The combination of plasma and digital video recorders may get most people thinking about big-screen TV viewing. But on the International Space Station, that linkage is just another setup for, well, far-out research. Earlier this year, German research house Kayser-Threde GmbH wanted to study “dusty plasma” matter characteristics in a weightless condition.
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German research house Kayser-Threde GmbH wanted to study “dusty plasma” matter characteristics in a weightless condition.
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German research house Kayser-Threde GmbH wanted to study “dusty plasma” matter characteristics in a weightless condition.
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