Talk:Stardust@home

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[edit] Aerogel shape

I didn't like the term aerogel film when I wrote it, but it seems the detector is nothing like a cube, more of a thin slice (or several of them). Now it reads "a set of aerogel blocks". Can we possibly find a description or a diagram that works for people who have never seen the detector? Algae 09:03, 19 January 2006 (UTC)

As far as I know it is a block of ~1 cm thick. It is only the top 100 micrometer or so that is being scanned by the microscope. Bas

[edit] New Section

I have Uploaded a new Image and will be making a new paragaph for it. I have to go now so I will leave the In Progress section bellow. Please work on it and when it is ready we will add it to the article.--E-Bod 06:55, 14 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Virtual microscope