The Interaction Point, November7, 2003

November 7, 2003

First Evidence that Black Holes Lack Surfaces By Heather Rock Woods Looking for bright x-ray bursts in space, a research team headed by SLAC, the E.O. Hulburt Center for Space Research at the Naval Research Laboratory and the NASA Ames Research Center has nailed down a distinctive quality of black holes. See whole story...	Vacuum Group is an Integral Part of SLAC’s Successes By Anna Gosline Thanks to the hard work of Vacuum Group technicians, physicists and supervisors, particle beams can speed their way unhindered to new discoveries in high energy physics. See whole story...
KIPAC Holds Kick-off Event By Linda DuShane White The Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology (KIPAC) held a Kick-Off Party on October 18, an event designed to introduce Kavli to the astrophysics community. See whole story...	SSRL Sees Why Airplane Blades Fail Sooner than Expected By Heather Rock Woods Studies at SSRL have helped show how and why turbine blades—which normally experience significant stresses during flying—will fatigue more than 100 times sooner than expected from foreign object damage. See whole story...

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