rigor and creativity appeal to me. I have always enjoyed a challenge and get great satisfaction from expanding my knowledge. Coming from a Materials Science and Engineering background where I have performed well, both in academics and leadership, I know I can be an asset to and learn from the world-class Mechanical Engineering program at