Portal:Technology/Did you know/9

... that the Z machine, operated by Sandia National Laboratories, is the most powerful x-ray generator in the world?
... that the Open NAND Flash Interface Working Group is developing a standardized interface for NAND flash, the memory used in flash drives, digital cameras, and MP3 players?
... that the lob bomb is a newly developed form of airborne improvised explosive device made from a propane tank, and used by insurgents in Iraq against U.S. forces?
... that although the nuclear policy of the United States regulates the nuclear energy industry more strictly than most others, there have been 52 incidents costing an estimated $8.56 billion?
... that the Explorer 32 (pictured) satellite was able to determine the density of the upper atmosphere through ground-based observations of the effect of drag on the satellite?