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[not-dirk-strider]

Decided to draw two of my fantrolls for pride month! characters and what flags they’re wearing under the cut :)

Left: Pythas Creeti, yellow blood, transgender and lesbian

Right: Faufta Plexus, purple blood, panromantic and asexual 

Also!! its transparent

[materialsworld]

60 seconds on...borophene

Credit: Mark C Hersam

What is it?

A two-dimensional, atomically thin phase of boron.

Who is involved?

A team led by Mark C Hersam, Walter P Murphy Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering.

How is it novel?

Hersam’s team were attempting to integrate borophene, which is synthesised on a sliver sheet, with perylene-3,4,9,10-tetracarboxylic dianhydride, a self-assembling, organic material. When the organic material was placed on top of the borophene it diffused off and onto the silver sheet, on which the borophene sits. An interface was formed between the borophene and the self-assembled organic material.

How can it be used?

The team expects borophene could be used as an interconnect or electrode in 2D nanoelectronic circuits, and potentially a transparent conductor for flexible electronics because of its flexibility and high mechanical strength. The borophene must first be moved off the silver sheet and onto a chemically inactive substrate.

To read more on this topic see page 3 of the April issue of Materials World.

[materialsworld]

5 things you didn’t know about...carbon fibre composites

Credit – Wikimedia Commons

1. In 1958, UCC scientist Dr Roger Bacon discovered filaments of perfect graphite – the first high-performance carbon fibres discovered – while trying to determine the triple point of graphite using a high-pressure carbon arc.

2. In 1959 Bacon’s colleagues patented a process to produce carbon fibres by heat-treating a rayon precursor up to 3,000°C.

3. At the same time, Dr Akio Shindo at the Government Industrial Research Institute, Japan, and William Watt at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, UK, were seperately developing carbon fibres using the polymer resin polyacrylonitrile (PAN).

4. PAN could be adapted to substitute high modulus for extreme tensile strength – these low-modulus fibres would become especially popular in sporting equipment such as skis and tennis rackets and in the aerospace industry.

5. Carbon fibre composites are gradually becoming more accessible for mainstream applications – wind energy has become a major user of composites, and the mainstream automotive industry is moving into composite use on a large scale.

Find out more about this on page 61 of the February issue of Materials World, or go to the Materials World website.

[3dprintersgonewild]

JET 3mm PLA Filament 1.3kg/2.8lbs Food-grade Printing Materails for 3d Printers - Olive Color

JET 3mm PLA Filament 1.3kg/2.8lbs Food-grade Printing Materails for 3d Printers – Olive Color

Weight: 1kg net weight, 1.3kg gross weight. JET Filament Colors/Options: Nature, White, Green, Yellow, Purple, Orange, Red, Pink, Blue, Silver, Gold, Black, Brown, Grey, Transparent/clear, Lime, Navy, Olive, Violet, Magenta, Chocolate, Cyan, Burlywood, Royal, Blue, SkyBlue, Khaki, Orchid, Maroon, Tan, Glow Green/Blue, Wood, PVA, Conductive ABS(acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PLA (polylactic…

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JET 3mm PLA Filament 1.3kg/2.8lbs Food-grade Printing Materails for 3d Printers - Navy Color

JET 3mm PLA Filament 1.3kg/2.8lbs Food-grade Printing Materails for 3d Printers – Navy Color

Weight: 1kg net weight, 1.3kg gross weight. JET Filament Colors/Options: Nature, White, Green, Yellow, Purple, Orange, Red, Pink, Blue, Silver, Gold, Black, Brown, Grey, Transparent/clear, Lime, Navy, Olive, Violet, Magenta, Chocolate, Cyan, Burlywood, Royal, Blue, SkyBlue, Khaki, Orchid, Maroon, Tan, Glow Green/Blue, Wood, PVA, Conductive ABS(acrylonitrile butadiene styrene), PLA (polylactic…

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[paradorkformspa-blog]

I saved all your letters, I saved all your drawings, I made you an edit and I didn’t tell you my feelings until I was forced to. Why? Because I think you’re the best person who ever existed. You comforted me, made me laugh and reminded me that I was not alone. You are a genuine person. That’s why I’m writing this. To remind you that I’ll be there for you. Whether as a friend (or something more), You are not alone. ♡ <>

[oreliel]

Craving cuddles and kisses

[very-large-bird]

Hey, hey guess what

I got Valentines for some special people today! : D

And everything is chocolate.