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Monthly Archives: May 2015
New Fully Motorised 6-axes Liquid Helium Manipulator
Description: The Manipulator with Helium Cryostat is a versatile, open cycle system that has many applications in ultra-high vacuum research. The manipulator is a high precision, high rigidity, UHV specimen manipulator of modular construction, suitable for a range of X, … Continue reading
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Polychromatic X-ray Production In Helium From A Femtosecond High-intensity Laser System
Polychromatic x-ray radiation has been produced during the relativistic interaction of a 50-TW femtosecond laser with a helium gas jet. We have characterized the spectrum and the angular distribution of the x-ray emission as well as its dependency on the … Continue reading
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Why China Wants To Land A Spacecraft On The Mysterious Far Side Of The Moon
China appears to be planning a space mission to a place no nation has ever been — the far side of the moon. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) currently plans to launch Chang’e 4, a craft that will carry … Continue reading
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The Helium Conundrum
Here is a riddle for you: It’s splitting Africa into two parts; could cause a crisis in diagnostic medicine; enlivens parties in the western world; and is a creative prop for cartoonists. Hint: The substance I’m referring to is produced … Continue reading
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The Lunar Gold Rush: How Moon Mining Could Work
Humans are already going to extremes to get natural resources. Gold and platinum mines in South Africa go as deep as almost 4 km into the Earth’s crust, which is about twice the depth of the Grand Canyon. Meanwhile, up … Continue reading
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