Word: fireproof
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...Medical School research associate is investigating how certain chemicals used in pesticides, food additives, starches, shampoos, and fireproof and crease-proof fabrics may cause genetic mutations in mice and possibly in humans...
...pavilion would have consisted of four double-walled semispheres of fireproof nylon, inflated by air pumped between the walls. Inside, the semi-sphere walls would have served as huge, curved screens for a variety of films. Visitors would ascend on escalators and stand on graduated platforms, where they would feel almost as if they were suspended in space...
...attempting to assure the missing classics a permanent fireproof posterity, Kahlenberg's job, in his own words, resembles a miniature CIA operation; the search for a missing film can only be completely conducted in the open in rare and lucky instances. Say, for example, Kahlenberg sets his sights for a print of John Ford's Air Mail (Universal, 1930), a long-gone drama of some considerable reputation. His first move is to contact Universal Pictures, which may still have a print tucked away, or know the location of one. If they do, and Kahlenberg can convince them to contribute...
...aftermath of last January's Apollo fire, NASA is spending more than $100 million to that end. By the time Astronauts Wally Schirra, Bonn Eisele and Walter Cunningham lift off a launch pad for the first manned Apollo flight next year, their spacecraft should be virtually fireproof...
...insurance against further delays, NASA has undertaken $75 million worth of common-sense improvements since the Apollo fire. The astronauts' space suits have been made fireproof, flammable substance in the capsule has been replaced with fire-resistant material wherever possible, and a new escape hatch has been designed that opens in three seconds (v. 90 in the old model). Loose wiring, the likeliest cause of the tragedy, has been encased in metal. Despite the fire hazards, NASA decided to retain the relatively simple atmospheric system that feeds pure oxygen to the astronauts while in orbit, rather than switch...