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Laser-based Missile Defense for Helicopters being Developed

By Guest PostSeptember 2, 2010Weaponsafghanistan, combat, fiber optics, helicopters, Iraq, laser technology, mid-infrared supercontinuum lasers, missiles, mohammed islam, shoulder-launched missiles, university of michigan

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Protecting helicopters in combat from heat-seeking missiles is the goal of new laser technology created at the University of Michigan and Omni Sciences, Inc., which is a U-M spin-off company.

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Rare Gold Coin in Israel

By Guest PostAugust 17, 2010Culture, Science2, 200-year-old coin, alexandria, andrea berlin, andrew booz, antiquities, donald ariel, egyptian ptolemies, hellenistic age, Iraq, Israel, israel museum, james r wiseman, Jerusalem, john g pedley, kelsey museum, kelsey museum of archaeology, lisa cakmak, ptolemaic egyptian queen, ptolemaic mint, seleucid empire, sharon herbert, sharon webb, tel kedesh, university of michigan, upper galilee

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Sharon Herbert and her team were wrapping up their dig at the Tel Kedesh site in Israel, sweeping the site in the 140-degree heat, when a student showed University of Michigan doctoral instructor Lisa Cakmak what he first thought was a gold candy wrapper.

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Good acrobat

By ShamsDecember 16, 20081 commentGeneraldepleted uranium, Iraq, President Bush, shoe

During his farewell visit to Iraq, President Bush wanted to say good-bye and fell great for his contributions, however, it ended in a embarrassing way (of course ‘little bit’ for him).

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Laser-based Missile Defense for Helicopters being Developed

Rare Gold Coin in Israel

Good acrobat