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Metal Velcro

Posted by michael on from the rough-edges dept.

RotJ writes "British scientists have developed technology that can grow structures up to 2 millimetres high and 0.2 millimetres in diameter on metal surfaces. Dubbed Surfi-Sculpt, it 'will act like ultra-strong Velcro to form much tougher joints between metals and lightweight composite materials'."

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  1. Re:Fast to create as well by AndroidCat · · Score: 4, Informative
    us Brits have always been jealous of the Yanks for inventing the zip anyway/i>

    Really? Strange, since the modern zipper was invented by Canadian Gideon Sundback.

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  2. Re:Other applications? by xmda · · Score: 5, Informative

    Did you read the article:

    The projections could be used to encourage bone to grow onto artificial hips. They could also be used in electronics to produce heat sinks of just about any shape.

  3. Re:And I hate to point this out... by f13nd · · Score: 4, Informative

    it's not like dragging your finger through clay though

    when you use the beam, then drag it, the metal will accumulate near the start point, not where the beam is

    in all, it's a pretty cool application of physics, really, and deserves this patent

    at least they're not trying to patent electrons

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