An Adequate Stockpile of Copper -- in Ingots, Bars, or Other Convenient Shapes -- is Essential to All Industry in Peace as Well as in War. The Cost of Such a Stockpile Would be Low; It Would Represent an Investment Which Never Would be Wasted...
While There Are Many Startlingly New and Revolutionary Developments in Metallurgical Sciences Just Over the Horizon, Some of the Most Important Advancements Will Consist Merely of Taking Fuller Advantage of Established Principles...
In Addition to Its Better-Known Functions of Compressing Bulky Records Into Minute Spaces, Microfilming Is More Than Paying Its Way by Simplifying, or Completely Eliminating, Many Cumbersome Tasks...
Installed for a Wide Variety of Applications Throughout the Entire Metals Industry, Electronic Controlling and Measuring Devices Have Gone Far Toward Removing the Variable Human Factor From Many Production Processes...
New Operating Techniques Applied to the Ancient Practice of Casting Are Resulting in Products Which Come From Molds With Qualities Obtainable Otherwise Only by Wroughting
Power Fans and Ventilators, Replacing With Cool Night Air the Heat Accumulated in a Building During the Day, Can Provide Comfortable Indoor Air Temperatures Which Would Be Obtainable Otherwise Only Through the Installation of Vastly More Expensive Equipment...
Editor's Note: The accompanying article is the second of four, adapted by permission from papers presented at a recent Standard Oil Development Company seminar on Fuels of the Future. Each paper deals with different phases of fuels for engines of types now in use, under development, or projected...
