Yo amaba mis defectos… Hasta que me hicieron creer que era un error amarlos.
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Ford’s Flawed Fleet: Wiper & Driveshaft Woes Halt 615,000+ Vehicles
John Krafcik, formerly CEO of Waymo, offers insights into the progression of autonomous driving systems and the enhancements in the company’s safety protocols during his appearance on ‘The Claman Countdown.’
In the U.S., Ford is issuing a recall for over 615,000 vehicles due to two distinct safety flaws concerning windshield wiper mechanisms and driveshaft parts, as reported by the National…
Ford’s Flawed Fleet: Wiper & Driveshaft Woes Halt 615,000+ Vehicles
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Scientists Uncover “Mouse Bite” Defects Inside Computer Chips - Science News
A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside tomorrow’s computer chips. Researchers at Cornell University have achieved something chipmakers have long wanted. Using advanced high-resolution 3D imaging, they have directly observed atomic-scale defects inside computer chips for the first time. These tiny flaws can interfere with […]
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i love learning shit about mutations and birth defects and stuff.
That type of stuff really fascinates me.
Anyways, take an image of amorphous globosus, a defect where an infant, usually one of twins, is born as a lifeless blob of flesh, blood and tissue, sometimes even with bones in there
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The Defects | Carry out Punk … On A Stretcher?
Adrian Maddox sees The Defects tool up for the big break
Article published in NME, 15th May 1982
The Defects | Carry out Punk … On A Stretcher? | CLICK. (Tape fade in of extraneous bus station cafeteria noises. A voice.) Do you remember what life was like before you became famous? “Yeah, same as it’s like now, except we played more football then and we were more fit.” And where do your…
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I just turned 25 and I’m just sitting here in bed because it feels like such a relief.
Somehow, it suddenly feels like I have so much more time. I don’t need to rush to do anything anymore. I can just enjoy life because I’ve got plenty of it left. So much.
And we made it this far and we are fine. Things will continue to be fine. We’ve got lots of time.
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ALTFerroelectric materials boost data storage potential
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have used specialized tools to study materials at the atomic scale and analyze defects at the surface of ferroelectric materials. Results of their research help to better understand these materials used for advanced electronics, enabling innovative data storage and computation methods.
The study is published in the journal ACS Nano.
The team modified a commercial atomic force microscope with artificial intelligence to precisely assemble and detect patterns in bismuth ferrite. This method avoids invasive electrode deposition, which complicates the process and restricts how small the structures can be.
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#Difetti di fabbricazione/Manufacturing defects
“La maggior parte dell’umanità è predisposta alla sottomissione. Gente inconsapevole, gestita completamente. Chi ha capito, ha capito, non ha bisogno di consigli. Chi non ha capito, non capirà mai. Io non biasimo queste persone perché loro sono strutturati per vivere e basta. Casa vuol dire vivere e basta? Mangiare, bere, respirare, partorire, lavorare, guardare la televisione, mangiare la pizza…
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Imagine that you are sitting at your desk in your office with ten people sitting in front of you with loads of problems on their mind that must be solved immediately and by none other than you. You look at the watch and realize that you have fifteen precise minutes, because that is the latest time by which you must leave office, if you want to catch your flight in time. In such a scenario, what would be your feelings? There is a feeling of inertia, because you want to continue in office and do not want to leave back unsolved matters. At the same time, there is a feeling of restlessness or anxiety. You do not want to miss the flight as there is an important appointment waiting for you.
I am sure that many of readers must have gone through such experiences. How such situations develop is a mystery. It is not that your journey has been decided at the last moment. It must have been planned at least a week before. Yet it is unknown how problems suddenly crop up on every front, when there is no time available to solve them.
Problems also crop up, when we are not in proper mental frame to receive them or rather they only crop up when we do not want to welcome them. I am reminded of one incidence, etched in my mind. I was working in Mumbai then. We were shifting office and we had decided to have a small get-together for the evening at the old venue after official office time was over. About 2 or 3 months before, we had supplied some equipment to a textiles mill in Mumbai and since then not a word was heard from them about commissioning the equipment. After the office time was over, as the first coke bottle was being opened, the phone rang. Our textile mill customer identified himself and requested us to start immediately for the mill as he was having some problems with our equipment. We had to give up idea of get-together and rush to the spot, where our equipment was supplied. It was well past midnight, when I reached home that night to finally assure my restless wife that all was well. In those days, Mumbai had very primitive kind of phone network and mobiles were non-existent. Wives did not worry too much, when husbands were delayed or were late.
As an equipment designer, I learned Murphy’s Law (Edward Aloysius Murphy Jr. (1918 – 1990) was an American aerospace engineer who worked on safety-critical systems.) very early in my professional career. The law simply says, “Anything that can go wrong will go wrong”. My early experiences or inexperience firmly imbibed this law in my mind. I shall give a very simple example. In most of the mechanical parts of any equipment, lock nuts or split pins are fitted on screws tightened with nuts so that they do not come loose. Imagine that in some hypothetical equipment, someone goofed and forgot to put some such locking device on one particular screw out of several hundred of them existing in that equipment and the equipment was shipped. I am quite sure that, when the equipment is to be commissioned, the lone screw without locking device will come loose and spoil everything. This is how Murphy’s Law works. Unfortunately, no one taught us this law in the college, instead of those hundreds of laws of Physics found useless in practical life.
There are several variations and corollaries of Murphy’s law, all of them quite true. One variation says; If that guy has any way of making a mistake, he will. Another one says; If it can happen, it will happen. Two more variations are as follows. If there is a wrong way to do something, then someone will do it and if there’s more than one way to do a job and one of those ways will end in disaster, then somebody will do it that way. The worst is Drucker variation, which states; If one thing goes wrong, everything else will, and at the same time.
Modern manufacturing, particularly automotive engineering, has somehow overcome Murphy’s law with a new work philosophy known as “Zero defect”. In effect, this philosophy ensures that no defects are left over, which would show up eventually, according to Murphy’s law….
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PET PREFORM STRAIN VIEWER
PET Preform Defects Strain Viewer, Plastic Polariscope | PTC
A PET Preform Strain Viewer is a specialized equipment designed to assess the common defects within transparent PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) preforms. This device operates based on the principle of polarized light. When polarized light passes through a stressed material, it experiences changes in its polarization state, which can be visualized and analyzed.
It is widely used in the quality control and quality management of PET rough processing products, which is convenient for users to timely and effectively control the product stress and help to ensure and improve the product quality.
Features of PET Preform Strain Viewer
Non-Destructive Testing: It means that the preform can be analyzed without causing any damage, allowing it to be used in subsequent manufacturing steps.
Cost Efficiency: Early detection of defects can prevent costly downstream issues, such as product recalls or failures, thereby saving money in the long run.
User-Friendly: It’s designed with straightforward operation and clear visualization of stress patterns, making them accessible to a wide range of users, from technicians to engineers.
Double LED Light Source: Use yellow light for effectively testing and identifying defects in colored preforms.
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AI detects heart defects using just a smartwatch.
Credit: American Heart Association
For the first time, researchers at Yale University were able to diagnose structural heart disease using a simple electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor in a smartwatch. Their findings will be presented this week at the American Heart Association’s 2025 Scientific Sessions.
Wearable devices are increasingly being used to diagnose and monitor heart conditions that affect…
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Zamfara lawmaker Maharazu Faru defects to APC over governance failures
✨ Latest News: Zamfara lawmaker Maharazu Faru defects to APC over governance failures
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The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has officially welcomed Maharazu Salisu Faru, the lawmaker representing Maradun 2 Constituency in the State House of Assembly, following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
The defection ceremony, held at…
Zamfara lawmaker Maharazu Faru defects to APC over governance failures
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New method for making graphene turns defects into improvements - New Study/Science Updates
Recent research has found a new way to make graphene that adds structural defects to improve the performance of the material that could have benefits across a range of applications—from sensors and batteries, to electronics.
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A new method for creating graphene has been developed that intentionally introduces structural defects into the material. These defects, surprisingly, enhance…
New method for making graphene turns defects into improvements - New Study/Science Updates
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ALTFrom thousands of defects, one magnesium oxide qubit emerges as a quantum contender
Used as a versatile material in industry and health care, magnesium oxide may also be a good candidate for quantum technologies. Research led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and published in npj Computational Materials reveals a defect in the mineral that could be useful for quantum applications.
Researchers are exploring possible building blocks, known as qubits, for systems that could exploit quantum properties. These systems could operate in various devices that may outperform classical supercomputers, form unhackable networks or detect the faintest signals.
Unlocking the potential of qubits for applications such as quantum computing, sensing and communications requires an understanding of materials on the atomic scale.
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ALTCoordinated defect arrangement shown to boost superconductivity in new study
An international team of scientists, including physicists from HSE MIEM, has demonstrated that when defects within a material are arranged in a specific pattern rather than randomly, superconductivity can occur at a higher temperature and extend throughout the entire material. This discovery could help develop superconductors that operate without the need for extreme cooling.
The study has been published in Physical Review B.
Superconductivity is a state in which electric current flows through a material without any energy loss. In conventional conductors, part of the energy is converted into heat, but in superconductors, this does not occur—current flows freely and does not weaken. Today, superconductors are used in applications such as MRI machines, where superconducting coils generate strong magnetic fields.
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ALTNew mathematical models shed light on the mechanics of crystal defects
Crystals are known far and wide for their beauty and elegance. But even though they may appear perfect on the outside, their microstructure can be quite complicated, making them difficult to model mathematically.
But there are people rising to the challenge. In an article published this month in Royal Society Open Science, researchers from The University of Osaka used differential geometry to provide a robust, rigorous, and unified description for the mechanics of crystals and their defects.
In an ideal crystal, each atom is arranged in a perfectly periodic pattern. However, most crystals, upon closer examination, are not perfect. They contain small defects in their structure—a missing atom here, an extra bond there. These defects have important mechanical consequences—they could be the starting point of a fracture, for example, or they could even be used to strengthen materials. Understanding defects and their phenomena is thus very important to researchers.
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Defects in antigen processing and presentation: mechanisms, immune evasion and implications for cancer vaccine development - New Study
Defects in antigen processing and presentation: mechanisms, immune evasion and implications for cancer vaccine development
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Defects in antigen processing and presentation (APP) mechanisms are critical for immune surveillance and cancer control. These defects, arising from genetic mutations, epigenetic modifications, or viral interference, prevent the efficient presentation of…
