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iMechanica Video: Throwing a Needle Through Glass in Slow Motion

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20 million views in YouTube. High-speek camera captures how a Shaolin Master throws a needle through glass. Dynamic brittle facture in slow mo. 

Like this video? Check out other iMechanica Videos in the "Mechanics in slow mo" playlist. If you don't see it, you don't get it.

 

iMechanica Video: Why spaghetti never snaps in half? 130,000 fps slow mo video reveals

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Challenge yourself to snap a spaghetti stick in half by bending two ends. It always snaps into three or more pieces, but not two. But why? Indeed this phenomenon has puzzled many people, including the great Richard Feynman, for many years. The puzzle was only solved in recent years. Slow mo videos by ultrahigh speed camera reveal why. Check out this iMechanica Video with 6+ million view on YouTube. 

Generalised boundary conditions for hydrogen transport at crack tips

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Dear iMechanicians,

I hope the present work is of interest to you. We present a new formulation for resolving the electrochemical-diffusion interface in hydrogen embrittlement modelling 

E. Martínez-Pañeda, A. Díaz, L. Wright, A. Turnbull

Generalised boundary conditions for hydrogen transport at crack tips

Corrosion Science 173, 108698 (2020)

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010938X20305345

Postdoctoral position at Texas A&M University

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One postdoctoral position is available in the Computational Cardiovascular Bioengineering Lab at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Texas A&M University. This position will focus on developing and using integrated computational-experimental models of cardiovascular function. Some representative research projects are described here: http://c2bl.engr.tamu.edu/.

iMechanica: Engineering Research and Education in the Internet Era

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This video records an invited talk by Teng Li presented at the 2019 US National Committee of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics annual meeting held at the National Academy Science Building in DC on March 29, 2019.  The talk lasts ~35 min. Q&A session starts at 36'00", with some interesting discussions about iMechanica.

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University of California Merced - Postdoc in Computational Materials and Mechanics

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The University of California Merced seeks applications for a postdoctoral scholar in the Martini Research Group. The position requires significant experience with atomistic simulations using empirical model-based simulation tools and strong computational skills in general, as well as excellent oral and written communication skills. Preference will be given to applicants whose research background includes investigation of the mechanical properties of nanoparticles. The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal.