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Armor-piercing projectiles.(SCIENCE SCENE)(Brief article)
Armor-piercing projectiles made of depleted uranium have caused concern among soldiers storing and using them. Now, scientists at the Department of Energy's Ames (Iowa) Laboratory are close to developing a new composite with an internal structure resembling fudge-ripple ice cream that actually is comprised of environmentally safe ...
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