MAKE A MEME View Large Image SpaceBeadsSRM 001.jpg Some materials are more easily produ ced in space and to a higher degree of refinement as seen in this comparison of electron microscope views of monodisperse latex particles made on Shuttle flight STS-6 in April 1983 ...
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Keywords: SpaceBeadsSRM 001.jpg Some materials are more easily produ ced in space and to a higher degree of refinement as seen in this comparison of electron microscope views of monodisperse latex particles made on Shuttle flight STS-6 in April 1983 Space-produced 10-micron latex particles top photo from the batch to be offered commercially later this year by the National Bureau of Standards are identical Using the same chemical recipe and identical experiment hardware the particles made on Earth under the influence of gravity bottom photo are deformed off-sized or show other imperfections National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology PD-USGov-NIST PD-USGov National Bureau of Standards National Institute of Standards and Technology Space Beads
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