Particles whipped up by landing rockets on the moon's surface could damage what was left behind by the Apollo missions, ruining its scientific and historic value.
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Also, the new polymer enables a surface to repair damage automatically, without the application of any other materials, meaning that the new surfaces should be affordable.
Major-General Henry Osman showed a video which he said showed bomb damage on surface-to-air missiles site near Kandahar.
Cosmic rays from a supernova would have scorched the moon, leaving signs of damage in surface minerals that could be visible to microscopes.
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However, he was refused permission by the Royal Parks Agency who feared the weight of the engine would damage the surface of The Mall.
S.C Johnson has apparently started offering phone and electronic friendly sanitizers, which would not damage the phones surface or electronics.
Some scientists believe that the reason BP is so big on the idea of using dispersants -- well, first of all, they say they believe that the oil can do just as much damage below the surface as it can do above the surface after being -- even after being dispersed.
There was damage only to specific surface regions of his brain, and the stains for amyloid came back negative.
Sleau Whallian Road and Bayrauye Road, from St Marks to Ballamodha, are both closed due to "substantial damage caused by excessive surface water".
Things like measuring and reducing attack surface, self-defending data, damage-potential effort ratios, fully homomorphic encryption, and end-to-end message confidentiality.
Forth Road Bridge managers have said they are "optimistic" no lasting damage was done to its road surface following a lorry spill of hydraulic fluid.
Drilling a few centimetres inside a rock provides a fresh sample that is free from the alteration that can occur at the surface as a result of weathering or radiation damage.
United Utilities said it was hampered by "the sheer volume of water and by the amount of damage that was caused to the road surface".
In MS the damage to myelin exposes channels on the surface of the axon, allowing potassium ions to leak out and thus dissipate the electrical current that carries nerve signals.
Scientists need to be sure that when the big hammer tool turns in a rock it breaks the surface into a useable powder that will not clog or damage the sample handling mechanism.
The extent of the damage is only beginning to come to the surface, but one thing is for sure: by the time all the dust settles, Americans will have a very different view about our financial system and the risks associated with excessive credit.
Many of them question whether cultural phenomena, including destruction layers, cultural-piercing features (man-made structures displaced by surface rupturing, e.g. viaducts), structural damage to buildings, indications of repairs, historical accounts and myths can be reliably used as earthquake indicators.
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Featuring sharp angles to take up less surface area, the compact main unit includes cardboard cushions to prevent any damage to furniture.
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The only reason the nets have remained underwater for so long, said Ginny Broadhurst, director of the Northwest Marine Conservation Initiative, is because the damage they are doing to the environment is invisible from the surface.
The elephant distributes its weight at least over all 4 feet, and even if standing on one leg, over the area of the one foot- you might actually get more damage from a good stomp with a heel that has a small surface area.
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The result is that any coating, such as an antibacterial layer, would be "self-repairing" after small amounts of damage, as the molecular chains just below the damaged layer re-cover the surface.
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