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A detailed look at the engineering process behind redesigning an optical slit, from failed razor blade experiments to a successful 50 micron copper foil solution validated with a sodium lamp test.

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In the era of precision cosmology, research often means big science: large observatories, highly complex instruments, international collaborations and substantial funding. Yet even in such an advanced ...

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