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A secret of stronger metals unveiled
There are many ways to create metals in shapes needed for different purposes. However, these processes affect the sizes and shapes of the tiny crystalline grains that make up the bulk metal. A new MIT study determines what happens as these crystal grains form during an extreme deformation process, down to a few nanometers across…
Stronger materials could bloom with new images of plastic flow
Imagine dropping a tennis ball onto a bedroom mattress. The tennis ball will bend the mattress a bit, but not permanently -- pick the ball back up, and the mattress returns to its original position and strength. Scientists call this an elastic state. On the other hand, if you drop something heavy -- like a…
What’s On: Stronger Together – Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir
Feb 19 & 20, Seymour Centre, Cnr City Rd & Cleveland St, Chippendale Last year, the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir had their 30th anniversary but they’ve had to wait until this year to celebrate. Stronger Together is that celebration and you are all invited. For 31 years the exultant voices of this beloved and…
‘Thought is stronger than any weapon’: Inside the new Bangkok library stocked with banned books
Nestled in a leafy area of Wat Thong Nopphakun in an unnoticeable neighborhood near Bangkok’s Chao Phraya River, the 1932 People’s Space Library is tough to find – and maybe that’s a good thing. One day after it opened late last month, five plainclothes police officers raided the place to search for evidence that it…
Barcelos vows to come back stronger at UFC 270, calls out Sean O’Malley
Bantamweight Raoni Barcelos suffered his first UFC defeat in his last outing, but he will not allow the feeling to get him down. Now paired up against newcomer Victor Henry, the Brazilian wants to show fans how much he has evolved and that he is ready to get back into contention. In an interview with…
Bigger and stronger, but swarmed by doubts: The year in tech empires
By Shira OvideDecember 25, 2021 — 2.00pmBig Tech got bigger-er and stronger in 2021. The empires of technology also appeared more vulnerable than ever to the forces of regulation, competition, a complicated public mood and perhaps hubris.Yup, this is a contradiction. But this stronger-but-weaker phenomenon for Big Tech is likely to continue in 2022.Behind this…
MILAN : AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic treated himself to a gold Ferrari on his 40th birthday and vowed that he was "stronger than ever" as he nears a return from injury.The Swede, who has an Achilles tendon problem, turned 40 on Sunday and joined his Milan team mates at the club's training ground ahead…