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The team designs a prototype fuel gauge for the orbit

[ad_1] Many satellites perform very important and profitable tasks, but some may be deactivated with fuel still in the tank due to current methods of measuring the amount of fuel. Improved fuel gauges could help ensure satellites stay operational longer and time in orbit is longer. Credits: NASA Jet Propulsion …

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Bacteria could mine the metals in space

[ad_1] If giant structures to excavate extraterrestrial soil are still science fiction scenarios, space mining is already a reality in small structures the size of a matchbox aboard the International Space Station (ISS) – and of course the miners are not. . humans but rather bacteria. The 18 prototypes for …

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The advanced atomic clock is a better dark matter detector

[ad_1] Cartoon depicting a clock looking for dark matter. Credit: Hanacek / NIST JILA researchers used a state-of-the-art atomic clock to narrow the search for elusive dark matter, an example of how continual improvements in watches have value beyond timekeeping. Older atomic clocks operating at microwave frequencies have already searched …

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The study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale

[ad_1] IMAGE: A Los Alamos study reveals how production pressures can be optimized to efficiently recover natural gas. View More Credit: stock image LOS ALAMOS, NM, November 12, 2020 – A new hydrocarbon study contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy to more …

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The study reveals how to improve natural gas production in shale

[ad_1] LOS ALAMOS, NM, November 12, 2020 – A new hydrocarbon study contradicts conventional wisdom about how methane is trapped in rock, revealing a new strategy to more easily access the precious energy resource. “The most challenging problem facing the shale energy industry is the very low recovery rate of …

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