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Maker Profile – Fire Sculpture on MAKE: television
These women are fired up: The Flaming Lotus Girls, a women-centric maker collaborative, creates gargantuan, fierce, flame-breathing sculptures. This popular Bay Area organization boasts diverse membership, welcoming members from all backgrounds. Whether theyre artists, lawyers, mothers or scientists, all Flaming Lotus Girls share two things in common: a desire to get their hands dirty, and…
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Researcher seeks to make stronger materials with composites
We extract iron ore from the ground, treat it, convert it to steel and then use it in many applications that demand its strength, rigidity and durability. But as with all engineers, Allison Beese, assistant professor or Materials Science and Engineering wants to make a better materials with the use of composites.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngupmcXm0uY
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Magical metals, how shape memory alloys work – Ainissa Ramirez
From robots to braces to the Mars Rover, see how a special kind of metal called shape memory alloys advance technology in everyday ways that we don’t always realize. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR-6_lS9vts
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3D-printed structural components will lead to “new building shapes”
The use of additive manufacturing will allow engineers to produce bespoke components using much less material than traditional welding techniques. See how engineers and designers are revolutionizing alloys. https://www.dezeen.com/2014/12/17/movie-3d-printed-building-components-new-building-shapes-salome-galjaard-arup-video-interview/
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The Strength of Steel: Why Shipping Containers Hold up in Structures
This article by Falcon Structures discusses the science of the strength of steel. https://www.falconstructures.com/blog/the-strength-of-steel-why-shipping-containers-hold-up-in-structures
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STEEL: From Start to Finish
This Alliance for American Manufacturing video is a narrated description of the steelmaking process. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9l7JqonyoKA
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What is MIG welding (GMAW)?
This Weldnotes.com video describes one of the most popular welding techniques: gas metal arc welding or metal inert gas welding. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twUAa5LWUvk
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Iron Alloys/ Chemistry for All/ The Fuse School
Learn about iron alloys as part of metals and their reactivity, within environmental chemistry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omGKUKwJPB8#action=share
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History of Iron and Steel
In this video Real Engineering explains the history and science of iron and steel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E__zqy6xcw
