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...methane. An electrolysis system then decomposes the water into oxygen-for breathing-and hydrogen that is used to feed the catalyti c reactor. Reluctant to waste even the squeal of this chemical pig, McDonnell Doug las engineers are working on spacecraft thrusters that can be powered with the methane byproduct of the process...
Continuous Spin. Oyama's longevity findings were an unexpected byproduct of experiments to learn something about the effects of prolonged space travel upon astronauts, who will soon be spending months in orbit under conditions of weightlessness, and exploring the moon, which has only one-sixth of earth's gravity. Reduced gravity over so long a period of time, space scientists fear, may produce effects that did not emerge during the relatively short manned space flights made to date...
...seclusiveness, his rebellion against his environment as well as the opposites of these traits--his striving for intellectual understanding and objectivity, his quest for all-embracing companionship, his search for answers from the adult world. In the presence of such routine inner turmoil, emotional stress is an everyday byproduct. In fact, in adolescence (an age which Erikson wryly says lasts "from puberty to maturity"), the psychological mechanisms which normally maintain emotional reactions within a reasonable range, swing so erratically that it is very hard to determine when the degree of stress is such that it is simply part of growing...
Youth Alliance was a byproduct of the Roxbury riot...
Characteristically, the Economist has not bothered to congratulate itself. As the editors see it, accurate prophecy is merely a byproduct of the magazine's job: analyzing international politics with a depth and detachment that few other publications ever match. Its calm authoritativeness has made it a favorite of political and business leaders in the U.S. as well as Britain. Exerting an influence far beyond its 90,000 circulation, the Economist blends concise reports of the week's news with lengthy analyses of key issues. It shuns abstractions and is seldom stuffy. The writing is pungent, specific, frequently touched...