Electronic Shaver Sensors Robert V. Bailey (left) and Dr. Robert D. Gafford of Martin Co. check Beckman carbon dioxide and oxygen sensors before space flight of Martin's GIPSE (GravityIndependent Photosynthetic Gas Exchanger). GIPSE was sent aloft on Atlas missile to determine effects of space flight on algae in test chamber
At Ford Motor plant in Dearborn, Mich., w o r k m a n an electronic device to shape dies t h a t s t a m p parts and trucks. Device finishes dies to within 0 . 0 0 1 electronically eroding away the tough alloy steel Authenticated
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Radiation Hazard USDA scientists use a specially developed box to place simulated fallout on a test plot at Beltsville, M d . They are studying improved ways to remove hazardous radioactivity f r o m plants and soils UPI Photo 126
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Vinyl Conduit Workman installs part of a 420-foot electrical conduit system at a Goodyear plant in Akron, Ohio. Rigid, lightweight pipe was made by Skyline Plastic Pipe, using Goodyear's vinyl resin
Insulators At GE pilot shop in Baltimore, Md.f technician in foreground examines new Gepol insulators. Made of glass fiber and epoxy polymer, they weigh 7 0 % less than equivalent porcelain insulators and have greater heat resistance
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