Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : nitrox , n :
(metallurgy) An industrial process for case hardening (imparting greater surface hardness to) metal objects, involving nitrocarburizing (the diffusion of carbon and nitrogen into the metal) followed by oxidation. (underwater diving) A mixture of nitrogen and oxygen, the nitrogen content being lower than what is normally present in air, which is used in place of air as a breathing gas. British diving engineer Henry Fleuss, who invented the first commercially practical scuba rebreather, was born on this day in 1851.

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Hello guys, We're here with some new information from NASA :
A D.C. Department of Transportation employee removes a paper cover from the "Hidden Figures Way" street sign in front of NASA Headquarters at the corner of 3rd and E Street SW.

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Our new 'Word Of The Day' article update : tokamak , n :
(nuclear physics) A torus-shaped chamber used in nuclear fusion research in which a plasma is magnetically confined. Today is Russia Day, the national day of the Russian Federation.

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