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The Army says the need for such a system was brought home by the gulf war, which presented a number of dicey identification problems. In one case, a pound of tissue turned over by the Iraqis had to be matched against beard shavings taken from a missing soldier's electric...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: DNA Dog Tag or Genetic ID? | 6/22/1992 | See Source »

In his writing, as in his life, Bill had little use for ostentatious frills. His friend Tom Sancton, a senior editor, recalls that Bill liked to quote Mahatma Gandhi's admonition: "Simplify your needs." Long after the rest of us switched to electric typewriters, and later computers, he continued pounding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From The Managing Editor: Jun. 15, 1992 | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

Intersource estimates that a single E-Lamp could save homeowners anywhere from $50 to $100 in electric bills over a 15-to-20 year period. A standard 100-watt incandescent bulb costs 75 cents and burns as long as 250 days. With a standard bulb, only 5% of the electricity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shine On, and On . . . | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

The big name in bulbs, General Electric, claims to have developed equivalent technology two decades ago, but chose not to pursue it. In 1986 GE executives toured Diablo Research and examined the E-Lamp project before Intersource obtained the marketing rights. But GE dismissed the idea that there was a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Shine On, and On . . . | 6/15/1992 | See Source »

Environmentalists probably had the most to celebrate. The House bill not only bars new offshore drilling for the next decade but also offers incentives for companies that develop alternative, renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. It requires the government to buy vehicles that run on non- gasoline fuels...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: An Energetic Compromise | 6/8/1992 | See Source »

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