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In monochrome you can't see the iridescence of the plastic films in the Polyform sculpture in front of the Human Ecology building it making it look like a glass cube with a stainless steel foam inside
#photo #photography

🫧 Composite metal foam could lead to safer hazmat transportation
#materials

Composite metal foam could lead to safer hazmat transportation
A new study finds that composite metal foam (CMF) can withstand tremendous force—enough to punch a hole in a railroad tank car—at much lower weight than solid steel. The finding raises the possibility of creating a safer generation of tanker cars for transporting hazardous materials.

What do people think about mattresses?
Innerspring? Foam? Some kinda hybrid?
I'm not doing water again. I don't recall ever sleeping on a foam one.
#mattress

Instructions:
1. Visit your locally owned coffee shop
2. Order a macchiato
3. When they ask, “Just to be clear, you mean a double shot with a small amount of foam?” you say “Yes, obviously. Starbucks ruined it for everyone, didn’t they?”
4. Nod sagely along with the barista

It always cracks me up when I see stuff like this. I'm now on my second 100yo home, and in both cases the window weight cavities were just empty despite having windows "professionally" installed. Now, my first 100yo home had the windows replaced in the 70s/80s, so.. I can forgive that. The 2nd 100yo home, tho, had the windows replaced in the 2000s. They also insulated from the interior (putting foamboard against the brick, sealed w/ spray foam, then 2x3 metal studs to build a n…

Providencia are doing some of the best cocktails in DC at the moment. Interesting ingredients, fantastic flavors.
Well deserved Michelin recommendation
https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/10/15/michelin-adds-8-new-restaurants-to-its-dc-guide/

Design of chemical recycling processes for PUR foam under uncertainty
Patrick Lotz, Luca Bosetti, Andr\'e Bardow, Sergio Lucia, Sebastian Engell
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08301

Design of chemical recycling processes for PUR foam under uncertainty
Optimization problems in chemical process design involve a significant number of discrete and continuous decisions. When taking into account uncertainties, the search space is very difficult to explore, even for experienced engineers. Moreover, it should be taken into account that while some decisions are fixed at the design stage, other parameters can be adapted to the realization of the uncertainty during the operation of the plant. This leads to a two-stage optimization problem which is diff…

🪢 Composite metal foam endures over 1 million load cycles at 400°C and 600°C
#metallurgy

Composite metal foam endures over 1 million load cycles at 400°C and 600°C
New research shows that composite metal foam (CMF) is incredibly resilient at high temperatures, able to withstand repeated heavy loads even at temperatures of 400°C and 600°C. Coupled with the material's high strength-to-weight ratio, the finding suggests that CMF could be used in applications ranging from automobile engines to aerospace components to nuclear power technologies.

From my lunch walk (this is actually right outside the @… offices)
#Oslo

to make decadent and dense or light and airy foam

A Virtual Fields Method-Genetic Algorithm (VFM-GA) calibration framework for isotropic hyperelastic constitutive models with application to an elastomeric foam material
Zicheng Yan (Brown University), Jialiang Tao (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Christian Franck (University of Wisconsin-Madison), David L. Henann (Brown University)
https://

A Virtual Fields Method-Genetic Algorithm (VFM-GA) calibration framework for isotropic hyperelastic constitutive models with application to an elastomeric foam material
This work introduces a calibration framework for material parameter identification in isotropic hyperelastic constitutive models. The framework synergizes the Virtual Fields Method (VFM) to define an objective function with a Genetic Algorithm (GA) as the optimization method to facilitate automated calibration. The formulation of the objective function uses experimental displacement fields measured from Digital Image Correlation (DIC) synchronized with load cell data and can accommodate data fr…

I went up to ace hardware to figure out what to do with the snow blower. I bought some stable and some sea foam ... and because it's the neighborhood ace hardware, I bought a can of soda pop.

Day 3, practicing a bunch of stuff including musculoskeletal injuries.
I had a "broken arm" for this one.

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho' from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear…

Exploring Quantum Spacetime with Topological Data Analysis
J. van der Duin, R. Loll, M. Schiffer, A. Silva
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05693 https://arxiv.o…

Exploring Quantum Spacetime with Topological Data Analysis
In a novel application of the tools of topological data analysis (TDA) to nonperturbative quantum gravity, we introduce a new class of observables that allows us to assess whether quantum spacetime really resembles a ``quantum foam" near the Planck scale. The key idea is to investigate the Betti numbers of coarse-grained path integral histories, regularized in terms of dynamical triangulations, as a function of the coarse-graining scale. In two dimensions our analysis exhibits the well-known fr…

Electrochemical insights into manganese-cobalt doped $\alpha-Fe_2O_3$ nanomaterial for cholesterol detection: A comparative approach
Sushmitha S, Subhasmita Ray, Lavanya Rao, Mahesha P Nayak, Karel Carva, Badekai Ramachandra Bhat
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03114

Electrochemical insights into manganese-cobalt doped $α-Fe_2O_3$ nanomaterial for cholesterol detection: A comparative approach
Herein, a self-assembled hierarchical structure of hematite ($α$-$Fe_2O_3$) was synthesized via a one-pot hydrothermal method. Subsequently, the nanomaterial was doped to get $M_{x}Fe_{2-x}O_3$ (M = Mn-Co; x = 0.01, 0.05, 0.1) at precise concentrations. The electrode was fabricated by coating the resulting nanocomposite onto a Nickel Foam (NF) substrate. The electrochemical characterization demonstrated the excellent performance of cobalt-doped $α$-$Fe_2O_3$, among which, $Co_0.05Fe_0.95O_3$ …

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #AmbientFocus
Foam and Sand:
🎵 Circle 37 (feat. Robot Koch & Priscilla Ahn)
#FoamandSand
https://foamandsand.bandcamp.com/track/circle-37-feat-priscilla-ahn
https://open.spotify.com/track/4CjrUAbi5L8G0dTCd8oP4t

Cosmological Implications of a New Creation Field in Hoyle-Narlikar Gravity with Bulk Viscous Fluid
Manish Yadav, Archana Dixit, Anirudh Pradhan, M. S. Barak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19356

Cosmological Implications of a New Creation Field in Hoyle-Narlikar Gravity with Bulk Viscous Fluid
In this study, we present a comprehensive investigation of the Narlikar gravity model with bulk viscous fluid by the new foam of creation field $C(t) = t + \int α(1 - a)dt + c_1$, based on the Hoyle-Narlikar's creation-field theory, using a joint analysis of Observational Hubble Data (OHD) and the Pantheon supernova (PP) compilation. Our analysis reveals that the creation field coupling constant $(f)$ is always positive within the Narlikar gravity model from OHD+PP data sets. The best-fit esti…

🩸 Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume
#pfas

Blood tests show highest levels of forever chemicals in those living near New Mexico plume
It's a name many people have trouble pronouncing, but these synthetic chemicals have been used in everything from fast-food packaging to nonstick cookware, clothing, household cleaning products and even firefighting foam.