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...four-and-a-half years of the campaign, 3000 alumni volunteers will be mobilized to contact at least 70,000 other alumni, Hecht said. He said that these efforts should generate $100 million in grants less than $50,000 each, while specially-targeted individuals and corporations, such as the high-tech groups on Route 128, should yield larger amounts...
...break the monotony, scientists took aboard a variety of stuffed animals, including a seal, cat and penguin, and warmed up snacks of pizza, empanadas, popcorn and hamburgers in the microwave oven. Cabin temperature was kept cool to avoid overheating the high-tech instrumentation. Says Atmospheric Physicist Geoffrey Toon, of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.: "If you tried to sleep during your off hours, usually you froze...
While traditional exports are under pressure, the Japanese are busily trying to develop entirely new markets. The government of Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone has offered its blessing -- and a sizable chunk of its budget -- to firms that are moving into such high-tech fields as supercomputers, biotechnology, lasers, aerospace and artificial intelligence. At MITI's Electrotechnical Laboratory in Tsukuba Science City, 37 miles northeast of | Tokyo, scientists are building exotic robots that, among other uses, have proved handy for entertaining foreign guests. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, for one, enjoyed a game of catch with the lab's artificial hand...
None of the other NICs has been more successful or volatile than South Korea. The government has directed the growth of such huge industrial conglomerates as Hyundai and Daewoo, which manufacture cars, computers and other high-tech goods. Following the example of the giant Japanese manufacturers, the Korean companies have launched a determined U.S. invasion. Hyundai's subcompact Excel, which reached American shores last year, is the hottest-selling new imported auto in history. This summer, General Motors started selling small Daewoo cars under the Pontiac LeMans nameplate...
...world, readily lets in imports and ships out exports like stylish clothing just as fast. Despite uncertainty about what will happen to the former British colony when China assumes sovereignty in 1997, business confidence is strong and economic growth is expected to reach 12% this year. Leaving many high-tech fields to the other NICs, Hong Kong is concentrating on being a financial center. Virtually all the world's major banks have offices there. Hong Kong is also developing its role as the gateway to the largest potential market in the world: China...