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...scheduled start of production in July, Chrysler will be pouring some $96 million into its assembly plant in Fenton, near St. Louis, in preparation for turning out G24s and other 1984 models. Two models of the G24, one bearing the Dodge Daytona nameplate and the other Chrysler's Laser, will go on sale in the fall...
...manufacturing work is done: toward customization, away from assembly-line standards. When the citizen of tomorrow wants a new suit, one futurist scenario suggests, his personal computer will take his measurements and pass them on to a robot that will cut his choice of cloth with a laser beam and provide him with a perfectly tailored garment. In the home too, computer enthusiasts delight in imagining machines performing the domestic chores. A little of that fantasy is already reality. New York City Real Estate Executive David Rose, for example, uses his Apple in business deals, to catalogue...
...specialists in San Francisco were also intrigued by a new surgical laser called the YAG (for its components of yttrium, aluminum and garnet). Unlike the argon laser, which has been used by eye surgeons for nearly two decades, the YAG does not produce its effect by burning. Instead, it concentrates light energy into very short, intense pulses that create tiny, 1/10-mm cuts. "It causes a very small explosion," explains French Surgeon Daniele Aron-Rosa, who, along with Swiss Surgeon Franz Fankhauser, is credited with inventing YAG surgery...
Because of its supreme accuracy and safety, the YAG can be applied where an ordinary laser cannot. In Europe, it has been used to treat more than 8,000 patients. The technique was introduced in the U.S. earlier this year, and 800 patients have been treated. While the YAG does not replace traditional cataract surgery to remove a clouded lens, it can be used as a first step to sever the membrane that encloses the lens. The YAG is also valuable in postsurgical followup. In as many as 20% of cataract patients, a second operation is needed to cut away...
...sent letters to chiropractors, who operate the majority of laser clinics, warning them that the procedure cannot be advertised as "safe and effective" and that prolonged use of the laser near the eyes can lead to retinal damage. Further action is hindered by the absence of complainants. Says Munna: "Try to get a patient to say, 'I went for a facelift, and it didn't work...