Word: fibers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...many new ultracrafts, jet-powered engines have replaced outmoded rudders and propellers, allowing for vibration-free lightweight fiber glass or aluminum hulls and easy entry into shallow-water ports. According to London- based Designer Jon Bannenberg, who has six yachts in the works for Americans, high tech has just about revolutionized the business. "The perception of yachts was big, slow, rather old-fashioned," says Bannenberg. "Now people see something connected to the life they lead ashore. People who step out of their Porsches and Mercedes feel that they are stepping into today's technology...
Designers who favor aluminum hulls maintain they last indefinitely, hold three times as much fuel as fiber glass-hulled boats and are 15% faster. The American buyer wants a boat that looks "like it's going 20 knots when it's sitting at the dock," explains Denison. Perhaps the most stunning example is the Bannenberg-designed, 110-ft. Never Say Never, owned by Gary Blonder, a flamboyant entrepreneur who made his fortune in used auto parts. This rocket ship skims the waves at 34 knots full throttle (about 39 m.p.h.) and was used as a setting on Miami Vice...
...Obviously the hope must be that as we learn how the gene works, we can use that to find new ways of treatment," says Bodmer. Indeed, researchers speculate that some remedies may be fairly simple: a diet high in fiber and calcium, for example, may prevent or compensate for these genetic deficiencies...
...made computerized topographical maps of sites where a body was discovered, combed each area with tweezers, and sifted through tons of dirt for bits of evidence as tiny as a fingernail. The police have even scanned bird nests on the off chance that they might contain a telltale stray fiber...
What is it about fiber-optic cable? Marine biologists accompanying the repair teams have tried to find out. Along the way, they have learned that sharks generally do not feed below 3,000 ft., thus making it unnecessary to protect cable below that depth. They have also discovered previously unknown species of fish. But they still do not know why the new cable is so appealing. The favored theory: sharks attack the lines after detecting faint electric fields that trigger a feeding reflex. "Who knows why they are attracted to it?" muses Gary Nelson, chief of ichthyology at the American...