That changed in the mid-1980s, when microscopic sieves--spread throughout steel tubes 30 feet long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter--were developed to filter out undesirable elements before the whey is dried to a powder for use in food manufacturing.

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That changed in the mid-1980s, when microscopic sieves--spread throughout steel tubes that are 10 meters long and 10 to 12 centimeters in diameter--were developed to filter out undesirable elements before the whey was dried to a powder for use in food manufacturing.

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Forty-two radio dishes, each 20 feet in diameter, were powered up on Oct. 11, to scope out galaxies, black holes, and--maybe, just maybe--alien civilizations.

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