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Walker, M. A.

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Dynamic telerobotic control of crystallization experiments

A dynamically controlled system has been used to prepare crystals of lysozyme. The temperature of the crystallization chamber was adjusted based upon a scintillation signal used to detect the degree of nucleation and incipient crystal growth. Experiments conducted in one country were controlled and monitored by researchers in another, providing the first demonstration of telerobotic control of a protein crystallization experiment.

Ward, K. B.↗

More-Uniform Heat Curing for Structural Repairs

Copper lining helps to distribute heat under heating blanket. Bond during setup employs heating blanket over copper sheet within vacuum bag. Copper sheet smoothes out temperature distribution under hotspots in heater. Method applicable to uniformly heating such low-thermal-conductivity metals as titanium or stainless steel.

Bauer, P. E.↗