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SpaceRef - Microgravity Science - Material Science - Containerless Processing
Electrostatic Levitator - An article from 1998 at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center describing what some think to be the next generation in containerless processing. The Electrostatic Levitator (ESL) uses static electricity to suspend an object inside a vacuum chamber. While that happens, a laser heats the sample until it melts, so scientists can record a wide range of physical properties without contact with the container.
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