Word: harmlessly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...look ahead up to 13 ply. It was able to evaluate so many positions because the only criterion was material superiority, and it was not bogged down by other positional considerations. The programs battled to an even endgame, when Tech, perceiving material equality, became too complacent and happily made harmless moves. Chess 3.5 quickly built up an active position, then mercilessly broke through on the kingside and won the game...
Catalyst. Chemically, platinum is capable of changing certain noxious gases, including smog-producing hydrocarbons, into harmless carbon dioxide and water vapor. A platinum-coated honeycombed structure called a catalytic converter has so far performed best in meeting the tough federal emissions standards for '75 and '76 model cars. According to top auto executives, the amount of platinum needed for each car is one-tenth of an ounce. Thus, with total U.S. new-car sales expected to top 10 million units annually for the foreseeable future, manufacturers will need more than a million ounces of platinum a year...
That the rotund Briton's career should attract such widespread interest reveals our own starvation these days for good clean harmless thrills. (Murder is made actually disgusting in Frenzy in only one shot, that of a strangled rape victim, expired, with eyes bulging and her tongue hanging out). Ignore all those metaphysically-minded Frenchmen who treat even the man's stinkers with respect, and forget the cultists who enshrine his purely technical skills and elevate them to levels of high art. Hitchcock is a popular craftsman, and what matters to him are the tricks which make audiences respond with pleasure...
...their trunks), scientists believe they have found a way to stop the fungus that causes the disease and the elm-bark beetles that spread it. The new approach involves two steps: spraying dormant elms in early spring with a pesticide called methoxychlor, which is lethal to the beetle but harmless to most other insects, and then spraying again in June with a chemical called Benlate, which attacks only the fungus. Instead of spraying, the arborist may also inject Benlate directly into the tree trunk, which puts the fungicide into the elm's circulatory system. After testing the treatment...
...automakers. But for Milton Rosenthal, a lawyer who is chief executive of Engelhard Minerals & Chemicals Corp., Washington's demand for cleaner air could produce a bonanza. Engelhard makes a catalytic converter-a steel cylinder containing a platinum-treated honeycomb structure-that changes some toxic gases into harmless substances. The converter, which costs less than $50, shows strong evidence of enabling the automakers to meet the Environmental Protection Agency standards...