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The Labs That Go Boom: The Propulsion Research Center Builds A Better Rocket

Home base for some of tomorrow's great rocket scientists
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The Labs That Go Boom: The Shock Compression Laboratory Smashes Planets

Crashing celestial bodies, without the collateral damage
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The Labs That Go Boom: The DHS Center of Excellence Destroys IEDs

Learning to stop bombmakers--even before an explosion goes off
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The Labs That Go Boom: The Trauma Mechanics Research Initiative Crushes Skulls

Fun for students, but tough luck for the crash-test dummy
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The Labs That Go Boom: The Plasma Physics Laboratory Makes Miniature Suns

Cranking out plasma at 100 million degrees
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The Labs That Go Boom: How to Run a Nuclear Reactor

And how to mutate plant seeds using radiation
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The Labs That Go Boom: The Center for Defense Chemistry Fingerprints Explosions

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The Labs That Go Boom: The Lightning Research Lab Builds its Own Bolts

Where students study the phenomenon, and get to play Zeus
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The Labs That Go Boom: The Beckman Laser Institute and Medical Clinic Deploys Photon Torpedoes

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The Labs That Go Boom: The Explosives Engineering Lab Executes Flawless Demolitions

For students interested in building perfect blasts