coating

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After the first uncrewed test flight, Artemis I, engineers found that chunks of the heat shield's coating had cracked and broken away during a two‑stage "skip" re‑entry manoeuvre.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

"We conduct research on thin ceramic films, such as those used for coating high-performance cutting tools," explain Erwin Peck and Balint Hajas.

From Science Daily • Mar. 29, 2026

“She had difficulties already in her life, and there’s no sugar coating that. So we had to navigate this argument that what social-media addiction does is it preys upon the vulnerable more times than not.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

It’s a Wednesday afternoon in West Hollywood, one day after the city was blanketed in a light coating of rain.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

“We feel the water taps in the dark. They are covered with a thin coating of ice, so it is difficult to open them,” Sofya said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein