
Industrial Trends, December 1940

Industrial Trends, December 1940

Lightless Light
Black Light--Unseen Rays--Causes Many Materials to Glow, Has Practical Uses

Industrial Trends, October 1940

Roots are Pumps
Research Shows Capillary Attraction Has Little To Do With Sap Circulation

Industrial Trends, September 1940

No Short-Cut Horticulture
Plant Growth Chemicals Require Painstaking Care. Promise Significant Results

Industrial Trends, August 1940

Achievements in Textiles
Commonplace Fabrics with Superior Chaacteristics Given by Special Treatments

Industrial Trends, July 1940

Tantalum--New Old Metal
Unsurpassed In Many Uses, Especially Chemical Equipment, Has Passivity of Glass, Strength of Steel, Hard Tools Made by Powder Metallurgy

Debutante Metal--Beryllium
Large Supplies, Makes Extremely Hard Alloys of Copper, Other Metals, Low Percentage is Needed Research Finding New Alloys, New Uses

Noise Control
Necessity, Not a Fad, Controlled at Source, Stopped or Damped by Scientific Design, Improved Efficiency, Calm Nerves, Less Deafness

Powder Metallurgy
Tungsten Filaments Started It, Now Superior "Alloys" Made Without Melting, Components Retain Identity, Can Alloy Metals, Non-Metals

Boards from Fiber
Composition Boards Originated as Wall Coverings, Now Find Wide Use, Field of Use Constantly Widens, Manufacture, Research for Future

Grits for Grinding
Abrasives Important to Industry; Make Possible Improved Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, Precision Work; Abrasive Research Goes On....

Camera Engraving
Photo-Engraving Conquering a New, Difficult Field, Makes Printing Rolls for Textiles, Wall Paper, Certain Advantages over Older Methods

New Tires for Old
Retreading and Re-Capping, Carcasses Must Be Sound, Four Out of Five, Of Greatest Value When Cars and Trucks Are in Constant Service

Mass Power

Design For Sales
Industrial Design Promotes Profits . . . Not Mere Decoration . . . Built-in Appearance of Competency with Charm Expresses Machine Age . . . Quality Now Comes with Quantity . . . Competition is the Driving Force

Fences, Bridges, Zippers
Wire In Industry Everyday Life, For Man-Sized Jobs For Tinsel, Important New Electro-Galvanizing, Process "Tailor-Made" Wires

Highway Freighters
A Half-Billion Dollar Industry, Furnishes Flexible Transportation for a Wide Variety of Products, Sturdy Pneumatic Tires a Vital Factor...

Polygamous Molybdenum
Versatile Moly . . . Industrial Newcomer . . . Important for Alloying . . . Improves Physical Properties . . . Catalyst . . . Unusual Potentialities

After Cars Come Trailers
Mobile Homes for Everybody, What They Offer, Designs, Construction, Booming Trailer Industry, How Long Will it Boom?

Broiler Factories
Eggs and Broilers in Mass Production, Thousands of Hens Indoors in Cities, Scientific Management, Controlled Food, Climate