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Cool Stuff Ride Home

New "Strong as Steel, Light as Styrofoam" Material, the PlayStation Network Issue/Compensation, and TDIH - Man vs Computer Chess Match

Cool Stuff Ride Home

Reggie Risseeuw and Marques Pfaff

News, Tech News, Science, Society & Culture

4.6732 Ratings

🗓️ 10 February 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

The new material that is as strong as steel but light as Styrofoam along with the PlayStation Network issue that occurred over the weekend and their plan for compensation. Plus, on This Day in History, the chess match of Man vs. Computer. Scientists Create a Material as Strong as Steel but Light as Styrofoam Using AI | ZME Science Sony Reveals Compensation For All PS Plus Players After PSN Outage | Forbes Sony explains massive PSN outage and details compensation – but many PlayStation gamers are still unhappy | TechRadar Ask PlayStation on X Deep Blue defeats Garry Kasparov in chess match | May 11, 1997 | HISTORY Contact the show - [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:47.3

Welcome back to another week of Cool Stuff Ride Home where we have some of the more intriguing,

0:51.4

interesting and downright cool stories from around the world.

0:54.5

I'm Reggie Rizzou alongside Marcus Paff on today's episode, the new material that is as strong

1:00.1

as steel, but light as styrofoam, along with the PlayStation Network issue that occurred over the

1:05.1

weekend and their plan for compensation. Plus on this day in history, the chess match of

1:09.9

man versus computer. That's all

1:11.6

coming up on cool stuff. Turning to ZME science and author Tibby Pui. For decades, engineers

1:17.9

have sought materials that are both lightweight and strong. The goal is simple. Reduce weight

1:23.6

without sacrificing durability. This is especially critical in industries like aerospace,

1:28.7

where every gram saved can lead to significant fuel savings and increased performance. Traditional

1:35.3

materials like aluminum and titanium have their limits, and while carbon fiber has been a game

1:40.3

changer, it's not without its drawbacks either. And when their quest to develop and push the limits of material science, researchers at the University of Toronto turned to nano-architected materials,

1:52.0

structures designed at the nanoscale to maximize strength and minimize weight.

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