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Success stories - Page 2 of 3 - SciSpacE

SciSpacE Success stories

Some success stories resulting from ESA SciSpacE activities.

Boiling. We research. You benefit.

Physical Sciences

Did you know that in microgravity you can better study the boiling process? Boiling is a very common process in our everyday

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Metal Fuels. We research. You benefit.

Physical Sciences

Did you know that in microgravity we are preparing one of the most promising fuels for the future? Microgravity is helping to

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Metallurgy. We research. You Benefit.

Physical Sciences

Did you know that in microgravity you can better study liquid metals and how they solidify? Research in space on metallurgy helps

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Space foam

Physical Sciences

This picture shows one of the first images of foam formed inside the Fluid Science Laboratory in Europe’s space laboratory Columbus.

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Plasma medicine – how space science improves patient care

Physical Sciences

When cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev took the first plasma chamber onto the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001, to investigate complex dusty plasma

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The Incredible ASIM: Distant galaxy edition

Physical Sciences

The Atmosphere–Space Interactions Monitor, or ASIM for short, is a first-of-its-kind complement of instruments on the International Space Station. Dubbed the ‘space

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Space vs. materials – orbital testing outside Space Station

Physical Sciences

Space leaves its mark on materials: exposure to such a harsh environment can darken, crack or crater their surfaces – or even

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No fire in the sky: preventing an astronaut’s worst nightmare

Physical Sciences

“A risky and dangerous situation,” recalls ESA astronaut Reinhold Ewald of the in-orbit fire he experienced aboard the Mir space station back

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Just add bubbles for cooler future spacecraft

Physical Sciences

From soft drinks to hot tubs, people add bubbles to liquids for many different reasons. ESA engineers think bubbles produced at the

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Where is up and where is down?

Life Sciences

Ground-Based Facilities (GBF)
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