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Innovating Wolverine Claws: The Journey of Smart Materials V2 · Zero Shot Podcast DEMO

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  speakers: In this conversation, the interview explores the creation of Wolverine claws using smart materials that can self-heal. That opening sets the stakes we'll follow.
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  Interviewer: Did you know Wolverine's my favorite superhero?
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  In fact, Wolverine Claws was my very first make it real project back in 2009.
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  Who would have thought such a simple project would lead to all of this?
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  Anyways, those Wolverine Claws projects were a lot of fun, but they always missed that one little thing.
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  His ability to self -heal.
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  I could have really used that this summer when I broke my hand.
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  But I do have titanium in my hand now, which makes me one step closer to being Wolverine.
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  Let's take a look at the claws that I've made over the years.
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  The very first ones that I made back in 2009 when I was working for a machine shop were water jet cut and then CNC machined into these crazy
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  12 inch long Wolverine Claws, which we've used for tons of different projects.
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  We've even run electricity through them.
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  You can see they're actually all arced up.
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  We made them spark.
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  All kinds of fun stuff.
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  And then last summer, I had a lot of fun with these bone claws that we made.
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  Now, they are metal, not bone.
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  But to be honest, I'm quite surprised
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  speakers: On the journey of creating Wolverine claws, what challenges did you face?
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  Interviewer: Hey, hey there.
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  Deadpool here.
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  Don't you just love this?
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  Seeing them work together?
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  I do.
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  I love how creative he gets.
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  Just love seeing him on camera when he can get out here.
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  It's good.
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  I think what he's working on is Hugh Jackman related.
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  Not a big fan of that, but that's okay.
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  I'm just happy to see that he's working with his hands again.
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  Ain't that great.
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  Alright.
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  We're gonna go back to watch it.
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  We're going.
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  Now we can bend stainless back into shape, but it gets weaker every time.
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  So we're gonna need something better than stainless steel.
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  Some sort of smart alloy, perhaps?
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  speakers: Let's dive into the technology behind smart materials.
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  So I'm here with Mike from Smarter Alloys.
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  Mike, what constitutes a smart material?
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  Smart materials are any material that reacts to external stimuli, such as temperature change or magnetism.
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  Smarter Alloys, we deal with shape memory alloys.
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  Those are materials which you can bend in a form, and when you apply heat, they return to the original shape.
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  The most common of those materials is called nitinol.
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  What are some actual commercial applications of nitinol?
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  Well, nitinol was first developed in the 1960s, and it was first adopted by the medical device industry.
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  It was a great application of material, and it found its way into things like stents and guide wires.
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  Today, we use it for things like orthodontic arch wires for people getting braces.
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  Also, we use it for bone staples, for people that have a broken bone and need the healing tower of nitinol to pull the bone together and hold it together
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  so it can remodel the bone and heal.
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  So we're talking the actual just warmth of the human body, basically?
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  Right.
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  Yeah, yeah.
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  Body temperature is what applies to heat.
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  Yep.
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  Yep.
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  That's awesome.
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  We also do endodontic files.
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  So this is a little drill that if you get a root canal, this actually goes into the crown of your tooth, all the way down to the root and the apex
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  of the root.
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  So as you know, on our YouTube channel, we have a series called Make It Real.
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  Is it possible to make a pair of Wolverine claws that after sustaining damage and being bent could heal themselves?
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  So you want to make claws that deform and then heal themselves and go back to the original shape?
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  Exactly.
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  That sounds awesome.
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  Let's go do it.
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  All right.
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  So this is nitinol.
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  So this is an ingot of the base material.
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  Right.
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  So that's the way it comes from the foundry.
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  They melt the material into an ingot.
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  What we're going to do is we're going to take that ingot and we're going to mash it down and roll it into sheet form.
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  So we're going to end up with this.
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  And this is what we're going to cut your claws from.
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  So what we're going to do is we're going to throw this on our EDM and we're going to cut it out using Electron Disarch Machining and get your shape.
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  Awesome.
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  With comes foundry established, what changed?
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  Huh.
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  Do you think it will return? This excitement about the claw returning leads us to the next step in our exploration.
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  what do you think?
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  Is it going to return?
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  Alright.
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  Perfectly flat.
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  That is cool.
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  Why don't you take that back to the shop, James?
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  And we'll get started in the other five.
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  Sounds good.
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  It's nice to meet you.
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  Nice to meet you.
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  Alright, so we've brought the claw back to the shop, and now it's time to test it.
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  Now, this type of nitinol has about 10 % deformation before it loses its ability to return to its original state.
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  They actually hooked us up with a SolidWorks model demonstrating 10 % deformation.
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  But the real question is, does that work in real life?
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  Let's find out.
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  That's pretty bent.
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  So now we just have to apply heat to have this return to its original state.
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  And to do that, I'll be using our Hacksmith mini -saver.
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  Let's see what happens.
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  Ha ha ha.
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  That is so cool.
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  Look at that.
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  This Bill Nye mother is educating the next generation of STEM.
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  Love that.
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  Alright, let's try a more complicated event.
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  As we prepare for assembly, what should we expect?
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  All right.
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  There's one shinier claw.
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  Now I just have to do five more.
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  You can come back later.
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  All right.
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  So I've got three polished up, which means it's time to connect them together so I can actually wear them like Wolverine's claws because just holding them between your
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  fingers doesn't really work that well.
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  So what we need to do is we need to cut some bars to go through these holes, and then we need to cut some plates so we can splay the claws just like Wolverine.
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  Let's see how the claws hold up under pressure.
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  That is incredible.
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  All right.
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  We got the rest of the claws in from Smarter Alloys, and they look great.
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  Now, before
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  Wolverine's claws were this conversation's first project in 2009. Nitinol is a shape memory alloy that returns to its original shape when heated.
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  All right.
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  That is pretty bent up.
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  Let's see if it works.
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  That that we've polished them, how do they look?
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  All right.
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  All right.
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  All right.
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  We've got all the pieces, so now time to assemble.
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  We're good to go.
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  As we assemble, what should we keep in mind?
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  It's pumpkin time.
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  This conversation comments on the physical toll of using the claws. What should we listen for as this continues?
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  Oh, that stabbings makes you tired.
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  As we wrap up, what are your final thoughts?
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  My claws!
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  Well, good thing they're self -healing.
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  All right, these are freaking awesome.
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  Wolverine's self -healing claws.
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  Huge thank you to Smarter Alloys for helping us make these claws.
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  We've got some other projects planned with them in the future, so make sure you subscribe and hit that like button.
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  Well, you could become one today.
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  And if you don't, I'll find your house, hunt you down, and gut you like a f***.