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    Why are gears made from bulk metallic glass ideal for precision robotics?

    Gears always make noise. Cheaper spur gears are noisy because of the quick impact between gear teeth. Noise reduces with better made teeth or different gear shapes such as helical gears (they make less noise because the impact between teeth is more gradual). Cheap gears have more 'slop' in...
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    How Can I Improve My Understanding of Physics as a Double Degree Student?

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    Who Is the Newest Member to Join Our Forum?

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    What Are You Studying at Chulalongkorn University?

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    How is this 37-year-old self-taught precalculus student preparing for a degree?

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    Is This Forum Good for Math Help as an Aspie?

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    Can studying physics lead to building a particle accelerator in your garage?

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    What is Mechanical Engineering at IIT Kanpur?

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    Is Robotics the All-Inclusive Field of Science and Engineering?

    I don't know that any field includes everything in science and engineer. Pick a field based on the areas you like the most.
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    Do All Four-Year Colleges Require Foreign Language for Physics Majors?

    It is common to require a year of a foreign language for any four year degree. It is a general education requirement at many universities.
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    How Does an Artist-Blacksmith Combine Math, Physics, and Topology?

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    Spring compression of a bowling ball

    The kinetic energy of the mass before it compresses the spring will equal the potential energy of the compressed spring.
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    Spring compression of a bowling ball

    You don't need force. Write a conservation of energy equation.
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    Two-Block Dynamics Problem: Determining Acceleration and Tension

    What is the relationship between ax and ay? It is constrained motion, so you relate the two accelerations.
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    Spring compression of a bowling ball

    Think about energy...
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