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New video: Cold Welding (Patreon)

Published:

2016-10-26 17:58:20

Imported:

2026-06

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cold welding nanotechnology space

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In the early days of the space age, scientists thought cold welding would be a serious problem. If two bare metals are pressed together in vacuum, they weld together without the need for heating or melting of either piece. This has caused problems for some space missions, but it's found a useful application in nanotechnology.

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Welding in Space

In space, metals can weld together without heat or melting. Check out Audible: http://bit.ly/AudibleVe Support Veritasium on Patreon: http://bit.ly/VePatreon Written by Joh Howes and Derek Muller Yes, it's pronounced Gemini (ee not eye) because that's the way everyone pronounced this mission.