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July 25, 2016 10:16 am -04

Super-fast magnetic motor keeps tiny satellites on track

Satellites often rely on reaction wheels, or constantly spinning flywheels, to tweak their attitudes without using precious fuel. However, they tend to be very delicate -- since they use ball bearings, they spin relatively slowly (under 6,000RPM), ta...

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