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In February, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (Wmap) satellite took the most detailed picture yet of the cosmic microwave background - an image of the infant cosmos when it was less than 400, 000 years old.
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They have found that heating the sand for about 90 seconds with a microwave generator (known as a magnetron) designed for a household microwave oven produces a thermal image that is detectable for 15-20 minutes.
ECONOMIST: Landmines
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One image of the innermost regions of our universe that is "mapped at microwave frequencies" looks like a badly smudged Polaroid.
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