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...small screwdriver used to adjust gyroscopes, General Electric had charged the Navy $780 apiece. New price: $45. For a rubber nose pad on a torpedo, Aerojet-General had charged the Navy $381. New price: $7.50. For a two-foot fiberglass cover for the radarscope of an A-6 bomber, Grumman had charged the Navy $1,800. New price...
Saying that he came to Harvard to "get to know the American degree system," Wu noted that Chinese students adjust "fairly well to a drastically different system...
With Nissan's voice system, the driver can tell the car to go faster, slower, turn on the lights or radio or adjust the seat and mirrors. The car will respond to as many as 26 commands preregistered, in any language, on its voice recognizer...
Perhaps the most intriguing car at the show was the MX-02, Mazda's prototype family car of the 1990s. When the driver punches in the right combination, the door opens, and the seat, mirrors and steering wheel automatically adjust to his preprogrammed requirements. The car also has a four-wheel steering system that will move the computer-controlled rear wheels sideways for easy parking and allow for more comfort in cornering...
...Wipers that sense rain on the windshield and also adjust their speed automatically to heavier or lighter rain...