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Carbon fibre stretches from comet to machine tools

Ultra-light carbon-fibre rods used to stiffen a comet probe's legs are now being harnessed by a German manufacturer to boost the precision and efficiency of their laser cutters.
Right now, the rods in question are on a collision course with a comet - literally.
In 2014 ESA's Rosetta spacecraft will end a decade-long chase through space by catching up with Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko.
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