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Israeli Artificial Diamonds Being Tested in International Space Station


(Jerusalem Post) Judy Siegel-Itzkovich - Artificial diamonds "grown" at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and sent to space on the Atlantis international space station are being hung outside to test whether there was any damage from the atomic oxygen that attacks materials based on carbon. Their resistance to damage in space can determine if they are suited to future uses in satellites.
2009-12-25 08:30:37
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