Cracked Piece of Metal Heals Itself in Experiment That Stuns Scientists
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Any headline that talks about “stunning”, “shocking”, or “angering” scientists gets an immediate red flag for me, right up there with “breakthrough” battery tech.
New battery tech shocks scientist after breakingthrough insulated casing.
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Middle-aged men in white labcoats and with clipboard in hand, using the words "uncanny" and "eerie" in vague sentences.
Yes, and it's particularly obnoxious when they seem to have twisted a quote as an excuse for this: '"This was absolutely stunning to watch first-hand," said materials scientist Brad Boyc.' I'm pretty sure that use of the word means "beautiful", not "shocking."
"A possible explanation involves a process known as cold welding, which occurs under ambient temperatures whenever metal surfaces come close enough together for their respective atoms to tangle together."
Am i silly or where is the difference? Cold welding is known for a long time, nothing to be stunned about.