Los Alamos National Laboratory: Shock-Dissipating Fractal Cubes Could Forge High-Tech Armor
July 08, 2020
July 08, 2020
WASHINGTON, July 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory issued the following news release:
Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective at dissipating shockwaves, potentially leading to new types of lightweight armor and structural materials effective against explosions and impacts.
"The goal of the work is to manipulate the wave interactions resulting from a shockwave . . .
Tiny, 3D printed cubes of plastic, with intricate fractal voids built into them, have proven to be effective at dissipating shockwaves, potentially leading to new types of lightweight armor and structural materials effective against explosions and impacts.
"The goal of the work is to manipulate the wave interactions resulting from a shockwave . . .