3D-printed "superfoam" absorbs up to 10 times as much energy as conventional padding; may have use in automotive and defense applications
7 months ago by Innerworld to c/engineering
Woll it do the egg drop from the Asics gel ad?
Pretty sure normal foam is tunable, or at least you can pick by "softness". Energy absorption is a function of spring constant, just pick a stiffer material.
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This is totally awesome, but the limiting factor is still going to be the squishy inside bits. Of humans I mean, during impact.
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