Word: speeded
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...dilute solution of water and polyethylene oxide through vertical slots near its bow. As the solution washed back, it lubricated the hull, reducing friction between the water and the moving ship by about 20%. Thus less power was needed for driving the ship forward, fuel requirements were reduced, and speed increased...
...lubricating effect of long-chain polymers is also being studied in the U.S. In Dallas and Cleveland, the chemicals have been injected into sewer lines to speed the flow of wastes and thus increase the capacity of the disposal system. Dallas has reported a 2.5-fold increase in flow through a test line. California's TRW Systems has received a Navy contract to investigate the possibility of using long-chain polymers to make torpedoes run faster...
...polyethylene oxide. Tests are under way to determine if the chemical is harmful to marine life, and whether it will accumulate near the surface or eventually decompose and dissipate in sea water. There is apparently no question, however, about the effectiveness of polymers in increasing a ship's speed. Their use has been banned by England's Amateur Rowing Association...
...skits. It alone demands sobriety for appreciation. At fifteen, when I first saw the play, it seemed pretty boring just to have two typists sitting on stage talking. But to the credit of Miss Austin and her cast, things livened up for me second time around, although a judicious speed-up of pacing still could have helped the production...
...Spring, a Princeton undergraduate named Ralph Nader successfully persuaded the university to stop spraying its trees with insecticides toxic to song birds. Within the same years, an article by Nader appeared in the Princeton paper criticizing American automobiles as death-traps. Later, of course, Nader wrote Unsafe At Any Speed. Anticipating issues and revealing hidden crises is hardly new to Nader. But the report on the Federal Trade Commission published this January by seven law students working with Nader may be his most politically potent project...