The Mission of Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA (2001) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction and Background
1 Introduction and Background
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Fluic} physics also has a crucial role in the space program in support of the effort to develop new technologies or to adapt existing technologies. The fluid physics program encompasses five major research areas: interracial phenomena, biological fluid dynamics, dynamics and instabilities, complex fluids, and multiphase flows and phase change.
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Fundamental Physics Research Program Fundamental physics research employs the Microgravity environment to study the basic laws that govern the physical world on all length scales, from the microscopic to the cosmic. Prior to the early ~ 990s, the fundamental physics program centered on condense matter physics, in particular the physics of continuous phase transitions or critical phenomena.
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For example, work on protein folding, biodegradable polymers, and techniques for levitation of cells in magnetic field gradients was funded through the most recent Fundamental Physics NASA Research Announcement. There are a few programs centered on nanoparticle formation in the PSD materials science program, such as those studying nanoparticle formation in glasses, formation of nanoparticles from a vapor, and growth of composite nanoparticles.
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