Marley



We got a puppy! Her name is Marley and she is 4 months old.
Erica and i went for a hike in Anacortes last weekend and met her in the parking lot at the trail head. We jokingly told her owner that we wanted to take her home, and the lady said "Oh! We're looking for a good home for her!" and we decided to take her then and there. The lady who gave her to us was very nice and gave us her contact info and said if we changed our mind that week we could give her back, but we've decided to keep her.

Flexible Ballistic Protection

A futuristic flexible material that instantly hardens into armour upon impact will protect US and Canadian skiers from injury on the slalom runs at this year's Winter Olympics.

Although the exact chemical ingredients of d3o are a commercial secret, Palmer says the material is synthesised by mixing together a viscose fluid and a polymer. Following synthesis, liquid d3o is poured into a mould that matches the shape of the body part it will protect.

The resulting material exhibits a material property called "strain rate sensitivity". Under normal conditions the molecules within the material are weakly bound and can move past each with ease, making the material flexible. But the shock of sudden deformation causes the chemical bonds to strengthen and the moving molecules to lock, turning the material into a more solid, protective shield.