NASA researchers are planning to create the coldest spot in the known universe inside the International Space Station. âWeâre going to study matter at temperatures far colder than are found naturally,â says Rob Thompson of JPL. Heâs the Project Scientist for NASAâs Cold Atom Lab, an atomic ârefrigeratorâ slated for launch to the ISS in 2016. We aim to push effective temperatures down to 100 pico-Kelvin.. A new ScienceCast video explores the strange quantum realm of NASA's new Cold Atom Lab.
onychomalacia onÂ·yÂ·choÂ·maÂ·laÂ·ciÂ·a (Ån'Ä­-kÅ'mÉ-lÄ'shÄ-É, -shÉ) n. Abnormal softness of the fingernails or toenails.
osteomalacia. softening of the bones, resulting from impaired mineralization, with excess accumulation of osteoid, caused by a vitamin D deficiency in adults. A similar condition in children is called rickets.steomalacia is a bone disease that occurs in adults and is caused by a prolonged period of vitamin D deficiency. Mentioned in: Bone X Rays, Laxatives, Vitamin D Deficiency.