Metals

Metals account for about two thirds of all the elements and about 24% of the mass of the planet. Metals have useful properties including strength, ductility, high melting points, thermal and electrical conductivity, and toughness. From the periodic table, it can be seen that a large number of the elements are classified as being a metal. A few of the common metals and their typical uses are presented below. Common Metallic Materials Iron/Steel...

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6 Minute SUV Sketch

How to sketch SUV in 6 minute....

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Archimedes

One of the greatest minds of classical antiquity, Archimedes (c. 287 BCE – c. 212 BCE) was a scholastic "triple-threat" who made astonishingly original contributions to mathematics, physics, and engineering. His c.v. includes some three dozen new tools and weapons systems as well as a pioneering role in plane and solid geometry. He even gave scientists and engineers their ultimate catch-phrase, "Eureka!" With all that going for him, Archimedes...

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Maine Constructing 4 MW Commercial Tidal Power Project

Tidal power is one of the renewable energy sources that you hear the least about even though its potential for generating electricity is incredibly vast. The problem is that deploying turbines out into the ocean or rivers can prove to be awfully tricky. But one major project is moving full steam ahead and will be delivering power by this fall. The Maine Tidal Energy Project started construction of the bottom support frame for Ocean Renewable...

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Jaguar C-X16 to be modeled in clay at Clerkenwell Design Week

From the official Press Release: Skilled clay modelers will be working on a full size model to reveal the artistry involved in sculpting the cars of the future. Julian Thomson, Advanced Design Director, Jaguar Cars, said: “Jaguar is one of the most technologically advanced companies in the field of product development but we still believe in the sense of artistry. Emotional connections are at the heart of our vehicles and the traditional...

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Alfa Romeo 8C Spider 3ds Max Tutorial

Software Used: 3ds Max Introduction: The project, Alfa Romeo C8 Spyder, started as a personal challenge in order to improve my modelling techniques and final renders. The modelling of cars has always attracted and fascinated me, and this is what I specialise in. I have created some car models and the treatment of each finished model is better than the previous one. I choose this model for this personal project because, from the very first...

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Exclusive: Renault Twizy design story Part 1

On May 10th we had the chance of participating to the presentation of the Twizy design story, with Renault VP Design R&D and Nissan Synergies Patrick Lecharpy and Renault Design Manager R&D Design Studio Luciano Bove. Both Patrick and Luciano shared many details on the work done on the car, not only in term of design, but also carrying out a complete reorganization of the concept development process, which resulted so successful that...

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