Laboratories

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This Beautiful Laboratory Has Curves

1:20AM February 11, 2011 | Sam Biddle

Instead of stacking four floors atop one another, architectural firm Rafael Vinoly created this long, slithering, curvaceous research building for UCSF, snaking its way down a hillside atop earthquake-resistant stilts. A green roof up top only heightens the structure’s looks. More »


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Forget Dull White Coats: Laboratory Life Is Fascinating

11:20AM November 5, 2010 | Sam Biddle

If you don’t work inside one, you might expect laboratory work to be humdrum. But throughout history, some spectacular scenes have occurred in labs across the world. LIFE brings us a gallery of these moments – from the impressive to the strange. More »


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NASA’s Next Mars Mission Gets Delayed Until 2011

12:30AM December 6, 2008 | John Mahoney

Looks like Mars Phoenix (or Mars Phoenix’s ghost) will have to wait another two years for a new companion–the Mars Science Laboratory, originally planned for a launch next year, has been delayed until 2011.

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NASA Moving Forward With Its Mars Nuclear Destroyer Lasertank

8:03PM October 17, 2008 | John Herrman

Following weeks of doubts about the future of the Mars Science Laboratory, the one-ton, nuclear powered, laser-shooting next generation of the waning Mars Phoenix, Lockheed Martin has shipped the vital “backshell” for the landing module, confirming that building is still under way. They also produced a video detailing the amazing landing procedure for the craft, during which a hovering “skycrane” lowers the rover to the ground before dutifully smashing itself into the surface a safe distance away.

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