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A Practical Road to Lightweight Cars
Sure, we could make the leap to a plastic “supercar” but who could afford to buy it? The auto industry can get just as far, and achieve lower costs, by taking one step at a time.
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January 1997
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Winning Through Cooperation
The head of Sematech, the pioneering joint venture created to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry, talks about the direction of U.S. research and development and the power of collaborative thinking.
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Ehrlichs´ Fables
The public hears fantastic tales that all is well with the environment and government regulations stifle economic growth. Two prominent environmental scientists argue that promoters of this “don´t worry be happy” point of view have their heads in the sand
Paul R. Ehrlich and Anne H. Ehrlich
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Oral Ecology
Dental researchers are making significant strides in identifying the microorganisms that colonize the mouth. To head off serious decay and disease, scientists are developing tools that prevent these microbes from gaining a foothold.
Jane E. Stevens
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