Nike Cool Technology: Durant'S Custom Boots Use Ferromagnetic Fluid

Ferrofluid is a new type of fluid.

It has both the fluidity of the liquid and the magnetism of the solid magnetic material.

This material is a stable colloidal liquid, which has no magnetic attraction in static state, and exhibits magnetism when the external magnetic field acts.

Ferrofluid can be widely used in magnetic fluid seals, shock absorbers, medical devices, sound adjustment, optical display, magnetic fluid separation and other fields under severe conditions.

So far, there are not many uses of ferrofluid technology, and the most cool and most suitable use is to use it on vases and other works of art.

As mentioned above, ferrofluid plays a very important role in shock absorption. Why not consider it?

How about using this technology?

In fact, Nike, the world-famous sports brand, has applied ferrofluid technology to the latest NBA custom shoes made by Kevin Durant, let's take a look.

It is understood that the latest Durant customized sneakers are made by a design studio called Guild.

At present, this sneaker is being displayed in Nike retail store. Its purpose is to attract more consumers. Of course, consumers can take photos and share their social networks at will.

As early as 1963, the Steve Papell Papell from the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration invented the ferrofluid technology, which he hopes will be used as fuel for rockets.

Now, this technology is mostly used in magneto fluid loudspeakers, switches, low friction bearings and some areas that ordinary people can't touch, so there is no interaction.

However, when ferrofluid changes in shape, it will make people feel the magic of the magnetic field. If it is filmed, it will become a very cool video. I believe many people will share this video on their personal homepage.

In the process of building this special sneaker, Guild studio passed.

We made a pair of plastic KD8 shoes, and used some delicate patterns and textures.

Then, the staff put the whole pair of shoes in a container filled with ferrofluid, and each pair of shoes contained a pair of powerful neodymium magnets.

Then we will see that ferromagnetic fluid flows along a hidden track on the vamp.

The strong magnetic field brought by neodymium magnet not only makes ferromagnetic fluid flow on the upper surface, but also can pform according to the shape of the vamp.

In addition, in order to maintain this flow state, it will take a lot of effort to maintain the shoes, because the evaporation rate of ferrofluid is very fast, leaving behind a layer of oily residue.

Therefore, it is very rare to see the flow of ferrofluid on shoes. Do not expect it to appear on the full scale Ferrari surface.