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...that supply, chemist James Butler passed a sample of the gas over a filament of tungsten glowing at 4,000 degrees F. To his delight, a sparkling film of synthetic diamonds began to appear. The searing heat had knocked carbon atoms loose from the methane, allowing them to settle, layer by layer, into crystal patterns...
Once probable cause has been established, a case goes through a layer of legal review, after which MCAD seeks conciliation to "secure your rights and to eliminate any unlawful discrimination." And if things still do not work out, the agency holds a public hearing on the case, at which both parties are represented by lawyers...
...other snag involved the scraping off of a layer of paint on one of Discovery's small jet thrusters used to position the shuttle in orbit. But it was found that underlayers of the thermal paint were intact, and that the thruster could be bypassed if need...
...nuclear," Palmer declared. He said his group contained a broad spectrum of people opposed to the measure, including environmentalists who fear for the ozone layer if other methods of obtaining energy are used...
...moment the archaeologists came upon the coffin in the 1,500-year-old tomb near the coastal Peruvian village of Sipan, they sensed they were on the verge of a historic find. Working with rubber air bulbs and artists' brushes, they gently cleaned away layer after layer of earth with painstaking precision, recording each with sketches and photographs. After they had labored for two months, their efforts began to pay off: slowly, breathtakingly, the gilded remains of a Moche warrior-priest began to emerge. The ancient form, surrounded by an array of what appeared to be family members and retainers...