Word: nylons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Prodded by the press, by state governments and by Congress, which is holding hearings on a tire-safety bill, the rubber companies are rolling out a whole batch of new tires that have some of the most important changes since the introduction of rayon cord (1938), nylon cord (1947) and tubeless tires (1947). Compared with existing tires, they wear longer, are less likely to blow out, grip the road more strongly, and keep their shape better...
Trouble Spot. The greatest changes are in the cord fibers used to make the carcass of a tire. Nylon is a particularly admirable cord, but automakers are not fond of it. Only 6% of the nation's new cars carry nylon tires as original equipment, though 80% of the tires sold in the replacement market are nylon. Detroit's resistance derives largely from the fact that nylon tires tend to make a thumping noise for the first few blocks or miles of a ride-and auto dealers can have a difficult time convincing customers that the thump comes...
...avoid the fatal weaknesses of earlier dirigibles, Morse's airship would be constructed of high-strength alloys of titanium and aluminum, the outer covering of durable nylon fabric. Radar and improved meteorological forecasting would enable the ship to avoid severe storms. The use of nonflammable helium for buoyancy and nuclear instead of chemical fuel for propulsion would virtually eliminate the danger of fire and explosion...
Just about the biggest thing to hit the clothing industry since nylon has turned out to be durable press - a wrinkleproof, permanent-crease process that permits clothes to be taken out of the dryer and worn without a touch of the iron. First introduced in men's slacks two years ago, the process has had a runaway success: it is now being applied to shirts, skirts, sheets and lingerie...
...airlines, the military, the FAA, CAB and NASA are all hard at work on just that problem. They are developing a "very promising" jellied fuel that burns slowly and does not leak from ruptured tanks. The Pentagon and the FAA are experimenting with "tough wall" tanks made of nylon and polyurethane; when a tough-wall helicopter was slammed against a jagged rock at 100 Gs, the crash left only a one-eighth-inch crack. Airlines are also experimenting with a fire-resistant foam, which would automatically flood the fuselage after a crash and protect the passengers...