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20 "Teflon" TFE-fluorocarbon resin finish, used for no-stick cookwaare, was a scientific serendipity, discovered by Du Pont scientists while at work on other research. In the command space ship, 15 miles of wiring are covered with "Teflon" resin. For the space suit, glass fibers are coated with "Teflon," then woven into a fabric. This layer was designed to provide fire protection and to guard against high speed dust particles. Taken from a 1970s DuPont poster. |
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