Word: methodic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...remarkable cross-pollination of astrophysics and medicine, Harvard physicists studying the origin of the universe are applying recently developed techniques to a promising new method of medical diagnosis...
Xenon, an inert gas already used in hospitalsas an anesthetic, can be pre-magnetized with alaser using Walsworth's method and inhaled by thepatient. The xenon then diffuses throughout thebody almost instantly, allowing a properly tunedMRI to detect the image...
Engineers and local politicians are arguing whether the joints should merely be restored to their prequake state or upgraded, whether such upgrading is even possible and, if it is, what is the best method. Similar debate swirls around how to revise building codes to do better in new construction and, even more important, how to retrofit older buildings--and who will pay the bill. Says Iwan of Caltech: ``The really difficult issue is what to do with the existing stock of less-safe, potentially hazardous structures. They're already built and paid for, there is probably a different owner...
Creating the course has forced Layzer and Friend to devise a new method for teaching chemistry and physics. When Layzer began work eight years ago, one of his first steps was to replace the typical science textbooks used in introductory chemistry and physics courses...
Another common method, according to Gordon, is for a dean or a prominent faculty member to hold a dinner in a city such as New York and invite seven couples or so to discuss the University and its future. These events make donors feel like they are helping to run Harvard, Gordon adds...