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Stories about: centrifuges

High-Gravity Research Carried Out at ESTEC The European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC), in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, is the home of the Large Diameter Centrifuge (LDC), a massive instrument that can be used to test various aspects related to high-gravity science for months on end. The LDC, which was developed and funded by the European Spac... 30 September 2011 09:33 GMT JWST Structure Undergoes Spin Tests The hardware structure that will support the scientific payload on the American space agency's next-generation space telescope has recently been put through its paces at a NASA science facility. The component managed to finish all assessments with flying colors. The reason why NASA is conducting these tests is t... 27 May 2011 10:57 GMT Salad Mixers Used as Blood Centrifuges Two undergraduate students from the Rice University have recently created an innovative medical device, which they say could help save some lives starting this summer. The students explain that they basically derived a fully-fledged centrifuge for blood separation using nothing more than a salad mixer. If their plan ... 4 May 2010 08:53 GMT