Portal:Technology/Did you know/9


 * ... that the Z machine, operated by Sandia National Laboratories, is the most powerful x-ray generator in the world?
 * ... that the Open NAND Flash Interface Working Group is developing a standardized interface for NAND flash, the memory used in flash drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players?
 * ... that the lob bomb is a newly developed form of airborne improvised explosive device made from a propane tank, and used by insurgents in Iraq against U.S. forces?
 * ... that although the nuclear policy of the United States regulates the nuclear energy industry more strictly than most others, there have been 52 incidents costing an estimated $8.56 billion?
 * ... that the Explorer 32 (pictured) satellite was able to determine the density of the upper atmosphere through ground-based observations of the effect of drag on the satellite?