NASA kills GEMS X-ray telescope, blames project's cost (Update)
(AP) — NASA killed a new X-ray telescope mission on Thursday, two years before its planned launch.
Space Exploration
Jun 7, 2012
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New 3-D structures assemble with remarkable precision
(Phys.org) -- While it is relatively straightforward to build a box on the macroscale, it is much more challenging at smaller micro- and nanometer length scales. At those sizes, three-dimensional (3-D) structures are too ...
Nanomaterials
Apr 24, 2012
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Look ma, no mercury in fillings!
Tooth enamel is hardest material in the human body because it's made almost entirely of minerals. As tough as it may be, however, enamel can be broken down by bacteria, forming cavities and eventually destroying the tooth. ...
Materials Science
Nov 9, 2009
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GEMS mission to explore the polarized universe
An exciting new astrophysics mission led by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., will provide a revolutionary window into the universe. Named the Gravity and Extreme Magnetism Small Explorer (GEMS), the satellite ...
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2009
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Cloned horses could offer insight into DNA possibilities
Before the show-jumping champion Gem Twist died in 2006, his New Jersey owners paid to have a flap of his skin frozen -- hoping to carry something of his prodigious talent into the future.
Jan 25, 2009
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