Tiny pure-gold pin is 'pulsing heart' of European space mission - MINING.COM - MINING.com

A minuscule gold pin is one of the few materials able to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere.

The device is part of the materials being developed to withstand the highly-erosive individual oxygen atoms prevailing at the top of the atmosphere, the result of standard oxygen molecules of the sam… [+998 chars]

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