Manufacturing an Silicon X-Ray Optic (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Manufacturing an Silicon X-Ray Optic

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Scientist Will Zhang has created a manufacturing facility to create a new-fangled X-ray optic made of silicon. This image shows the buffing machine to remove imperfections from the mirror's surface.

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Credits: NASA/W. Hrybyk

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