The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) covers the 110 years of history of Instituto Superior Técnico, through its past, present and future objects.
A collection of objects related to different fields, such as science, music, arts and sports, is the starting point for conversations with people who will tell us more about the history of these objects.
A new episode is released every week. The podcast “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) is part of the Público newspaper podcasts.
Today’s episode (#104) – 28th July 2023: “110 Histórias | 110 Objetos” (“110 Stories, 110 Objects”) – Stork, the elastic stone.
It’s a composite made up of several pieces of stone, wrapped in layers of fiber and resin as well as cork. Stork, described by its creators as “bouncy stone” or simply elastic stone, began to be developed at Técnico at the beginning of this century. The stone was given a “pseudo-elasticity”: it recovers its initial shape after being pressed by a greater weight. It is also four times lighter than the natural stone it was made from. The composite, which was developed in the Mechanical and Material Testing Laboratory of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, at Técnico – Alameda campus, began to attract attention at international fairs and ended up being bought by Filstone. Its technology has already been applied in a Lisbon hospital.
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