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- NASA finds cracks on shuttle tanks
- WASHINGTON AFP — NASA found tiny cracks in the insulation on fuel tanks due to be installed on two space shuttles scheduled for missions this year, the US space agency said on Sunday. The minute fissures shown by X-rays could explain why the shuttle Endeavour lost bits of insulating...
- Research articles 2007-08-26
- Shuttle's problem won't be fixed soon
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Even as the wounded space shuttle Endeavour brought its seven astronauts home safely Tuesday, NASA is looking ahead to three more launches at risk for the same kind of damage. There is a striking parallel with the 2003 Columbia disaster in the space...
- Research articles 2007-08-22
- Head start: Scientists crack beer-froth enigma
- PARIS AFP — There is the nagging question of whether life exists other than on Earth. The enduring mystery of who made us -- and why. And then there is this: Why does the foam on a pint of lager quickly disappear but the head on a pint of...
- Research articles 2007-04-25
- Anatomy of a hit: researchers are using new tools to study the science of a football fundamental: the tackle.
- IT HAPPENS ABOUT 100 times a game in the National Football League: a bone-jarring tackle that slams a player to the turf. On the play shown in the photo at right, Seattle Seahawks defensive back Marcus Trufant (23) drilled Philadelphia Eagles receiver Greg Lewis (83) with such...
- Research articles 2007-02-01
- Discovery's red glare on 4th
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA gave the shuttle Discovery a majestic Fourth of July send-off and said early signs showed the spacecraft was in good shape, despite once again being struck by the flying foam that has plagued the program. The first-ever Independence Day manned launch came after...
- Research articles 2006-07-05
- Metcomb Nanostructures' Aluminum Foam Selected by Renowned Industrial Engineer for Use in German Automotive Manufacturer and Defense Projects
- VIENNA, Austria -- Metcomb Nanostructures: --Agreement Signed with Dr. Ing. Jorg Wellnitz at the University of Applied Sciences in Ingolstadt, Germany --Wellnitz Joins Metcomb Nanostructures' Scientific Advisory Board Metcomb Nanostructures, a leading manufacturer of closed-cell aluminum foam for the automotive, military, construction and aerospace industries, today announced...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Sony's Cyber-Shot Smile Shutter Feature Captures Happy Memories in Foam City
- Sony is to once again draw the public into the wondrous world of Foam City with their latest ad -- focusing on their award-winning Cyber-shot range.
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Sony's Handycam Captures the Beauty of Foam City in Full HD
- Sony is set to capture the magic of Foam City once again -- in their latest ad for the recently announced TG3 HD Handycam (currently the world's smallest full HD camcorder).
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- FMXIQ and PDRT Have Been On BUYINS.NET Naked Short List For 13 Consecutive Trading Days.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 October 2005-BUYINS.NET: FMXIQ and PDRT Have Been On BUYINS.NET Naked Short List For 13 Consecutive Trading DaysC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:17102005 www.buyins.net, announced today that these select companies have been on the NASDAQ, AMEX and NYSE naked short threshold...
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- NASA uncovers cause of insulation failures
- HOUSTON -- NASA engineers have concluded that flawed manufacturing caused the fuel-tank insulation failure that forced the most recent shutdown of the program. And they hope to have it resolved in time for a launch next May, officials said Friday. The schedule depends on a full...
- Research articles 2005-10-15
- NASA says it will never stop debris falling from shuttle
- WASHINGTON AFP — NASA was warned before the Discovery blasted off this week that it had not fully corrected problems that caused the Columbia disaster and now it has no firm idea when US shuttles will fly again. The loss of a piece of insulation foam from a fuel...
- Research articles 2005-07-28
- Trade name listings.
- 101 Concentrate--Thermo Manufacturing 18 Perfectseal--Karnak Corp. 19 ULTra--Karnak Corp. 192 One-note--Karnak Corp. 1-PART pourable sealer[TM]--Chem Link 229AR Elastomeric--Karnak Corp. 3M Roofing Granules[TM]--3M 522[TM]--Vector Technologies Ltd. 624[TM]--Vector...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Green foam 'krathong' float help keep rivers clean in Thailand.
- By Sujintana Hemtasilpa, Bangkok Post, Thailand Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 18--Thai Foam Co, a major foam manufacturer, has launched a "green foam krathong" made entirely of biodegradable materials in anticipation of next week's Loy Krathong holiday. The foam...
- Research articles 2004-11-18
- Sony's Alpha Cameras Capture the Fleeting Moments of Foam City in Digital Detail
- Sony takes us back to Foam City for their latest ad -- and this time the Alpha 350 camera comes under the spotlight.
- Research articles 2008-05-16
- Polyurethane Furniture Foam Is Behind Hundreds of Fatal Home Fires Each Year.
- Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 28--Polyurethane foam is everywhere in our homes -- in our furniture, our mattresses, under carpets, in recliners, couches and pillows, and it's a substance so flammable that it is sometimes referred to as solid ...
- Research articles 2003-09-28
- Manager: 'We were all trying to do the right thing'
- SPACE CENTER, Houston -- With tears in her eyes, the NASA manager who dismissed the possibility during Columbia's doomed flight that the shuttle had been seriously damaged by foam defended her decisions Tuesday and said no one should be blamed for the tragedy. "We were all trying...
- Research articles 2003-07-23
- Spinning chunk hit shuttle wing
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The chunk of foam insulation that smacked into the edge of Columbia's left wing during liftoff was tumbling when it struck, almost certainly strengthening the blow, the accident investigator in charge of foam-firing tests said Tuesday. "Based on the first really analytic look at...
- Research articles 2003-05-14
- NASA spinoffs: Bring space technology down to earth
- If you've ever used a laptop computer, had a CAT scan, flown in a commercial airliner, or driven a car, you've benefited from NASA technology. Ideas originally developed for use in space programs from Apollo to the International Space Station have been transferred to the private sector and have found...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- NASA eyeing options to keep foam intact
- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA is studying three options for a major redesign of an area on the space shuttle's external fuel tank where debris broke loose and struck Columbia during launch. March 26 briefing documents from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration obtained by the Orlando Sentinel...
- Research articles 2003-04-05
- Paint primer may have weakened wing's edge
- HOUSTON -- A paint primer leaching off NASA's launch towers may have formed tiny holes in the leading edge of Columbia's left wing, weakening it enough to break when struck by a chunk of foam during liftoff, accident investigators said Tuesday. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Barry...
- Research articles 2003-04-02
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