Rob Hale

“Voting is the adult version of sending a letter to Santa Claus.”

[SciTech Girl @scitechgirl]

🚨 AI Just Created a Material Humans Never Imagined!

Scientists have developed a revolutionary new material that is stronger than steel, lighter than foam, and up to 5 times stronger than titanium.

The most surprising part? It was designed by artificial intelligence, not human engineers.
Using AI, researchers created entirely new microscopic structures that were later 3D-printed and tested. The results could lead to lighter airplanes, stronger buildings, and more efficient vehicles.

This breakthrough shows that AI is no longer just helping scientists—it’s starting to invent alongside them.
What could the world look like when AI designs the materials of the future?

Source:
University of Toronto. AI-designed nanomaterials achieve exceptional strength and lightness. University of Toronto Engineering News.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

The first known aerial photograph of Stonehenge, taken in the summer of 1906 by 2nd Lt. Philip Henry Sharpe from a tethered balloon operated by the Royal Engineers.

More photos: https://t.co/VL9mxUrlIW

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@hawkblogger I think Maxx Crosby was the plan all along. We won’t have to deplete the cupboard and we get another strong culture guy. Which is not to diss Myles, I don’t know about him. Other than he is a stud.😂

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@MmisterNobody Shhhh. You’re almost there. There aren’t 2 sides. Just different faces of the same dirty money.

[Be Believing @Be_Believing]

Real World Physics..✨

[TheNewPhysics @CharlesMullins2]

🚨 SCIENTISTS FINALLY FIGURED OUT WHY GOLD NEVER TARNISHES AND IT’S ALL ABOUT ATOM GEOMETRY.

Gold stays perfectly shiny for centuries while silver dulls, copper turns green, and iron rusts. For decades, no one could explain exactly why.
Now researchers at Tulane University have cracked it using quantum simulations.

When gold is cut, its surface atoms don’t stay still. They rearrange into a stable hexagonal pattern. This specific geometry makes it extremely difficult for oxygen molecules to split and react with the metal requiring far more energy than other arrangements.

Why this matters:
• Gold’s famous inertness is not just chemical it’s geometric
• The hexagonal “reconstruction” of atoms creates a protective barrier at the atomic level
• This explains why gold is so resistant to tarnishing and corrosion
• It also shows why gold is normally a poor catalyst but could become an excellent one if we force atoms into different patterns

The deeper implication is enormous:
We are learning that the behavior of materials at the atomic scale is controlled by geometry as much as chemistry.

By understanding and controlling this atomic rearrangement, scientists could finally make gold a powerful catalyst for clean chemistry while keeping its legendary shine for jewelry and electronics.

What other “eternal” properties of materials might actually come down to tiny patterns of atoms?

Follow for more frontier physics and materials science.

[癒される動物 @cutest_animal1]

ロバの子どもがかわいい

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@CliffMass That is cool. More of this please.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@tracylbaker @PramilaJayapal True. Now in fairness do Trump inflation over the last 2 years. The Uniparty is really good at taking our money while we quibble over whose fault it is.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@joeroganhq They are absolutely moving. Put a static anything on your screen. People will believe anything. SMH.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@hicasamadim 72.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@Shawn_Farash Awe. Buckle up Buttercup. When he runs for President your whining is going to get much louder. We the People are no longer sleeping on the Uniparty.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@GOP_is_Gutless I am glad it is happening in WA first. The ride down is going to continue to suck but what emerges will become a beacon of freedom. Bet. And yes I am a Pollyanna. If you don’t know that phrase ask Ai.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@SenatorCantwell Wow! First time for everything.

[Dogs R Cool 🐕😎 @DoggiePoopEater]

A disabled dog teaches another how to stand.

They seem like little kangaroos when standing. 🦘 🤗 🐶

[Screen Mix @ScreenMix]

رصدت كاميرا مثبتة على سطح أحد المباني في ليما قطة رمادية نحيلة للغاية، لدرجة أنك تستطيع رؤية أضلاعها،

وهي ملقاة بلا حراك على جانبها فوق الخرسانة لساعات.

في الساعة الثامنة صباحًا، حطّ غراب على حافة السطح وفي منقاره قطعة خبز.

الغربان لا تشارك طعامها مع غيرها، ولا تُطعم الحيوانات الأخرى، وبحسب ما يعرفه علماء الأحياء، كان من المفترض أن يأكل الغراب الخبز ويغادر.

اقترب الغراب من القطة، ووضع الخبز على الأرض أمام أنفها، ثم تراجع خطوتين، وبقي واقفًا ورأسه مائل حتى رفعت القطة أنفها وبدأت في الأكل.

بعد سبع دقائق، طار الغراب وعاد بقطعة أخرى.

سجلت الكاميرا قيامه بنفس الرحلة أربع مرات في ساعة واحدة، وهو يحضر الخبز من مكان مجهول، بينما كانت القطة تأكل ببطء، ورأسها لا يزال ملتصقًا بالأرض لأنها لم تكن تملك القوة للوقوف.

في اليوم التالي، راجع أحد الجيران التسجيل وصعد للبحث عن القطة. فوجدها جالسة على حافة السطح، تنظر إلى السماء، والغراب يقف على بُعد نصف متر تقريبًا، كما لو كانا ينتظران معًا شيئًا لا يعرفه سواهما.

تتلقى القطة العلاج في عيادة، ولا يزال الغراب يظهر على سطح المنزل كل صباح في تمام الساعة الثامنة ومعه قطعة خبز لم يعد لديه من يعطيها إياها.

[SereneLoop @syed82560]

1936 Elevator is build different man.

[Ancient History Lab @AncientHistoryL]

Look at the massive structural span of the Aspendos Theatre in Antalya, Türkiye, built around 155 AD. A whisper from the stage can be perfectly heard in the uppermost galleries over 300 feet away. The precision required to bounce sound waves so cleanly across open air raises questions about the mathematical models available to the architect Zenon at the time.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@beinlibertarian Santa Claus.

[Rob Hale @SirStrawbert]

@NancyMace It would be easier to name the one I trust. The Post Office.