Word: compaction
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...that latches onto and coats itself with bits of inorganic materials, including gold and cobalt oxide. That turns each long, tubular virus into what amounts to a minuscule length of wire. Coax these nanowires to line up, and you have the components of a battery that is far more compact and powerful than anything available...
Skocpol was chair of the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, which recently issued a “Compact to Enhance Teaching and Learning at Harvard.” The report calls for teaching to have “major and equal weight” with research...
...report on compact fluorescent lightbulbs (): I own two hybrid vehicles and am as green as anyone, but I don't encourage rushing out to replace incandescent lightbulbs. A CFL may consume 75% less energy to generate the equivalent light, but my furnace has to make up for the heat no longer provided by the incandescent bulb. Since there are also disposal issues (CFLs contain mercury), I suggest that CFLs be used only in the refrigerator. Richard Wilhelm, Port Angeles, Washington...
...report on compact fluorescent lightbulbs (cfls): I own two hybrid vehicles and am as green as anyone, but I don't encourage rushing out to replace incandescent lightbulbs. A cfl may consume 75% less energy to generate the equivalent light, but my furnace has to make up for the heat no longer provided by the incandescent bulb. Since there are also disposal issues (cfls contain mercury), I suggest that cfls be used only in the refrigerator. Richard Wilhelm, PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON...
...join the many admiring colleagues who are grateful for her service, and I hope still to benefit from her ideas and her thoughtful counsel going forward.” Skocpol was chair of the Task Force on Teaching and Career Development, which recently issued a “Compact to Enhance Teaching and Learning at Harvard.” The report calls for teaching to have “major and equal weight” with research. Skocpol said she intends to stay “just as involved” in discussions on that report despite her decision...