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The Sad State Of One Of The Most Iconic Buildings In The US

This sad gigantic building is the mighty Hangar One, one of the largest freestanding structures in the world. At a whooping eight acres (32,000sqm) it’s also one of NASA’s biggest buildings. It has seen better days.

21 May 2008

Science

Are Nanotubes the New Asbestos?

A new study has found that carbon nanotubes—if inhaled—could be as dangerous as asbestos. This is not only problematic for a future of semiconductors that would like to exploit the technology, but the goods already on the market now that use nanotubes in composite mixtures, like baseball bats and tennis rackets.

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