A Master´s in Cracked Windshields
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Master´s student Einer Herrem´s great interest in cars has led him to destroy 21 windshields. The aim is to model how the safety glass behave under impact.
automotive industry
Creates Virtual Versions of Adhesives
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The weakest adhesive John Fredrick Berntsen has studied in his doctoral dissertation is strong enough to lift a 1 500 kilos car with a bonded area of only 3×3 centimetres.
Audi Vendors Learn about CASA’s Contribution to Safer Cars
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When a shiny new car model is rolling off the factory floor, it is also a compact example of research with high utility value. Recently, vendors in car-dealer Møller Bil got a presentation on how scientists at SFI CASA contribute to ever safer vehicles.
Aims to Model the Violent and Unpredictable Behaviour of Glass
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Glass is brittle. When it breaks, it happens suddenly and unexpectedly. It is precisely this unpredictable and violent behaviour that attracts the interest of SFI CASA´s Jonas Rudshaug.
Builds More Knowledge as 3D-printed Polymers Face Massive Growth
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SFI CASA´s Ruben Løland Sælen started on his PhD studies on 3D printed polymers in August 2019. The yearly revenues in the global market for such materials are expected to grow from $10 billion to $20 billion by the time he defends his thesis.
Simulations Getting Closer To an Actual Vehicle Crash
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The body of a modern car is like a gigantic 3D Puzzle, with a multitude of different materials, parts and pieces. The joining of all those mixed parts is a crucial challenge in today´s design of car bodies.
Baking Aluminium, Spitting Gold
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Associate Professor Ida Westermann has a bun in the oven. Don’t worry. She knows how to bake. Even aluminium.
