News tagged with beryllium dust

New beryllium reference material for occupational safety monitoring

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with private industry and other government agencies, have produced a new reference material for beryllium. ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




Search results for beryllium dust


Scientists find new way to estimate global rainfall and track ocean pollution

A study by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science suggests a new way to estimate how much of the ocean's pollution is falling from the sky. The new findings ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Fleet of INL-designed Mars hoppers could swiftly explore other worlds

Mars is our next frontier. We'd like to know whether the Red Planet ever hosted its own life forms – and where it might be able to host human explorers. The twin Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 01, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Space telescope's beryllium mirrors

There are heavy metal videos, and now there's a "Not so heavy metal video." This one isn't about music however, it's about beryllium, the primary ingredient in making state-of-the-art mirrors for the next ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 14, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Recipe for the perfect James Webb Space Telescope mirror

Mirrors are a critical part of any space telescope, and the James Webb Space Telescope's mirrors are made of a special element that will enable it to withstand the rigors of space and see farther back in time/distance ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Oldest DNA Ever Recovered Suggests Earth Was Warmer

Ancient Greenland was green. New Danish research has shown that it was covered in conifer forest and, like southern Sweden today, had a relatively mild climate. Eske Willerslev, a professor at Copenhagen ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 05, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (84) | comments 0


List of search results for beryllium dust