It’s all part of an in-space manufacturing initiative that could drastically reduce costs for future space missions.
A new experiment does away with one of the biggest hindrances manufacturers face here on Earth — Gravity.
MIT scientists are collaborating with NASA to build test parts in space as part of a research program aimed at unleashing the full potential of microgravity manufacturing.
Earthquakes are almost impossible to predict. Luckily, engineers have come up with some amazing ways to protect people the next time one might strike.
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The new system could open up a whole host of new research avenues.
Scientists at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory developed a new method to push the limits of the lab’s Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) X-ray free-electron laser (XFEL), a press statement reveals.
Enhancing an incredibly powerful laser system.
Greg Stewart/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
The team adapted a Nobel Prize-winning technique used to create superpowerful optical laser pulses called chirped pulse amplification (CPA). In doing so, they were able to produce X-ray pulses ten times more powerful than ever before.
