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...this list of potential applications--and their untapped economic potential--that has attracted so much interest. The U.S. Navy and Army are investigating diamond's usefulness both as a next-generation power-grid switch and as a wear-resistant coating for military equipment. Gemesis, a Sarasota, Fla., company that has been selling man-made gemstones for four years, sets aside a chunk of its R&D budget for the electronics industry. Even DeBeers, the dominant producer of mined gemstone diamonds, has acknowledged the la- tent power of synthetic diamonds (the preferred industry term). DeBeers has maintained a small business selling...
...ingrained that I could remove only the loose dust. Then I lay down anyhow and closed my eyes. The naked bulb hanging from the center of the cell was directly above my head. Though dim, it irritated me. I looked around the cell but could not see a light switch anywhere. ''Please!'' I called, knocking on the door. ''I can't find the light switch.'' ! ''We don't switch off the light at night. In future, when you want to speak to the guards, just say, 'Report.' Don't knock on the door. Don't say anything else...
...full force. The wind nearly knocked me over when I stepped out of the interrogation building. The guard led me to a small building in a corner of the prison compound, unlocked a small door and said, ''Get in!'' The room was very dark. I waited for him to switch on the light, but he just closed the door after me. Standing outside, he asked, ''Are you going to confess?'' When I did not reply, he snapped the lock and went away. I stood just inside the door in total darkness, trying to make out where I was. An unpleasant...
...Boston software engineer who runs reviews of more than 3,300 snacks on taquitos.net and for the past three years has been an attendee at Snaxpo, the snack-food industry's annual trade show. He bemoans the loss of fried flavor in Cape Cod--brand potato chips after their switch to canola oil. "Snacks aren't supposed to be healthy," he says. "They're supposed to taste good." Those are the kinds of statements that get you high fives in the back rooms of Snaxpo...
...lights go on When customers--here, the NFL--flip the switch, the electricity is delivered, as always, by a local utility. In buying RECs, however, they have helped offset carbon emissions by resupplying the grid with green power...