Fused silica pioneer Hyde reshaped modern optics and tech
Corning chemist Frank Hyde developed a method to produce ultra pure fused silica in bulk in 1934. The material enabled Palomar telescope mirrors, Hubble, Space Shuttle windows, microchip lenses, and optical fiber communications, driving a global multi billion dollar industry.
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Fairy tale court educates Roseville students in mock trials
In Roseville Michigan elementary schools, Project Challenge stages mock trials with fairy tale figures like Wile E Coyote and Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk to teach law and citizens rights. Judges and six attorneys from the Macomb County Bar Association preside as students enact cases from Oz to Little Bo Peep revealing legal concepts and trial procedures.
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