Word: fiberizers
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...taco on a plate is made of asphalt tile. Every object is rigidly held in place by epoxy, preserved in fiber glass, sometimes flocked to give it a mysterious felt texture. Point of it all? "People in any context are a reason for a tableau," says Kienholz, "this speaks volumes about our present society...
...says, "and we intend to keep it." Koratron has lately extended its process to knitted goods, sponsors studies at the Stanford Research Institute to explore additional uses. It is also cooperating with Department of Agriculture chemists in experiments to find a way to shrinkproof and permanently crease wool, one fiber that still resists artificial processing. If the researchers succeed, men will one day be able to toss wool suits into washers, put them on again without ironing...
...wheat and corn seemed as immutable as original sin. Today, thanks to the 1954 Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act-the Food for Peace program -the U.S. has whittled the hoard to less burdensome levels by simply selling, bartering and giving away $14 billion worth of surplus food and fiber in eleven years. In 1964 alone, Food for Peace shipments totaled $1.7 billion, one-third of all U.S. foreign...
...date, mechanized equipment. The main obstacle to modernization: as profits shrink, companies are finding it increasingly difficult to shoulder the high costs of automating their plants. Many are turning to synthetics, but in doing so must compete against the greater experience and entrenched position of existing synthetic-fiber producers...
...fast-growing market for fiber-tipped pens, now dominated by Japanese imports, Scripto has just introduced a Dacron-tipped version called Scriptip, which it hopes will out strip its competitors by providing a greater ink supply and a finer, longer-lasting nib at a lower price (39? v. 49? for most others...