Gigabit gestalt: Clinton and Gore embrace an activist technology policy
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Pres Bill Clinton and VP Albert Gore, Jr, plan to devote an equal amount of resources to civilian R&D and defense R&D by 1997. Clinton states that Gore is the only national official who understands 'the gestalt of a gigabit,' a phrase pertaining to computer networks.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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Stained glass: low-melt glass may be the key to a solid state dye laser
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Glass with a low melting point may be used in making lasers and other parts for optical communications and computer equipment. The glass, which was discovered in the 1970s, is not quickly destroyed by water.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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Red-banner burger: toward food inspection that assures safety
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The US Dept of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service plans to take a scientific approach to meat inspection. The Pathogen Reduction Program is designed to prevent microbial contamination.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1993
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