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Basalt fiber is raining down in Hawaii
Erupting Kilauea volcano occasionally spurts volcanic gases and natural basalt fiber stretched out from the fountaining basalt lava.
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Rodrigo Romo, PISCES: Our research in basalts can offer benefits to Hawaii
Rodrigo Romo, Program Director for PISCES, told us why basalt fiber manufacturers got interested in the Hawaii basalts and how aerospace technologies can contribute to the state economy.
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NASA joined the project of testing basalts in Hawaii
A Hawaii state aerospace agency is a joint recipient of the $118,690 NASA grant provided to research and develop space construction technology based on local basalts.
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Hawaii intends to develop basalt production
The first $200 000 from state budget for a basalt fiber manufacturing plant will be allocated within the next year. Hawaii House and Senate conferees agreed on this funding for fiscal years 2018 and 2019.
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Hawaii-based Aerospace agency eyes funding for basalt research
As the Agency’s management emphasizes, the implementation of modern basalt technologies should contribute both to the state’s economic development and space exploration.
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