OT - A Cracked Piece of Metal Healed Itself in an Experiment That Stunned Scientists

[MrWhoopee]

With my very limited metallurgical knowledge I can imagine how a ruptured crystal lattice would tend to restore itself if the distances were small enough and sufficient energy present.

A Cracked Piece of Metal Healed Itself in an Experiment That Stunned Scientists

File this under 'That's not supposed to happen!': Scientists observed a metal healing itself, something never seen before.

www.sciencealert.com

 

[woodchucker]

so terminator is becoming a reality?

 

[rabler]

With my very limited metallurgical knowledge I can imagine how a ruptured crystal lattice would tend to restore itself if the distances were small enough and sufficient energy present.

Hmm, they were using platinum. $$

 

[WobblyHand]

Hmm, they were using platinum. $$

Make that $$$$. Sad to say, won't fix either our machining or design errors!

 

[pontiac428]

So, how do they get around the second law of thermodynamics?

Oh, by dumping energy into the system.

So the metal isn't exactly "healing itself" now, is it?

 

[rwm]

Phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range...


Who knew it was made by Westinghouse???

Edit: I should have posted this in the "Show me your ARs" thread

 

[pontiac428]

Phased plasma riffle in the 40 watt range...

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Who knew it was made by Westinghouse???

Really? I thought it was Weyland-Yutani all this time!

 

[rwm]

Their weapons division was too heavily focused on biologicals...

If a T1000 worked in your shop, could he replicate parts just by touching them?