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Rapid Etching X-rayed
A breakthrough in the study of chemical reactions during etching and coating of materials was achieved by a research group headed by Kiel physicist, Professor Olaf Magnussen. The team from the Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU), Germany, in...
Herschel Provides a Detailed Look At the Cool Clouds of Star Birth
This mosaic of the Andromeda spiral galaxy highlights explosive stars in its interior, and cooler, dusty stars forming in its many rings. The image is a combination of observations from the Herschel Space Observatory taken in infrared light (seen in...
US Woman Arrested At Sydney Airport And Charged with Importing Cocaine
A 44-year-old United States woman has been arrested at Sydney Airport for importing cocaine into Australia, following the arrest of another woman on December 23 by US authorities in Miami.LiXEdrom: Innovative Measuring Chamber for X-ray Study of Liquid Jets
At Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin, Emad Aziz, head of a junior research group, has shown that liquids can be investigated by X-ray emission spectroscopy without using membranes after all. At the synchrotron source BESSY II, the group has built a special setup...
2kg of Heroin Concealed in Suitcase
A 29-year-old US man is due to appear in Sydney Central Local Court following an alleged attempt to import approximately two kilograms of heroin hidden in the lining of his suitcase.Opportunities At Light Source And Neutron Facilities
New intense sources of radiation at national facilities in Chicago, New York, and Tennessee coupled with the next generation of sensitive detectors are allowing geochemists like John Parise to gather images and data on minerals in one second that would...
Rover Gives NASA an “Opportunity” to View Interior of Mars
NASA’s Mars exploration rover Opportunity is allowing scientists to get a glimpse deep inside Mars. Perched on a rippled Martian plain, a dark rock not much bigger than a basketball was the target of interest for Opportunity during the past two...Ball Aerospace Ships 5 James Webb Space Telescope Mirror Segments to Marshall Space Flight Center
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. has shipped five James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) beryllium primary mirror segments as well as the engineering development unit (EDU) to Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Ala., for cryogenic temperature...
