Scientific American Magazine

When Other Metals Reach the Economic Vanishing Point, the Seas Will Still Hold Unlimited Quantities of Magnesium. Today, this Remarkable Metal is Slowly Gaining in a Competitive Market. Its Strength, Machinability, and Lightness are Important Benefits

Resistant to Corrosion, Reflects Heat Well

Aided by the Fats Shortages of Two World Wars, "Soapless" Soaps are Moving in Rapidly on Tasks Long Regarded as Soap's Own Province: More than 300 Wetting Agents, Detergents, and Emulsifiers are Now Made. Many are Specialized; Others, General Purpose

May Help Prevent Weakness of Blood Vessels

Packaging, the last Step in Production, is Often the All-Important First Step in Merchandising. Whether Precision Parts Need Protection, Or Elegant Dainties Call for Plus-Feature Packages, Plastics are Available in More than 30 Basic Types and Many Colors to Aid the Sale

Prevents Leakage, is Light and Flexible

Many Hand Operations in Wiring Various Electrical and Electronic Mechanisms Can be Eliminated by the Use of Sprayed Metal Coatings, Pre-Formed and Welded Harnesses, and Metallic Paints Applied Through Silk Screens. Costs Can be Reduced and Efficiency Increased

Charges Batteries or Operates Radio Equipment

Not so Dramatic as Some Petroleum Developments, but Holding a Vital Interest for Oil Heat Users, is the Current Transition to Better and Somewhat Different Cat-Cracked Fuel Oils. Efficient Heating Will Depend on Proper Adaptations of Present Burners to a New Oil Diet

Gives Improved Diesel Performance

To Apply Heat Where and When Wanted, and in Exactly the Right Amount, Has Long Been a Dream of Metal-Working Industries. Now Contoured Ceramics, High-Frequency Currents, Controlled-Atmosphere Furnaces, and Molten-Salt Baths Give Precision to Heating Processes

Now Made from Stainless To Gain in Quality

Analyzed in Terms of Accident Causes, Private Flying's Safety Record Clearly Shows the High Price of Recklessness. Sane Flight, However, is Relatively Safe. In a Determined Effort to Cut the Toll, Government and Industry Now Combine in an All-Out, Safe-Flying Campaign

Provides Test Conditions For Engines and Propellers

Vital Technical and Economic Significance Attaches to New Power Plant that Will First Challenge Diesel and Steam Power on the Rails. Of Prime Importance is the Promise of Saving Dwindling Oil Reserves. Further, it Will Eliminate Water Supply and Boiler Problems

Magnified Four Times by Indirect Losses

Is Fluorescent Type, Operates on Battery