Miracles for export
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Western experts have long believed that state intervention is detrimental to business. However, a study conducted by the World Bank on the experience of fast-growing East Asian economies provide evidence that state intervention in underdeveloped economies can be beneficial.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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Nice legs
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Car manufacturers are using a new technology called hexapods to shape the gears and engine blocks of cars. These devices allow carmakers to approach a part from any angle and moves in three rotational axes.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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No tipping please
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Some companies have started using service robots, or serbots, to see if some tasks now done by humans can be accomplished by robots. One example is Marriott's use of serbots to clean floors.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1992
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