The company's prototype, launched aboard a SpaceX rocket in the summer, is designed to test how the space environment can enhance material performance. In microgravity, semiconductor atoms can form into a near-perfect crystalline structure, while the vacuum above Earth virtually eliminates contamination from airborne particles. The combination promises to yield......
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US imposes sanctions on 4 Venezuelan oil firms and 4 more tankers in Maduro crackdown
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Mississippi man serving an illegal sentence granted clemency, weeks after his brother
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Federal ruling blocks Hawaii’s climate change tourist tax on cruise ships
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Gospel singer Richard Smallwood dies at 77, leaving a legacy that inspired many in music
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Mali and Burkina Faso impose retaliatory travel ban on US nationals
Mali and Burkina Faso have banned U.S. citizens from entering their countries
Georgia judge tosses landmark racketeering charges against ‘Cop City’ protesters
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